Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Nominees
Every year, the Canadian Forces College awards the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal in recognition of commitment and excellence in military writing as displayed by a student on the Joint Command and Staff Programme.
Each MDS advisor is entitled, should they wish, to nominate one student paper for the committee’s consideration.
The Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Selection Committee is pleased to announce the official nominees for this year’s medal:
- Major P.A. Gautron, “Beyond Karbala: The U.S. Army’s Approach to Apache Doctrine” [Link ]
- Major G.J. Lawless, “A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Defence Ethics” [Link ]
- Major A.J. McHardy, “Distribution, Disruption and Failure: Building a Culture of Innovation in the Canadian Armed Forces” [Link ]
- Major F. Pruneau, “L’Afghanistan et l’opinion publique envers les Forces armées canadiennes” [Link ]
- Major J.W. Small, “Command Support Project Performance Factors” [Link ]
- Major J.P. Terfry, “An Institutional Analysis of the Quds Force in Lebanon” [Link ]
Lists of previous years’ award nominees are available at the following links:
- 2012 Nominees
- 2011 Nominees
- 2010 Nominees
- 2009 Nominees
- 2008 Nominees
- 2007 Nominees
- 2006 Nominees
- 2005 Nominees
For JCSP 39, the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Selection Committee consists of Cdr Hughes Canuel, Mr. Jeff Creighton, and Dr. Maja Catic. The Brigadier-General George Bell Medal was presented to Major A.J. McHardy by Mrs Jean Bell during the CFC Graduation Ceremony on 27 June 2013.
The late Brigadier-General George Gray Bell, OC, MBE, CD, a distinguished soldier and highly-regarded scholar, graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada and from the RCAF Staff College in 1947. He held BA and MA degrees from the University of Maryland and a PhD in International Relations from McGill University. During World War II, he served in the Netherlands and in Germany. Brigadier-General Bell retired from the Canadian Forces in 1973, after 33 years of service. He died at age 80 on 15 October 2000.
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