Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Nominees
The Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Selection Committee is pleased to announce the official nominees for this year’s medal. 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.
The nominees for JCSP 41 are:
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LCol H.L. Mahar:
“Homogeneous at the Top: Leadership and Gender in the Canadian Armed Forces”. -
Maj F.G. Rock:
“Levelling the Playing Field: An Analysis of the Essential Elements of a Contemporary Counter-Asymmetric Strategy”. -
Maj R.D.C. Schmidt:
“Sapere Aude: Toward a CANSOF Officer Professional Development Model”.
For JCSP 41, the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal Selection Committee consisted of Mr Jeff Josselyn-Creighton, OTL i.G. Marc Grüne, and Dr Christopher Spearin. The committee members wish to extend their congratulations to all the nominated course members. The 2015 recipient of the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal is Maj R.D.C. Schmidt.
Lists of previous years’ award nominees are available at the following links:
- 2014 Nominees
- 2013 Nominees
- 2012 Nominees
- 2011 Nominees
- 2010 Nominees
- 2009 Nominees
- 2008 Nominees
- 2007 Nominees
- 2006 Nominees
- 2005 Nominees
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.
OPI: Dr Spearin
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