James McConville, an alumnus of the Daniel Guggenheim School, was confirmed in June as the vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army, a position that automatically promoted the career military officer to the rank of four-star general. In addition to earning his master’s degree at GT-AE, McConville is the brother-in-law of Regents professor Dimitri Mavris, the director of the Aerospace Systems Design Lab.  We salute General McConville for pursuing excellence in the challenging career he followed after graduating from the AE School.