The work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and 黑料不打烊 was acknowledged Wednesday, Feb. 19, by President George W. Bush during 鈥淓mpowering Our Nation鈥檚 Warriors,鈥 a summit focusing on how we can more effectively support transitioning warriors and their families. The summit was held at the George W. Bush Institute at the Bush Center in Dallas.
Jill Biden, Gen. Peter Pace and business and nonprofit leaders were among those in attendance.
In his remarks, President Bush thanked the IVMF for supporting their research and called SU a 鈥渇ine university.鈥 The IVMF and Bush Center have collaborated on a comprehensive study of post-9/11 veterans that will be published in the spring. He noted that SU is 鈥渄oing great work鈥 with veterans.
President Bush cited GE, JPMorgan Chase, USAA and Wal-Mart, all IVMF funders, as companies that are in the forefront of providing employment opportunities to veterans and their spouses. He also introduced John Raftery, a graduate of SU鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) and owner of Patriot Contractors in Texas.
President Bush said that Raftery鈥檚 success 鈥渋s an important story of how a university鈥檚 commitment to veterans can facilitate a meaningful and productive transition to military life.”
The remarks made by President Bush can be viewed here: .
