Air Force Academy Alumni Board to Vote on Honoring Charlie Kirk
The Air Force Academy graduates will vote on Friday to decide whether to award honorary membership in the academy's alumni association to Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was killed last month while hosting a debate at a Utah college.
The vote will be held by the board of directors of the Association of Graduates, the academy's nonprofit alumni group. The board is also expected to consider Kirk for an honorary Air Force Academy degree, although the association itself does not have the authority to award one.
According to the association staff, the motion recommends that the Air Force Academy award the honorary degree, but it is unclear if the academy has the authority to issue such degrees.
Although an honorary degree vote is on the agenda, the Association of Graduates does not have the authority in its bylaws to award one.
The outcome of the vote is pending.
Author's summary: Air Force Academy alumni to vote on honoring Charlie Kirk.