Bob Ivany was born in Austria after his parents fled Hungary. During his various commands as an armored cavalry officer, he led soldiers in the United States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Federal Republic of Germany and Vietnam where he was wounded in action and decorated for valor. Bob also served in a number of unique positions including the Army Aide to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986 and an assistant professor of history and football coach at the Military Academy at West Point. He was the Commanding General, U.S. Army, Military District of Washington, from 1998 to 2000. Prior to his retirement from the Army with the rank of Major General and capping off his 34-year military career, Bob presided over the education of strategic leaders at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. In 2004, Dr. Ivany became the eighth president of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
Bob Ivany’s Stories
- The Commander-in-Chief Trophy and the Class of 1969
It was early in January 1985 when Colonel Bob Berry, honorary member of the Class of ’69 called me in Washington D.C. Bob knew many of our class and… Read more: The Commander-in-Chief Trophy and the Class of 1969 - What West Point Means To Me – Bob Ivany
Although West Point’s impact on me has been significant, it is challenging to describe. It has blessed me with lifelong friends, given me a persistent reminder to do my duty,… Read more: What West Point Means To Me – Bob Ivany - With a Fellow Football Fan – 1984
It was the summer of 1984 and I was a lowly major who had been recently transferred from the Pentagon to the White House. I was being ushered into the… Read more: With a Fellow Football Fan – 1984