(From left to right) Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley presents the 2012 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award to Air War College student Col. David Lowthian, Royal Canadian Air Force, while Lt. Gen. David Fadok, president and commander of the Air University, looks on during a ceremony May 11, 2012, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Lowthian was the first Air University international student to receive the award, which is the Air Force’s most prestigious award for leadership in the professional military education environment. In addition to Lowthian, Donley presented the award to three other Airmen attending Air Command and Staff College, Squadron Officer School, and the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, respectively. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers-Cox)