David Petraeus dropped out of West Point in 1974.
On May 1, 2013, the University of Southern California named David Petraeus as a Judge Widney Professor, "a title reserved for eminent individuals from the arts, sciences, professions, business and community and national leadership"
 In the class yearbook, Petraeus was remembered as "always going for it in sports, academics, leadership, and even his social life

