About me
I retired from the Army on Halloween 2009 after having served 28 years on active duty and reaching the rank of Colonel. I was a combat engineer and commanded units up through and including brigade level. My family and I spent 11 of those 28 years overseas in various locations including Germany, Italy, and Japan. Currently I am the Associate Regional VP for Military at the University of Phoenix and have been in this position for just over 3 1/2 years.
Originally from Atlanta, I attended Auburn University for my undergraduate degree in Pre-Law/Journalism and was fortunate to attend graduate school on an Army Fellowship completing my Masters and Doctorate in Political Science at Duke University. I have published three book length manuscripts including Defense Reorganization and Change (my dissertation), Engineering Peace (published by the US Institute of Peace), and Perspectives on Leadership.
Finally, my wife and I have two grown daughters who have both earned their bachelor's degrees and one overgrown cat (who really acts like a dog).
I have had the opportunity to either attend, teach or lead just about every type of higher education institution and I find that working in the career college industry to be the most rewarding. Our students are "at risk" . . . not at risk in that they can't do the required work, but at risk in that they are usually trying to achieve their higher education goals while balancing a full time job and often a family. If a student uses their precious free time to go to school, they have higher ambitions to become more than what they… >>>