USAFA Class Heritage Class of 1963

Retired Col Air Force 95: CP (Command Pilot): 

D: 27 Oct 2018;

93: AssocProf GeorgeWashUniv Washington DC (District of Columbia);

84-93: Asst (Assistant)/AssocProf DukeUnivl USAFR OH (Ohio) Col: 85: PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) UnivChicago: NSM (National Security Management (C));

82: Air CSC (Air Command and Staff College);

77-85: Univ Chicago-PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Econ;

71-77: Audit Mgr/CPA (Chartered Financial Analyst) PriceWaterhouse&Co BostonMA;

69-71: Harvard Univ-MBA (Master of Business Administration) ;

68-69: Air LnO 25Corps;

68: FAC 1Bgd 5Inf Div;

66: SOS (Squadron Officer School);

64-68: Pit (Pilot) 75ATSq/75MASq (Military Airlift Squadron) Travis AFB;

63-64: PltTng (Pilot Training) Williams AFB; 

1LOM (Legion of Merit)-1DFC1BSM (Bronze Star Medal)-1 MSM (Meritorious Service Medal)-12AM (Air Medal)-1AFCM (Air Force Commendation Medal)

35th Reunion (1998): Marital Status: divorced Children: Virginia, a 1966 graduate of George Washington University, now works as a research assistant at Duke Medical Center. Kristine has completed her junior year at Haverford College, where she is majoring in Spanish. I’ve completed my fourth year on the faculty of the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University, after moving here from the Duke faculty. My career in education is a second mid-career change; after six years on active duty, I resigned my commission and completed an MBA at Harvard Business School. I began my post-MBA career at Price Waterhouse, where I practiced as a CPA for six years in Boston. My third career began when I left public accounting to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. It was a good decision—I like my job, my colleagues, and my students. The market for business education, and particularly MBA education, has grown very competitive in recent years, and GWU is facing the challenge of improving. It is making efforts in a number of directions, and I’ve been involved in, and committed to, several. For one, I direct the graduate programs in accounting. My military experience has helped me to understand the transition from military to civilian life, and I’ve helped several career officers prepare for their next career by educating themselves now. I specialize my teaching in the areas of cost and managerial accounting. I’ve taught at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels, as well as in executive education programs, but master and doctoral students are my favorites. Of course there’s no one more conscientious than the current or former military officer. I’m an active researcher and have published in the better accounting and finance journals—hence I haven’t perished. I had a long and satisfying career in the Air Force. I had resigned my regular commission in 1969, but continued a career as a Reservist until 1995. I flew nearly 8,000 hours, ending my flying activity after the Persian Gulf crisis, during which I was recalled to active duty and piloted C-5 missions to the Middle East. Finding that leaving the Air Force after many years left a hole in my life, I joined the Civil Air Patrol. My involvement is working with a group of young cadets from southeast Washington. It’s gratifying to see their seriousness in learning about search and rescue, about military customs, and about aircraft and space exploration. While I don’t feel that I’m making a huge difference in their lives, I feel as if what I am doing is worthwhile. I’m very impressed with the devotion of the senior members and with the structure and goals of the program. My other principal leisure activity is biking—as in bicycle, not Harley-Davidson. I ride on club rides whenever I can on weekends and take an occasional bike tour—summer ‘97 in Southern Spain. It’s enjoyable as a social activity and helps keep me fit. I’m very pleased with my children’s development. They’re both hardworking young women who have done very well academically and who are generous in helping others.