Wood B.
Kyle ’36
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Marine Corps Maj. Gen.
Carisbad, CA
Maj. Gen. Wood B. Kyle was born March 3, 1915 in Pecos, TX. In 1932, he entered Texas A & M College, where he was a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, and graduated with Military Department honors in June 1936.
He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army Infantry Reserve to accept appointment as a Marine second lieutenant, July 11, 1936.
Maj. Gen. Wood B. Kyle was promoted to major general in March 1966, and that same month reported to Vietnam as Commanding General, 3d Marine Division.
For service in this capacity, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and three personal decorations from the Vietnamese government. Detached in March 1967, he reported to Camp Pendleton, California, the following month, and assumed duty as Commanding General, 5th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, serving in this capacity until he retired from active duty, August 31, 1968. For his service as Commanding General, 5th Marine Division, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.
Maj. Gen. Wood B. Kyle retired from active duty on August 31, 1968. He passed away in 2000.
Jack N.
Kraras ’43
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Army Brig. Gen.
Little Rock, AR
Brig. Gen. Jack N. Kraras graduated from Texas A&M University in 1942 with a bachelors degree in engineering, industrial education and later on graduated from Texas A&M University with masters in engineering, industrial education.
After retiring Brig. Gen. resided in Little Rock, AR. He passed away in 1996.
Glenn H.
Kothmann ’50
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Army Maj. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Kothmann was born in 1928, in San Antonio, TX. He graduated in 1968 with a bachelors degree in engineering.
He is retired and currently resides in San Antonio, TX.
Michael C.
Kostelnik ’68
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Alexandria, VA
Maj. Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik was commander, Air Armament Center, Air Force Materiel Command, with headquarters at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
He was commissioned through the ROTC program in 1969 upon graduation from Texas A&M University. He earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa and completed postgraduate doctoral course work before entering active duty in 1970.
A command pilot, he has logged 3,000-plus flying hours in more than 40 aircraft types. He has served as a test pilot and test squadron operations officer conducting developmental flight tests on various weapon systems. He was the Air Staff requirements officer for the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night system, and the program element monitor for the F-15E and F-22. He later served as the commandant of the USAF Test Pilot School.
A certified acquisition professional, he has served as deputy director of the F-16 Systems Program Office and as program director for the Short-Range Attack Missile II, the Short-Range Attack Missile-Tactical, and the Aircraft Systems Program Office. He also served as vice-commander of the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, and later, of Air Force Materiel Command.
His awards and decorations include Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Maj. Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik retired on January 1, 2002 and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
Stephen D.
Korenek ’68
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Army Brig. Gen.
Brownwood, TX
Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Korenek received his bachelors of liberal arts in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1968. He currently is retired and resides in Brownwood, TX.
Charles H.
Kone ’52
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Texas Army National Guard Maj. Gen.
Niceville, FL
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Kone is retired and currently resides in Niceville, FL. He was Commander of the 49th Armored Division from November 13, 1987 to May 22, 1989.
Arthur B.
Knickerbocker ’21
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Army Brig. Gen.
Arthur “Knick” Balfour Knickerbocker was born on September 21, 1896 in Lake Providence, Louisiana. His growing-up years were in Louisiana, California, Nevada and Texas.
In 1915, Knick began college studies at Southwestern University where he played on the football and basketball teams. On July 1, 1917, Knick reported to the U.S. Navy Recruiting Station in Houston to begin a brief stint in the U.S. Navy. When he was discharged from the Navy, he enrolled at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
Knick was the quarterback on the Aggie football team of 1919, which was the Southwest Conference Champion. The Aggies scored 275 points; their opponents did not score against them. The head football coach was Dana X. Bible who later was the head coach at the University of Texas. He was the only coach to serve at A&M and UT. In the 1920 yearbook, it was written that “Knickbocker was the best pilot the Aggie Machine ever had.” In the same year, Knick was the sports editor of the Battalion staff. In 1920-21, he was chairman of the R. V. Hop and was a commissioned 1st lieutenant with the Ross Volunteers.
Knick and three good friends formed a small singing group which was very popular on campus. They called themselves the Cast Iron Quartet. J.V. “Pinky” Wilson was in the quartet and was Knick’s roommate. It was Pinky who composed the “Aggie War Hymn.”
As a civil engineer, Knick formed his own construction company and built highways, bridges and other allied constructions primarily in Texas. On December 24, 1922, Knick married Nellie Mae Pettey of Durant, Oklahoma. Knick and Nellie Mae had two daughters, Betty Sue and Nancy. While living in Odessa in the early 1940’s, Knick helped organize the Texas Defense Guard. Governor Coke Stevenson appointed Knick to the position of Adjutant General of the State of Texas. Knick was then promoted to brigadier general. He served 1943-1947. During those years the family lived at Camp Mabry in Austin, the headquarters of the Texas State Guard. Knick’s office, however, was in the State Capitol. After Knick completed the second of two two-year terms leading the Texas State Guard, he worked for H.B. Zachry Co. as the superintendent of the pipeline division.
In 1946, Knick was awarded an honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
October 6, 1951 was a big game day at Kyle Field because the Texas Aggies were playing the Oklahoma Sooners. Knick, Nellie Mae and 16-year-old Nancy drove from Austin to College Station with another Aggie couple and their daughter to attend the pre-game festivities and the night game together. It was an exciting, rainy game and the Aggies came out on top, 14-7. The victory was terrific and everyone in Aggieland was ecstatic.
The drive back to Austin was dark and wet. Near Manor, Texas, a tragic accident happened involving two cars and a truck. Six of 10 persons were killed. Two of the persons were Knick and Nellie Mae Knickerbocker. Had they survived, they would have loved and enjoyed their daughters Betty Sue and Nancy, two sons-in-law, two grandsons and five granddaughters. The first grandson was named Arthur Knickerbocker Garwood who was a fine football player at Duke University.
Graber
Kidwell ’32
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Army Brig. Gen.
Dallas, TX
Brig. Gen. Graber Kidwell passed away in 1996.
William L.
Kennedy ’28
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Brig. Gen. William L. Kennedy was born in 1904, in Leggett, TX. After graduation from high school he entered Texas A&M where he received a bachelor of science degree in 1928.
He served as executive officer in the Office of the Assistant for Atomic Energy in Headquarters U.S. Air Force until 1950, when he was named director of operations and deputy for Air Force at the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. Later, he joined the Tactical Air Command as deputy for personnel, with station at TAC Headquarters, Langley Field, VA.
His decorations and awards include Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Commendation Ribbon, and the French Legion of Honor.
Brig. Gen. William L. Kennedy retired on September 1, 1961 and passed away on March 30, 1993.
John M.
Kenderdine ’34
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Army Brig. Gen.
Fort Worth, TX
Brig. Gen. John M. Kenderdine was born in Fort Worth, Texas on December 6, 1912. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1934 with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Field Artillery Reserve. Upon graduation he went to work for Gulf Oil Corporation in Crane, TX.
In March of 1941, he was called to active duty for one year with the Quartermaster Corps to help create the first Pipeline Companies for the US Army. During the war, he served in a variety of assignments in the US and Europe. During the war he received two military patents, one for a method of shipping five gallon gasoline cans ''jerry cans'' in a collapsed state, the other for the individual, gasoline fueled cook stove that Ernie Pyle claimed was the best thing done for the average soldier during the war.
Toward the end of the war, he directed a major repair and rehabilitation program that salvaged and reconditioned several hundred million dollars worth of clothing and equipment which was either returned to Quartermaster stock or distributed to refugees in Europe. Much of the clothing and support equipment used in the early stages of the Korean War came from the material from this program.
His final military commands were in Philadelphia, when he was the only officer to command both the Defense Industrial Supply Agency and the Defense Personnel Support Center. He commanded these facilities during the early stages of the Vietnam War.
After retiring from the US Army, he was a Vice President at Scott Paper Company for three years, managing their Foam and Container Products. He returned to Fort Worth in 1972 to become the President of C.F. Adams, Inc. He retired from C.F. Adams in 1988, to have more time to travel.
Brig. Gen. John M. Kenderline passed away in 2000.
Kenneth F.
Keller ’60
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Austin, TX
Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller was the director of command control, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Texas A&M University in 1961. Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller was a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours, including 125 combat missions over Southeast Asia. He served in seven fighter wings, one bomber wing, one strategic reconnaissance wing, and as commander of 14th Air Division at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
His military decorations and awards included the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster.
Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller retired on June 1, 1992. He settled in Austin, TX where he founded Keller Custom Builders.
Brig. Gen Keller passed away on May 14, 2014. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Carol; two sons, Kenneth A. Keller ’94 and Derek F. Keller ’97; three granddaughters; two step-grandsons; and a sister.
Robert J.
Kamensky ’79
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Navy Rear Adm.
San Diego, CA
Rear Adm. Robert J. Kamensky graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Aerospace Systems as well.
Following nuclear propulsion training and Submarine School, he reported to USS Drum (SSN 677) in San Diego in December 1980. He served on USS Drum holding positions as main propulsion assistant, damage control assistant and weapons officer department head through May 1984 making three deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
In 2007, Rear Adm. Robert J. Kamensky was assigned to Commander Submarine Force serving as the Submarine Force Reserve Component chief of staff with oversight of 72 reserve units supporting worldwide operations.
Rear. Adm. Robert J. Kamensky serves as the director of the Organizational Process Management Office (since 2006), with specific emphasis on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) program implementation for commander Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal.
Rear Adm. Robert J. Kamensky currently resides in San Diego, CA with his wife Susan.
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Kenneth D.
Jones ’80
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Army Reserve Maj. Gen.
Iola, Texas
Major General Kenneth D. Jones was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Ordnance Corps, through the ROTC program at Texas A&M University in Dec 1980. He is a graduate of numerous military courses that include the Ordnance Basic and Advanced courses, Transportation Advanced, Small Group Instructor, Command and General Staff College, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, and the United States Army War College.
Maj Gen Jones currently serves as commander of 50,000 in the 81st Readiness Division. Jones will be leading and guiding a legion of soldiers under countless occupational specialties that could be independently deployed or attached to a wide variety of units both Reserve and full-time active duty. His previous leadership and command duties include Commanding General, 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) located in San Antonio, Texas; HHD Detachment Commander, 821st Trans BN (MT); Battalion Commander, 11th BN (CGSC); Brigade Commander, 2nd Brigade (BCT)/95th Division; Brigade Commander 800th LSB/ 80th Training Command; Chief of Staff 143rd TRANSCOM (Kuwait); Deputy Commander, 103rd ESC (Des Moines, IA and Iraq.
His staff assignments include Maintenance Officer and Adjutant, 782nd Maintenance BN, Executive Officer and S-4, 821st Transportation BN, Operations Officer 6th Brigade, 95th Division; Director Enlisted Courses and Training Officer, 5047th USAR School; Senior Operations Officer, 6th Brigade, 95th Division.
Maj Gen Jones is a Level 3 Joint Qualified Officer and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University and Master of Strategic Studies degree from the United States Army War College. He served three overseas tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with units earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation in 2005 and 2011. His individual awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (5OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2OLC), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Combat Action Badge and Senior Parachutist Badge.
In his civilian career, BG Jones is retired from Hallmark Cards Inc., Topeka, Kansas where he served as the Plant Engineering Manager for 28 years. He currently resides in Iola, Texas and is married to Cheryl Jones. His family includes his Son-in-Law and daughter, Gavin and Amanda Englund, and daughter Allison and he is a proud grandfather.
Alvin W.
Jones ’66
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Army Maj. Gen.
College Station, TX
Maj. Gen. Alvin W. Jones currently resides in College Station, TX. Ambassador Alvin Jones retired from the US Army in May 1991 with the rank of Major General.
He entered the service in 1952 and was commissioned as a Corps of Engineer Officer in June of 1953. He served in Korea and Guam in 1953 and 1954. After being separated from active duty, Al became a member of the US Army Reserve serving in many key positions including the Commander of the 420th Engineer Brigade and the 377th Theater Support Command.
He received a BS degree from North Texas State University, an MS from Texas A&M University and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College as well as the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
General Jones was employed by Texas A&M University for 32 years. After retiring from TAMU he was elected and served eight years as Brazos County Judge in Texas.
Jerome L.
Johnson ’56
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Navy Adm.
Fort Myers, FL
Adm. Jerome L. Johnson is the President and CEO of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), a non-profit charitable organization whose purpose is to provide financial assistance to Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families in time of need.
A native of Texas born in 1935, Adm. Jerome L. Johnson attended Texas A&M University prior to entering the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1955. Adm. Johnson is also a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Ca. and The Defense Intelligence College in Washington, DC. He was awarded a Doctor of Strategic Intelligence (honoris causa) from the DIC.
Adm. Jerome L. Johnson served in the Navy from 1956-1992. He served as the commander of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Chairman of the Board for the 385-thousand members of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
His military awards and decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, and the Air Medal.
Adm. Jerome L. Johnson is retired now. He and his wife, Joy, reside in Fort Myers, FL. They have three adult children, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Donald J.
Johnson ’55
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State Guard Brig. Gen.
Bryan, TX
While at Texas A&M University, Brig. Gen. Johnson studied Wildlife Management. He is married to Pam Johnson. From May to August of 1996, Donald J. Johnson was the interim Commandant for Texas A&M University. He retired as Deputy Commandant and Chief of Staff for the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University.
Hubert O.
Johnson ’41
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Houston, TX
Brigadier General Hubert O. Johnson Jr. was the director of facilities management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Brig. Gen. Hubert O. Johnson was born in 1921, in Houston, TX. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering administration in 1946 and master of engineering degree in civil engineering in 1955 from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station, Texas.
He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve in June 1941 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
He was responsible for policy formulation, plans, programs, management and surveillance of execution on a worldwide basis of the maintenance and operation of the Department of Defense property and resources. He was a registered professional engineer with the State of Texas, a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and is the national president of the Society of American Military Engineers, 1973-1974.
His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the French Croix-de-Guerre with Silver Star. He was awarded the Silver Beaver by the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, for distinguished service to boyhood, 1964.
Brig. Gen. Hubert O. Johnson retired on August 1, 1974 and passed away on August 10, 1999.
Harry H.
Johnson ’17
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Army Maj. Gen.
Wetmore, TX
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Johnson, a 1917 graduate of Texas A&M College and member of the first Officers' Training Camp held at Leon Springs, Texas in 1917, served with distinction in two World Wars.
He served with the 141st Infantry of the 36th Infantry Division in World War I, leaving active federal service as a first lieutenant. From 1920 to 1940 he served with the 124th Cavalry Regiment before assuming command of the 112th Cavalry Regiment in October, 1941. During 1942 he served as the commander of the 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments before joining the First Cavalry Division in 1943.
In 1944, he was promoted to major general and placed in command of the 2d Cavalry Division, the last mounted division in the United States Army. With that unit he participated in the North Africa Campaign.
On June 5, 1944, he was appointed by President Roosevelt as the Military Governor of Rome, the first Axis capitol to fall to the Allies. In September, 1945 he was assigned as the Division Commander of the 93d Infantry during the New Guinea-Philippines Campaign.
Following World War II General Johnson was appointed by President Truman to serve as Director of the Hoof and Mouth Commission in the Republic of Mexico.
He retired from service with the U.S. Army Reserves in 1958 and passed away in 1986.
Eivind H.
Johansen ’50
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Army Lt. Gen.
Keswick, VA
Lt. Gen. Eivind H. Johansen grew up in South Carolina. He served two years as an enlisted soldier (1945-1947) before returning to civilian life to complete college. After graduating from Texas A&M University in 1950, he won a Regular Army commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps.
His 30 years service included multiple tours abroad in Korea, Japan, Germany and Vietnam. He also held several key command and staff positions stateside, culminating in his appointment as DA Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics--the Army's top logistician--and was notably the youngest general officer to ever hold that position.
In the 1960s, Lt. Gen. Eivind H. Johansen played a significant part in the Army reorganization and establishment of the Defense Supply Agency, and was instrumental in drafting the first Department of Defense concepts for integrated supply management. Later as a Joint Staff Officer, he developed a new line of communications to support U.S. forces in NATO. And as the Vietnam War drew to a close, Lt. Gen. Johansen became the Army's logistics expert on redeployment of troops from Southeast Asia.
Before retiring in 1979, he developed a new worldwide distribution system for the Army, instituted procedures for effective supply accountability worldwide, and set up Air Lines of Communication for both Europe and Korea. He also headed the Board that ultimately recommended adoption of the Blackhawk and Apache helicopters as the Army's principal aircraft weapons systems for the remainder of the century.
Lt. Gen. Eivind H. Johansen currently resides in Keswick, VA.
Irby B.
Jarvis, Jr. ’45
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Sweetwater, TX
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. was the commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the 2750th Air Base Wing.
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. was born in 1921, in Lookeba, OK. However he considers Sweetwater, TX his one and only hometown. He attended Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) through his junior year when his class was called to active duty in 1944. He later finished his bachelor of arts degree in 1952 at Sacramento State College in CA.
He was a command pilot with more than 8,000 flying hours as an instructor and pilot, including 88 combat missions totaling 165 combat hours in the F-4E Phantom in Southeast Asia. He became quadruple rated in 1953 with the additional aeronautical ratings of navigator, bombardier, and radar observer.
His military decorations and awards include but are not limited to the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Distinguished Unit Citation Emblem.
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. retired from the Air Force on February 1, 1975 and passed away on May 15, 1982.
Jimmie C.
Jackson, Jr. ’76
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Falls Church, VA
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. was the Commandant, Air Command and Staff College, and the Vice Commander, Spaatz Center for Officer Professional Education, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
As Commandant, he led the world's premier professional military education college for midcareer officers and civilians which focused on the development of leaders. Graduates go on to provide significant contributions in developing, employing, sustaining, and commanding air, space, and cyberspace power in joint and combined operations throughout the world.
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. was commissioned in 1977 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Texas A&M University. He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, wing, major command and Air Staff levels
General Jackson has flown combat and combat support missions in support of operations Provide Promise, Joint Guard and Iraqi Freedom.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. retired on November 1, 2009 and currently resides in Falls Church, VA.
Ronny L.
Jackson '91
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Navy RDML
Washington, D.C.
A native of Levelland, Texas, Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson graduated from Texas A&M University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology. He then went on to attend medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch, graduating in 1995 with his Doctor of Medicine. He began his active duty naval service in 1995 at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia, where he completed his internship in transitional medicine.
After completing his first year of residency training in 1996, he went on to become the honor graduate of the Navy’s Undersea Medical Officer Program in Groton, Connecticut. Uniquely qualified in submarine and hyperbaric medicine, his subsequent operational assignments included, instructor at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Florida; det. officer in charge and diving medical officer at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 in Sigonella, Italy; and diving safety officer at the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk.
In 2001, Jackson returned to Portsmouth Naval Medical Center to begin his residency in emergency medicine, finishing at the top of his class and receiving the honor graduate designation. Upon completing his residency in 2004, he was assigned as clinical faculty in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. In 2005 he joined the 2nd Marines, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From there he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the emergency medicine physician in charge of resuscitative medicine for a forward deployed Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon in Taqaddum, Iraq.
In 2006, while still in Iraq, Jackson was selected as a White House physician. Since arriving at the White House, he has directed the Executive Health Care for the President’s Cabinet and Senior Staff, served as physician supervisor for the Camp David Presidential Retreat, held the position of physician to the White House and led the White House Medical Unit as its director. He has served as White House physician during the past three administrations and was the appointed physician to the president for President Barack Obama. He currently serves as the appointed physician to the president for President Donald J. Trump.
His awards include, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), as well as other individual, unit and campaign awards. He is also designated as a diving and undersea medical officer, naval parachutist, Fleet Marine Force Warfare qualified officer, and submarine warfare qualified medical officer.
Jackson is a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is designated as a fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He currently holds faculty clinical appointments with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Harvard School of Medicine affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program.
James W.
Hyatt ’80
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
College Station, TX
On 6 November, 2013, Texas A&M University and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 805, welcomed Major General James W. (Bill) Hyatt, as he returned to Aggieland for his Air Force retirement ceremony. Prior to the ceremony Maj Gen Hyatt conducted speaking engagements with AFROTC and Corps Cadets, and afterwards served as the reviewing official for the Corps march-in prior to the Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt football game. General Hyatt began his visit by speaking in two different engagements at the Buzbee Leadership Learning Center (LLC). The first was to Detachment 805 Junior and Senior class members, while the second was geared towards the Freshman and Sophomore cadets. He described his entry into the Corps and experiences he obtained while a member.
Maj Gen Hyatt’s Air Force career started here at Texas A&M in the Fall of 1976 when he showed up as a freshman in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Working his way through the cadet ranks and through the University, Maj Gen Hyatt graduated and commissioned into the United States Air Force in May of 1980. From 1980-1983, he commanded an aircraft maintenance unit, and entered undergraduate pilot training in 1983, culminating in his assignment as an F-16 pilot from 1985.
From there, he served in roles as an Instructor Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner, Weapons Officer and Operations Officer. He has commanded a fighter squadron, two operations groups and two Air Force Wings. He has served on the Air Combat Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and Joint Staffs, and he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He retired as Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In this position he developed and implemented policy, obtained resources and developed concepts of operation in order to ensure U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa are well organized, trained and equipped.
Maj Gen Hyatt held his retirement ceremony outside the TAMU Corps Center, which was officiated by Gen (USAF ret) T Michael Moseley. Distinguished guests included Gen Moseley and his wife, Gen (ret) Ashy, Maj Gen (ret) Whitmore, family, friends, and fellow Corps members.
Paul C.
Hurley, Jr. ’85
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Army Brig Gen
Dageu, Korea
Brigadier General Paul C. Hurley Jr. was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Texas A&M University in July 1986. General Hurley’s civilian education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University, as well as Master’s Degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air Force Air University. His military education includes the Transportation Officer Basic and Advance Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States Air Force War College.
General Hurley’s command experience includes Platoon Leader, 34th Transportation Company and
372nd Transportation Company, 29th Transportation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Company Commander, 96th Transportation Company (HET), 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas;
Battalion Commander, 47th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq; and Brigade Commander, National Training
Center Support Brigade, Fort Irwin, California.
His staff experience includes serving as Assistant Division Transportation Officer, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and OPERATION DESERT STORM; BMO and S-1, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Division Transportation Officer, 82nd Airborne Division and Executive Officer, 307th Forward Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; J-7 Joint Training Operations Analyst and then Executive Assistant to the Vice J-7, Joint Staff, Washington,D.C.; G-4, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; G-4, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington; CJ4, Multinational Corps – Iraq with subsequent duty as the Deputy J-4, U.S. Forces – Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; Deputy Commanding General and Director of Operations, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
General Hurley has been selected for reassignment as Commanding General, 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Eighth United States Army, Korea.
General Hurley’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 Oak Leaf Clusters);
Bronze Star Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Combat Action Badge; Ranger Tab; Senior Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge.
Brian S.
Hurley ’86
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Navy Rear Adm
McKinney, TX
Rear Admiral Hurley, originally from Galveston, Texas, graduated from the Texas A&M University in 1987 and completed Navy Nuclear pipeline in May 1989.
Hurley's tour on board USS PINTADO (SSN 672) holding several division officer positions and completing WESTPAC deployment. In May 1992, reported to SUBMARINE SQUADRON SIX as the operations officer. In June 1995, he reported to USS ATLANTA (SSN 712) as Combat Systems Officer completing several Atlantic deployments, MED deployment and his submarine command qualifications. In August of 1998, he transferred to COMMANDER ATLANTIC FLEET as Executive Assistant to Plans and Policy. Also Lead in establishing contingency plans and supervising international relations. In May of 2000, Hurley transitioned to reserve status holding numerous positions supporting global fleet operations.He was assigned as the Commanding Officer of Emory S Land unit, Officer in Charge of Amphibious Construction Battalion detachment 111, Commanding Officer Submarine Learning Center San Diego and Commanding Officer NR Submarine Development Squadron Twelve. Commanding Officer NR Joint Staff- South. and Commanding Officer for NR Commander Navy Installation Command Headquarters Navy Yard.
Other reserve Staff assignments have been Deputy Chief of Staff at Navy Reserve Commander Seventh Fleet, Officer in Charge of Plans and Policy for Navy Reserve Commander Seventh Fleet. His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (4 awards), and Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards).
He is currently assigned as Deputy Commander Seventh Fleet. In his civilian life, he is the technical manager for Teradyne.
James M.
Hurley ’65
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Frisco, TX
Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley entered the Air Force in May 1965 as a graduate of the Texas A&M University Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley was the director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He was responsible for the development of concepts, policies and doctrine for the employment of Combat Air Forces, the development of Combat Air Forces force structure requirements, the direction of all Air Combat Command planning, programming and budgeting system activities, the management of all Combat Air Forces force programs, and aircraft assignments.
He was a command pilot with more than 3,300 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft, and flew 143 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos.
His decorations and awards include Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Service Medal.
Maj. Ge. James M. Hurley retired on November 1, 1995 and currently resides in Frisco, TX.
Robert T.
Howard ’70
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Army Maj. Gen.
North Springfield, TX
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Howard graduated from Texas A&M University in 1970 with a masters degree in Civil Engineering. He received his bachelors degree from Northeastern University in Boston. He also holds a Master’s degree in Military Art and Science (MMAS) from the Army Command and General Staff College and is a 1984 graduate of the National War College.
A native of Everett, MA his 33-year career in the Army began in 1963. While on active duty, Maj. Gen. Robert T. Howard served in a variety of command and staff assignments in the continental United States, Europe and Asia, with two tours of duty in Vietnam. His assignments included command of both an engineer battalion and brigade in the 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps, respectively, as well as staff positions focusing on systems analysis, modeling and simulation, strategic planning and financial management. In his last active duty assignment, Maj. Gen. Robert T. Howard served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Army for Budget.
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Howard retired as a Major General from the U.S. Army in 1996 and spent the next nine years in the private sector with the Cubic Corporation.
He was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on September 26, 2006 and was confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 30, 2006.
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Howard resides in North Springfield, VA.
Randolph W.
House ’67
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Army Lt. Gen.
College Station, TX
Lt. Gen. Randolph W. House graduated from Texas A&M University in 1968 as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He received his Master's Degree from Clemson University.
His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College. Lt. Gen. Randolph W. House has commanded at every level of command from an infantry platoon in the 82nd Airborne Division through Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command. In addition, he had five joint assignments where he worked closely with all our services and other governmental agencies.
In September 2005, he was inducted into the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor.
His military awards and decorations include but are not limited to Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Distinguished Flying Cross (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal (with an Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), 32 Air Medals, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist's Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge; and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Badge.
Lt. Gen. Randoph W. House retired in December 2000 after almost 33 years of service and currently resides in College Station, TX.
Hal M.
Hornburg ’68
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Air Force Gen.
Houston, TX
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg graduated from Texas A&M in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg, a retired United States Air Force General, serves as The Association of Former Students’ Past Chair for 2008.
General Hornburg entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of Texas A&M University's ROTC program. He has commanded at all levels -- flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command. He also commanded a composite fighter wing during Operation Desert Storm and the first Air Force composite wing during the services reorganization in 1991-1992.
As Former Commander, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, Hal was responsible for more than 1,000 aircraft and 100,000 active-duty military and civilian members. Hal has commanded at all levels– flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and twice at major command.
In 2003 he was inducted in to Texas A&M University’s Corps Hall of Honor.
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg retired on January 1, 2005 and currently resides in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX.
Marvin Ted
Hopgood ’65
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Marine Corps Maj. Gen.
College Station, TX
Maj. Gen. Ted Hopgood was born on August 6, 1943 in Belleville, IL. He received his B.S. degree in Physical Education from Texas A&M University in 1965, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He also holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Virginia (1976).
After completion of The Basic School at Quantico, Va., in December 1965, he served in Vietnam as Platoon Leader and Company Commander of Company K, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines. Completing the Amphibious Warfare School in July 1969, he returned to Vietnam where he commanded Company C, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, and served as Aide-de-Camp to the commanding general of the 3d Marine Division. He continued on to serve as Operations Officer in Okinawa, Executive Officer for 2d Battalion, and Commanding Officer for 3d Recruit Training Battalion.
His awards and decorations include Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V" and gold stars in lieu of a second and third award, and Navy Achievement Medal.
Maj. Gen. Marvin T. Hopgood, Jr. retired as the President, Marine Corps University/Commanding General, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, VA and served as Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University from 1996-2002.