Army University presents faculty awards

Army University recognized the achievements of faculty members in a ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center on April 4, 2022. Major General Donn H. Hill, Deputy Commanding General-Education for the Combined Arms Center and Provost of the Army University, and Dr. Jack Kem, Chief Academic Officer of Army University and Dean of Academics for the Command and General Staff College presented the awards.

Dr. Jim Greer from the School of Advanced Military Studies receives a chair from the CGSC Foundation in recognition of his selection as the CGSC 2022 Civilian Educator of the Year during the faculty awards ceremony in the Lewis and Clark Center on April 4, 2022. From left, CGSC Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox, Greer, CGSC Dean of Academics Dr. Jack Kemp, and CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. Donn H. Hill.

Lt. Col. Tim Tyner from the Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations in the Command and General Staff School receives a chair from the CGSC Foundation in recognition of his selection as the CGSC 2022 Military Educator of the Year during the faculty awards ceremony in the Lewis and Clark Center on April 4, 2022. From left, CGSC Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox, Tyner, CGSC Dean of Academics Dr. Jack Kemp, and CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. Donn H. Hill.

A highlight for the CGSC Foundation was the opportunity to present college chairs to the 2022 Military and Civilian Educators of the Year. CGSC Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox joined Hill and Kem on stage and presented a chair to Civilian Educator of the Year Dr. Jim Greer from the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and to Military Educator of the Year Lt. Col. Tim Tyner from the Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) in the Command and General Staff School.

The CGSC Educator of the Year Program recognizes teaching excellence among the faculty members of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Each school or teaching department nominates its outstanding uniformed and civilian instructor as the CGSC Educators of the Year, taking into account classroom observations and student feedback.

The first group recognized in the ceremony were Army University’s faculty authors. The Golden Pen Ceremony recognizes staff and faculty for research and scholarship. Publishing is an important aspect of lifelong leader learning, it demonstrates the personal effort involved in research and a desire to collaborate and share new ideas and perspectives. Hill and Kem presented awards for their work published or accepted for publication during Academic Year 20-21. Awards were presented in three categories: Golden Pen, Silver Pen and Bronze Pen.

The Golden Pen Certificate is presented in recognition of publishing books or a book-length series of articles. Four instructors received Golden Pens:
• Dr. Jonathan A. Abel, Depart of Military History (DMH), translator and annotator, Guibert’s General Essay on Tactics, Brill, December 2021.
• Dr. Anthony E. Carlson, School of Advanced Military Studies, co-author, The Other Face of Battle: America’s Forgotten Wars and the Experience of Combat, Oxford University Press, June 2021
• Dr. Mahir J. Ibrahimov, Cultural and Area Studies Office, Across Cultures and Empires: An Immigrant’s Odyssey from the Soviet Army to the US War in Iraq and American Citizenship, University Press of Kansas, June 2021
• Dr. William H. Kautt, DMH, Arming the Irish Revolution: Gunrunning and Arms Smuggling, 1911 – 1922, University Press of Kansas, October 2021.

Dwayne K. Wagner from the Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations in the Command and General Staff School, center, receives his Silver Pen Award during the faculty awards ceremony in the Lewis and Clark Center on April 4, 2022, from CGSC Dean of Academics Dr. Jack Kemp, left, and CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. Donn H. Hill. Wagner is a member of the CGSC Foundation board of trustees.

Mr. Dwayne K. Wagner from the Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations in the Command and General Staff School, center, receives his Silver Pen Award during the faculty awards ceremony in the Lewis and Clark Center on April 4, 2022, from CGSC Dean of Academics Dr. Jack Kemp, left, and CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. Donn H. Hill. Wagner is a member of the CGSC Foundation board of trustees.

The Silver Pen Certificate is awarded for significant articles or chapters of a book. Receiving Silver Pen Certificates were:
• Lt. Col. Mark J. Balboni, Department of Distance Learning (DDE)
• Dr. Paul E. Berg, Department of Tactics (DTAC)
• Lt. Col. Jerry V. Drew II, Department of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Operations (DJIMO)
• Dr. Thomas E. Hanson, SAMS
• Dr. Andrew S. Harvey, DDE
• Dr. John D. Hosler, DMH
• Dr. Mahir J. Ibrahimov, Cultural and Area Studies Office
• Lt. Col. Nathan A. Jennings, DMH
• Lee O. Lacy, DDE
• Dr. Richard A. McConnell, DTAC
• Dr. Allyson D. McNitt, Army University Press
• Robert J. Rielly, Department of Command and Leadership (DCL)
• Lt. Col. Matthew R. Thom, DTAC
• Dwayne K. Wagner, DJIMO
• Dr. Thomas E. Ward II, Department of Sustainment and Force Management (DSFM).

The Bronze Pen Certificate recognizes short articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews, op. ed. pieces, letters to the editor, or bodies of work. The following faculty members received Bronze Pen Certificates:
• Brian D. Allen, DJIMO
• Dr. David A. Anderson, DJIMO
• Dr. Paul E. Berg, DTAC
• Sgt. Maj. James L. Campbell, U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy
• Kirby A. Hanson, DDE
• Dr. Thomas E. Hanson, SAMS
• Dr. John D. Hosler, DMH
• Dr. Mahir J. Ibrahimov, Cultural and Area Studies Office
• Lt. Col. Carl P. Johnson, DJIMO
• Lee O. Lacy, DDE
• Mark V. Montesclaros, DJIMO
• Ronald T. Staver, DDE
• Dr. Thomas E. Ward II, DSFM

The final recognition was for the current CGSC academic chairs. Academic chairs provide a prestigious and visible means of recognizing faculty members. Honorary chairs recognize faculty who distinguish themselves through outstanding teaching, scholarship, research or other academic service in support of the college education, research and outreach mission. The academic chairs are:
• Dr. Matthew Broaddus, Major General Fox Connor Chair of Leadership Studies
• Dr. Shawn Cupp, Lieutenant General Joseph M. Heiser, Jr. Chair of Logistics Studies
• Dr. Richard Faulkner, Major General William A. Stofft Chair for Historical Research
• Dr. Phillip Pattee, General William Eldridge Odom Chair of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Studies
• Mrs. Candy Smith, General George S. Patton Jr. Chair of Tactical Studies
• Dr. Bruce Stanley, General J. Lawton Collins Chair of Military Studies