FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Burgess Names Area Leaders to Service Academy Board
WASHINGTON, DC,
Oct 30, 2007 -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Bean
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Lauren.Bean@mail.house.gov
BURGESS NAMES AREA LEADERS TO
SERVICE ACADEMY BOARD
LEWISVILLE, TX – U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess (TX-26) announced today members of his 2007 Service Academy Advisory Board. The thirteen-member board will meet in early November to advise him upon the selection of qualified service academy candidates. The board’s purpose is to comprehensively screen and interview high school and college applicants wishing to receive a congressional nomination; the board then makes recommendations to Congressman Burgess for final review and nominations are sent to the individual service academies (U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY)
for appointment consideration.
“One of the privileges I have serving in the U.S. House of Representatives is the opportunity to nominate outstanding young people from the 26th District to our nation’s service academies,” Congressman Michael C. Burgess said. “We have an excellent group of former military, education and civic leaders serving on the Advisory Board. In this tumultuous time in our nation’s history, many young people in our area have expressed their interest in serving their country by attending one of our nation’s service academies. After a rigorous selection process, I look forward to receiving the recommendations of this outstanding board.”
Retired Air Force Lt. General Charles R. Hamm serves as Chairman of the Board. Congressman Burgess noted, “General Hamm’s highly regarded service as the former Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy enables him to capably lead the Board.”
“I know how serious Congressman Burgess takes his responsibility to nominate highly qualified young people to the academies, and I look forward to serving with this distinguished board to recommend the right people to him for consideration,” said General Hamm.
The members of the 26th Congressional District Service Academy Advisory Board are as follows:
26th Congressional District Service Academy Advisory Board
Chairman:
Lt. General Charles R. Hamm, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) of Argyle – Aviation Consultant
Former Superintendent - U.S. Air Force Academy; 35 years service in USAF
National War College, 1972; Air Command and Staff College, 1969
M.S., Auburn University, 1969; B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1956
Army
Mr. Gene Collett of Flower Mound – Director of Compliance, ThinkCash
Former Academy Board Member, U.S. Cong. Eric Cantor (VA-7)
Captain, U.S. Army Parachutist and Pilot
MBA, University of Texas, Austin, 1989
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1982
Mr. Thomas Russell of Flower Mound – Aerospace Consultant
Captain, U.S. Army Infantry Officer, Airborne Ranger
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1963
Navy
Mr. J. Mark Lambright of Flower Mound - CEO, HealthPoints, Inc.
MBA, The Wharton School, University of Penn, 1983
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1975
Mr. Peter Stamps, Captain, USNR, of Fort Worth - Quality Assurance Manager, Southern Area, Hanson Pipe & Precast, Inc.
Former Academy Board Member, Sen. Rod Grams of Minnesota
MBA, University of Phoenix, 1999
B.S., Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1985
Air Force
Dr. Peter Lane of Denton - Visiting Lecturer in History, UNT, (Ret.)
Former Academy Board Member, U.S. Cong. Dick Armey
Col., U.S. Air Force, (Ret.)
Ph.D., 1972 & M.A., 1969, University of Washington-Seattle
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Spring, CO, 1961
Merchant Marine
Mr. Peter Strohla of Frisco - Horizon Lines, Director of Refrigerated Commodities
MBA, University of Tennessee, 2003
B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, 1985
Lt Will Hagan of Flower Mound – U.S. Navy Aviator (Pilot) and Engineering Duty Officer (Salvage Diving Officer)
Masters in Naval Engineering & Systems Design Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, (expected 2008)
B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, 1999
Community
Mrs. Elaine Emery of Lewisville - Small Business Owner/Community Volunteer
Medical Center of Lewisville Board of Trustees; Denton Co. Health Advisory Board;
Children’s Advocacy Center of Denton Co. Board of Directors
Christian Community Action Board of Directors
B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1968
Mr. Earl L. Russell, III of Gainesville – Retired/Community Volunteer
North Texas Medical Center Trustee; City of Gainesville Municipal Airport Advisory Board
Major, U.S. Army Reserve, (Ret.)
Graduate, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS
B.A., Kansas State University, 1966
Mr. Richard Walker of North Richland Hills – Senior Business Analyst, Commercial and Support Services, Bell Helicopter
State Vice President for Industrial Relations and Past Fort Worth Chapter President,
Air Force Association
B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1982
Education
Maj. General Mary Saunders, USAF, (Ret.) of Denton, Executive Director, Texas Woman’s University Leadership Institute
Former Vice Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA); Fort Belvoir, VA; 34 years of service, USAF
Graduate, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Al
M.A., Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ; B.S., Texas Woman's University, 1970
Dr. Richard Wells, Rear Admiral, USN, (Ret.) of Denton - Professor, Department of Journalism, University of North Texas; Faculty, Center for Civil-Military Relations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
Former President and Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School
Special Assistant to U.S. Navy Chief of Information
Ph.D., Texas A&M University; M.J. & B.S., University of North Texas
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