Agenda for Senate ROTC Committee Meeting 17 September 2009 (14:10-15:00) 2 nd Floor Conference Room ROTC Armory Announcements: 1. Current membership: see attached 2. Responsibilities and functions of the Senate ROTC Committee: see attached Business: 1. Review of Current Cadre: Biographical sketches attached. LTC Hunt will brief if necessary 2. Meeting times and dates. 3. Election of Committee Chair Discussion: 1. Discussion on what the focus of this year s committee. 2. Other topics as they arise
Revised 9/8/2009 2009-2010 Senate ROTC Membership Members Term Email Address Affiliation Status Phone Selection Faculty Albert Berger 2011 albert.berger@und.nodak.edu A&S Voting 7-2701 Univ. Senate Election Craig Carlson 2011 craigc@aero.und.edu JDO Voting 7-4764 Univ. Senate Election Daniel Erickson 2010 daniel_erickson@und.nodak.edu A&S Voting 7-4651 Univ. Senate Election Donna Pearson 2012 donna.pearson@und.nodak.edu EHD Voting 7-2861 Univ. Senate Election Thad Rosenberger (Chair) 2012 trosenberger@medicine.nodak.edu MED Voting 7-0591 Univ. Senate Election Amebu Seddoh 2010 seddoh@und.nodak.edu A&S Voting 7-6402 Univ. Senate Election Student Representatives Open 2009 Voting Student Senate Election Open 2009 Voting Student Senate Election Designee of President Sean Valentine as directed sean.valentine@mail.business.und.edu Voting 7-3990 Presidential Appointment ROTC Cadre Kevin Sickinger concurrent james.sickinger@und.nodak.edu AROTC Voting 7-3494 Army ROTC Curtis Hunt concurrent curtishunt@mail.und.nodak.edu AFROTC Voting 7-0437 Air Force ROTC
Function and Responsibilities To perform a thorough review of Committee policies in even numbered years as preparation for any issues arising in the State legislative session in odd numbered years. This review is to be submitted to the Senate Executive Committee and the Senate Legislative Affairs Committee. Acting of its own volition, upon the request of the Senate and/or others, the Committee shall assume the following responsibilities: 1. Address all issues regarding the ROTC programs. 2. Exercise continual oversight and review of the UND ROTC Programs. 3. Approve or disapprove military personnel assigned to the University instructional staff, in the rank of Visiting Professor or Visiting Instructor, as appropriate. 4. Carry out a continuing review and evaluation of the ROTC curricula (courses) as to content, semester hours or credit, and instructional staff. 5. Maintain and keep current committee website.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL CURTIS C. HUNT Lt. Col. Curtis C. Hunt is the Commander and Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS), Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 610, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He teaches college courses which prepare young men and women to be officers in the United States Air Force. Lt. Col. Hunt graduated in 1990 from New Mexico State University and was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has held a variety of operational and staff assignments at the wing, numbered Air Force, major command and headquarters Air Force levels. He served as an instructor in Air Education and Training Command s ICBM training squadron, the ICBM Program Element Monitor and Deputy Chief for the Air Force s Nuclear Requirements Division. EDUCATION 1990 Bachelor of Arts in History, New Mexico State University 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 1999 Master of Business Administration, Organizational Management, Chapman University, California 2002 Air Command and Staff College 2007 Air War College ASSIGNMENT HISTORY 1. May 1991 - September 1991: Student, 4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California 2. September 1991 February 1993: Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, 564th Strategic Missile Squadron, 341st Strategic Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana 3. February 1993 January 1994: Senior Standardization and Evaluation Deputy Commander, 341st Operations Group, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana 4. January 1994 November 1995: Missile Combat Crew Commander, Alternate Command Post Flight Commander, and Training and Evaluation Flight Commander; 564th Missile Squadron, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana 5. November 1995 June 1996: Senior instructor crew commander, 341st Operations Support Squadron, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana 6. July 1996 - June 1999: Instructor, Senior command evaluator, and Chief of the ICBM Academics Training Section, 392nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California 7. June 1999 June 2002: Chief of Standardization Policy, and Chief of Standardization/Evaluation and Training Programs, 20th Air Force, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 8. June 2002 - June 2005: Command Lead for the Land-Based Strategic Deterrent, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado 9. June 2005 June 2009: Cruise Missile Program Element Monitor, ICBM Program Element Monitor, Chief of the Nuclear Programs Branch and Deputy Chief of the Nuclear Requirements Division, Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. 10. June 2009 Present: Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 610, North Dakota State University and University of North Dakota
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION Badges: Master Missile Badge with operations designator; Master Space Badge Weapon Systems: Minuteman III AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with one device EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant 15 November 1990 First Lieutenant 15 November 1992 Captain 15 November 1994 Major 1 December 2001 Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2007 Valid as of 4 July2008
MAJOR BRUCE D. MULLER Major Muller is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies (APAS) and Education Officer, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 610, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He teaches junior-level college courses which prepare young men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force. Maj Muller was commissioned through AFROTC Det 925, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992. EDUCATION 1991 Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, University of Wisconsin 1996 Master of Science in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University 1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2004 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) ASSIGNMENT HISTORY 1. September 1992 - August 1994: Wing Weather Officer, 92 nd Operations Support Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, WA 2. August 1994 - May 1996: Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 3. June 1996 - June 1998: Chief, Operational Climatology Team, Air Force Combat Climatology Center, Scott AFB, IL 4. June 1998 - July 2000: Command Weather Officer, Tanker Airlift Control Center and 15 th Operational Weather Squadron, Scott AFB, IL 5. July 2000 - August 2003: Commander, Weather Flight, 90 th Operations Support Squadron, F. E. Warren AFB, WY 6. August 2003 - August 2006: Chief, Plans and Readiness Branch and Chief, Policy and Procedures Branch, HQ Pacific Air Forces Weather Division, Hickam AFB, HI 7. August 2006 - June 2009: Chief, Collections Branch, Chief, Program Control Branch and Chief, Capabilities Integration, HQ Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE 8. June 2009 - Present: Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force ROTC Detachment 610, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol) AF Training Ribbon OTHER AWARDS Company Grade Officer of the Year, 15 th Operational Weather Squadron, 1999 Master Meteorologist EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant 16 May 1992 First Lieutenant 16 May 1994 Captain 16 May 1996 Major 1 Nov 2002 Valid as of 3 August 2009
BIOGRAPHY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CAPTAIN MICHEAL J. BLAKE Captain Micheal Blake is the Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies (APAS) and Unit Admissions Officer, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 610, ND. He Recruits, trains, motivates and counsels highly-qualified young men and women as prospective Air Force officers. He instructs Freshman and Seniorlevel courses which prepare young men and women to be officers in the United States Air Force. Captain Blake was commissioned through the Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, AL in 2001. EDUCATION: 1993 Associates of Applied Science in Avionics Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2001 Bachelor s degree in Industrial Technology, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois 2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2002 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 2004 Master s degree in Business Administration, Touro University International, Cypress, California ASSIGNMENTS: 1. December 1985 September 1986, Student, Basic Avionics Communications Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 2. September 1986 September 1991, Communications and Navigations Journeyman, 961st Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan 3. September 1991 September 1992, Communications and Navigations Journeyman, 18th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan 4. September 1992 August 1994, Communications and Navigations Journeyman, 22nd Air Refueling Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 5. August 1994 February 1996, Weapon Systems Coordinator, 366th Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 6. February 1996 August 1999, Communications and Navigations Craftsman, 11th Bomb Squadron and 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana 7. August 1999 August 2001, Communications and Navigations Craftsman, 725th Air Mobility Squadron, Rota Naval Air Station, Spain 8. August 2001 November 2001, Officer Trainee, USAF Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (Current as of August 2009)
9. November 2001 November 2003, Deputy Flight Commander, Information Systems Flight and Mission Systems Flight, 325th Communications Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida 10. November 2003 May 2007, Program Manager, Cognitive Systems Branch, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 11. May 2007 Oct 2008, Chief, Knowledge Management Capabilities Integration, Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses Directorate, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 12. Oct 2008 Present, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 610, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks North Dakota AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Air Force Commendation Medal (3 OLC) Air Force Achievement Medal with (1 OLC) Meritorious Unit Award AF Outstanding Unit Award (5 OLC) AF Organizational Excellence Award AF Good Conduct Medal (4 OLC) National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Iraqi Campaign Medal with bronze star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal AF Overseas Ribbon Long (2 OLC) Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border AF Longevity Service (4 OLC) USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon (1 OLC) AF Training Ribbon (1OLC) EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant 15 November 2001 First Lieutenant 15 November 2003 Captain 15 November 2005 (Current as of November 2008)