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Lieutenant Colonel Debra L. Roesler

Professor of Military Science

Lieutenant Colonel Debra Roesler graduated from Newport High School in 1982. She earned a BS degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps in 1986. In 2000, LTC Roesler earned a Masters of Science Degree in Education from Long Island University, NY.

LTC Roesler served in both Army Staff and tactical leadership positions. Her leadership positions include, Platoon Leader in the 40th Supply and Service Company and Supply Officer in the 84th Combat Heavy Engineer Battalion, Schofield Barracks, HI. She was Company Commander, 16th Field Service Company, Ft Lee, Virginia, which was most noted for its support following Hurricane Andrew in South Florida.  Following command, LTC Roesler served as a TAC officer for the Officer Basic Course and then was selected to participate in the Army’s Training with Industry Program (TWI) with Marriott International, Washington, DC. Her follow-on tour was as Chief of the Cadet Mess at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. After West Point, she served as the Personnel and Supply officer in the 10th Division Support Command and as the Operations Officer in the 710th Main Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Ft Drum, NY.

During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom from 2001-2003, LTC Roesler was an Exercise Planner in the C3 Operations for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Camp Doha, Kuwait. She was the Army planner for three major CENTCOM Peacetime Engagement Strategy exercises in Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt. Most notably, she was the Army planner for BRIGHT STAR in Egypt, leading the planning of logistics coordination and ground maneuver training for seven participating countries. Later during OIF, LTC Roesler was responsible for tracking forces flowing into theater for the C3 Current Operations, CFLCC. LTC Roesler’s follow-on assignment was as an Assistant Professor for Logistics and Resource Operations at the Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS. She is currently the Professor of Military Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

LTC Roesler’s awards and decorations include Meritorious Service Medals (four awards), National Defense Service Medal (two awards), Humanitarian Service Medal, a Distinguished Unit Citation and the Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medal for participation in OEF/OIF.

Major Robert M. Miller

Assistant Professor of Military Science

Major Miller joined the U.S. Army as a Private in 1985 and served as a Legal Specialist in Germany for two and a half years. In 1988, he left Active Duty as a Sergeant and served in the Colorado Army National Guard while completing college. In 1989, he graduated from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. After graduating from the Infantry Officer Basic Course, he was assigned as the Communications Platoon Leader for the 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He graduated college in 1992 and attended graduate school in Illinois, transferring to the Illinois Army National Guard where he served as a Support Platoon Leader, Antitank Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Tactical Intelligence Officer. In 1999, he transferred to the 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, as the Assistant Economic Functions Officer. He deployed to Kosovo for six months as a Civil-Military Officer with the NATO peacekeeping forces in 2000/2001. In 2002, he graduated with a Ph.D. in Economics and became a visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky. He also commanded Troop E, 3-397th Cavalry, 100th Division in Somerset, Kentucky. In 2003, he was accepted into the Active Guard and Reserve Program and assigned as the Executive Officer and Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of California at Berkeley

Major Miller was the Distinguished Honor Graduate of four military schools: Basic Combat Training, Legal Specialist Advanced Individual Training, LC-100 Legal Specialist Course, and the Primary Leadership Development Course. He was the Distinguished Academic Graduate at Officer Candidate School and was on the Commandant’s List in the Infantry Officer Basic Course. He also completed the Basic Airborne Course, Jumpmaster School, the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, the Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School. His military awards include the Army Commendation Medal (two awards), Army Achievement Medal (four awards), Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (four awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Kosovo Service Medal, NATO Medal (Kosovo), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Basic Parachutist Badge.

Major Miller received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Economics (cum laude) from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1992. He received a Master of Science degree in 1995 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2002, both in Economics, from the University of Illinois.

Captain Ali D. Davis

Scholarship Operations Officer

CPT Ali Davis joined the Army Reserves after High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.  He attended Basic Training at FT McClellan, Alabama in 1989 and in the split option program he completed Advanced Initial Training in the summer of 1990.  As a private first class CPT Davis served in desert shield/storm while in the Army Reserves as a transporter in 1991.  While in the reserves he attended and graduated from Appalachian State University in 1995 with a BS in Habilitative Science.  He also received his Graduate degree in Student Development with a concentration in Administration from Appalachian State University.  CPT Davis was commissioned for active duty in May 1998 at Appalachian as a Chemical Officer while completing his graduate degree.

CPT Davis completed Officer Basic Course in 1999 and was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he served as a Battalion Chemical Officer in the 1st/1-377 Field Artillery Battalion, Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in 101st Chemical Company and Brigade Chemical Officer in the 16th Military Police Brigade. CPT Davis served as the Company Commander of the 18th Aviation Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company where he commanded for thirty months including deploying his unit to Iraq and redeploying his unit from Iraq. 

CPT Davis also attended and completed the Captains Career Course at Fort Leavenworth. He attended and completed the Infantry Captains Career Course at Fort Benning Georgia.  He earned his Airborne Wings, Air Assault Badge and he also completed the Jump Master course at Forth Bragg. 

CPT Davis’s awards and decorations include The Bronze Star for participation in OEF/OIF, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation for participation in Desert Shield/Storm, Army Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait and  The Kingdom of Saudia Arabia) in participation of Desert Shield/Storm and Global War on Terrorism Service Expeditionary Medal for participation in OEF/OIF.

Sergeant First Class Eugene C. Lumar

Training Noncommissioned Officer

Sergeant First Class Lumar joined the US Army as a private in May, 1984 as a Stinger Gunner in the Air Defense Artillery at Ft. Bliss, TX. Upon graduation he served from 1984 to 1987 at Ft. Riley, KS as a Stinger Gunner in Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery. He then served as a Stinger Team Chief at Hahn Air Force Base, Germany with the 5th Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery from May, 1987 to November, 1991. He then transferred to Ft. Polk, LA as a Stinger Team Chief until November, 1992 when his division moved to Ft. Hood, TX and became part of the 1st Armored Division. Within a year, his unit transferred to the 4th Infantry Division, where he served as a Linebacker Squad Leader. He then served at Ft. Benning, GA as a Senior Instructor for the M2A3 Bradley NET team from 1997 to 2000. He was transferred to Camp Casey, Korea as a Platoon Sergeant for Battery A, 5-5 ADA and then returned to Ft. Hood from 2001 to 2003 as a Platoon Sergeant for a Linebacker Platoon in Battery A, 4-5 ADA, 1st Cavalry Division. In September, 2003, SFC Lumar was assigned as the Training NCO/MS I Advisor for the University of California at Berkeley ROTC Program.

SFC Lumar attended the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic and Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, the Primary Instructor Trainer Course and the Army Family Team Building Course. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (five awards), the Army Achievement Medal (eleven awards), the Overseas Service Ribbon (two awards), the NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with numeral 3), the Good Conduct Medal (six awards), the Humanitarian Service Award, the Order of St. Barbara, and the Drivers Badge.

Sergeant First Class Smith

Training NCO/MS I Advisor

Sergeant First Class Smith joined the U.S. Army as a Private in Oct, 1989 as a Stinger Gunner in the Air Defense Artillery at Fort Bliss Texas. Upon Graduation he served from 1989 to 1992 at Fort Hood Texas as a stinger gunner In Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery.

While assigned to the 2nd of the fifth he was deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He then served as a stinger Team Chief at Camp Stanton South Korea with the 5th Battalion, 5ht Air Defense Artillery from May 1992 to July 1993. He then transferred back to Fort Hood Texas as a Stinger Team Chief until 1994 when his Brigade moved to Fort Bliss, Texas, and became part of the 31st Brigade. He was then transferred to the USACAS Battalion where he served as a Squad Leader. He then transferred to Camp Casey South Korea where he served as Platoon Sergeant from May 2002 to October 2003. He was then transferred to Fort Irwin, Ca where he served as a Platoon Sergeant with the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment from January 2004 to Oct 2004 before being transferred to Task Force Mojave where he served as Operations NCOIC, and First Sergeant. In August 2006 SFC Smith was assigned as the Training NCO/MS I Advisor for the University of California at Berkeley ROTC Program

SFC Smith attended the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic and Advance Noncommissioned Officers Course. His Awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC), The Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), The Army Achievement Medal (5 OLC), The Overseas Service Ribbon (3 awards), The NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with numeral 3) The Good Conduct Medal (six Awards), and The Order of St. Barbara

Mr. Charles Perry

Supply Technician

Mr. Perry has served the Department of Military Science since 1988.

Ms. Terry Williams

Human Resources Assistant

Ms. Williams has served the Department of Military Science since 1980.