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The Army ROTC program is only as strong as its instructors. That's why we provide such highly qualified faculty and staff for Cadets. See the kind of varied and interesting experiences instructors have had that make them the best ROTC faculty and staff.

Lieutenant Colonel Tarpon S. Wiseman

Professor of Military Science

BRANCH: Field Artillery
SOURCE OF COMMISSION:  Army ROTC from Trinity University in San Antonio
AWARDS AND DECORATION:
Bronze Star (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Army Commendation Medal (3)
Army Achievement Medal (5)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (4)
Air Assault Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
German Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
MILITARY EDUCATION: Command and General Staff Course Jumpmaster School
Ranger School Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course Field Artillery Officer Basic Course Northern Warfare School
Airborne School
Air Assault School
CIVILIAN EDUCATION:
B.A. Business Administration, Trinity University
Masters of Business Administration, Cameron University
PREVIOUS THREE ASSIGNMENTS:
Brigade Combat Team Executive Officer, 2/101st Airborne (Air Assault), Baghdad, Iraq
Battalion Executive Officer, 1-320th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), Baghdad, Iraq
Division Military Transition Team (MiTT) G3 Trainer, 4th Iraqi Army Division, Tikrit, Iraq








Major Boone

Assistant Professor of Military Science

B.S. Aerospace, Middle Tennessee State University

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MILITARY EDUCATION:
Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Aviation Officer Basic Course, Rotary Wing Aviation Course, AH-64A Qualification Course, Recruiting Operations Officer Course, Airborne School 
 ASSIGNMENTS:
Assistant Professor of Military Science - University of Louisville
Company Commander - C Co 8th Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment, Iraq
Assistant Operations Officer - 8th Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment, Fort Knox, KY
Commander - Bravo Company, 8th Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment, Fort Knox, KY. S1 - 8th Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment, Fort Knox, KY.
AWARDS:
Bronze Star Medal Air Medal Meritorious Service Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (3)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal 
Army Service Ribbon
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Iraqi Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal (2)
NATO Medal Army Aviator Badge Parachutist Badge








Major Sunny Ko Mitchell

Scholarship and Enrollment Officer

BRANCH: Adjutant General Corps
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
Masters of Public Administration, Justice Administration-Troy University, Troy Alabama
Bachelor of Science, Criminology, Law and Justice- The University Of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
MILITARY EDUCATION
Cadet Command Recruiting Course
CAS3
Adjutant General Corps Captain’s Career Course
Postal Supervisor’s Course
Postal Basic Course Adjutant General Corps
Officer Basic Course
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
Scholarship Officer, Western Kentucky University Army ROTC, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Division Awards Team Chief, Headquarters, 100TH Division, Louisville, Kentucky
Brigade HHC Company Commander, 1st Armor Training Brigade, FT Knox, Kentucky
Brigade S-1, 1st Armor Training Brigade, FT Knox, Kentucky
Assistant Brigade S-1, 1st Armor Training Brigade, FT Knox, Kentucky
MMT Postal Platoon Leader, 1st Platoon, D CO, 516th PSB, Incheon, South Korea
Company Executive Officer, C CO, Training Support Battalion, FT Jackson, South Carolina
Assistant Instructor/Writer, AG Officer Basic Course, SSI, FT Jackson, South Carolina
Platoon TAC, A CO 4th Regiment, 1999 Advanced Camp, Fort Lewis, Washington
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal (1OLC)
Army Achievement Medal (2OLC)
Korea Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Distinguished Military Graduate

ARMY ACHIEVEMENTS

CrossFit Level 1 Certification

Cadet Command Recruiting Course Instructor
Selected to represent 7th Brigade/Cadet Command to recruit in the Germany Dods schools and Panama City Spring Break 2009
2007 Eastern Region and 7th Brigade Recruiting Officer of the Year
Representing the U.S. Army, placed 3rd overall in the Pro/Amateur Division at the 2006 and 2008 PGA Funai Golf Classic, Walt Disney World, Florida
2005, 2007, 2008 All Army Women's Golf Champion
Member of the 2001, 2004-2008 All Army Golf Team
Fort Knox Female Athlete of the Year for FY 2003, 2005, 2009
2004 Women’s History Month Celebration Recipient: honored as an outstanding contributor to women’s history in the Fort Knox community and the United States Army








Captain Saepyol Warren

MSII Instructor

BRANCH: Military Intelligence (4yr Branch Detail Chemical Corps)
SOURCE OF COMMISSION: Army ROTC from University of Portland, Oregan
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Army Achievement Medal (3)
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge
Parachutist Badge
Military Education:
Chemical Officer Basic Course
CIVILIAN EDUCATION: B.A. Interdisciplinary: English, Philosophy, Psychology
Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (in progress)
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS:
Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Adjutant, 23rd Chemical Battalion, Pusan, Korea, Fort Lewis, WA
Battalion Chemcial Officer, 3rd Battalion 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Drum, NY
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:
Reserve Chaplain Trainee, 70th Training Division (Functional Training), Fort Knox, KY








Captain Hager

Operations Officer

BRANCH: Military Police
COMMISIONING SOURCE: Officer Candidate School, DMG
CIVILIAN EDUCATION:
MS Security Management, Webster University
BS History, Kansas State University
MILITARY EDUCATION:
Military Police Captains Career Course
Military Police Officer Basic Course
Special Reaction Team Course
Combat Lifesavers Course
MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS:
Deputy Division Provost Marshal, 1st Infantry Division
Police Operations Advisor, National Police Transition Team, Baghdad, Iraq
Commander, Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion
Commander, 523rd Military Police Detachment
Platoon Leader, 300th Military Police Company          
AWARDS and DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (6)
Good Conduct Medal (3)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraqi Freedom Campaign Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
NCO Professional Development Ribbon (2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Ribbon (3)
U.N. Somalia Medal
NATO Medal
Coast Guard Special OPNS Ribbon
Global War on Terror Service Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Citation
German Military Efficiency Badge (Bronze)
German Military Marksmanship Badge (Gold)
 








MSG Fawbush

Senior Military Instructor

CIVILIAN EDUCATION:
BS in Human Resource Management, Oakland City University,
AAS in General Education and Criminal Justice, Troy State University
MILITARY EDUCATION:
Observer/Controller Course
Air Assault Course
Combat Lifesaver Course
Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Course
Drill Sergeant School
Pathfinder Course
Army Retention Course
Instructor Trainer Course
Army Recruiter Course
Safety Management Course
Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course
Jumpmaster Course
M60 Machine Gun Leader's Course
Primary Leadership Development Course
Jungle School
Airborne School
ASSIGNMENTS:
Senior Military Instructor - University of Louisville
Observer/Controller - 1st Battalion 335th Infantry 85th Division, Indianapolis, IN
Platoon Sergeant - 3rd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY
G-3 Air NCOIC - HHC 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea
AWARDS:
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Army Commendation Medal (9)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (7)
Good Conduct Medal (8)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3)
Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon (2)
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award (2)
Expert Infantry Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Air Assault Badge
Drivers Badge
Drill Sergeant Badge
Recruiter Badge with Gold Star
German Marksmanship Badge
German Parachutist Badge
German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Gold)








MSG Magruder

Indiana University Southeast Noncommissioned Officer

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MILITARY EDUCATION:
Personnel Service Specialist Course
Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Course
Motor Transport Operator Course
First Line Leader Training
Equal Opportunity Representative Course
Primary Leadership Development Course
Cavalry Scout Reclassification Course
Battle Focused Instructor Course
School of Cadet Command
Combat Lifesaver Course.
ASSIGNMENTS:
TPU Military Instructor 8th BDE, 100th DIV (IT)
Senior Personnel Management Supervisor - DCSPER, HHC, 100th DIV (IT)
Transportation Supervisor - G4, HHC, 100th DIV (IT)
Test Supervisor/Armor Crewman - 4th BN, 100th REGT, 100th DIV (TNG)
Training NCO - CO B, Logistic Group, 100th DIV (TNG)
TAMMS Inspector - CO A, 100th SPT BN, 100th DIV (TNG)
AWARDS:
Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal (2)
Army Achievement MedaL
National Defense Service Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (6)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device
silver hourglass Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3)
Army Service Ribbon








SFC East

Training/Operations Noncommissioned Officer

MILITARY EDUCATION:
Ranger Course
Jump Master Course
Pathfinder Course
Long Range Surveillance Leader Course
Airborne Course
Air Assault Course
Rappel Master Course
Initial Ranger Course
Combat Lifesaver Course
Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Course
Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course
Primary Leadership Development Course
Total Army Instructor Course
Aircraft Load Planners Course
Rail Load Course
ASSIGNMENTS:
Observer  Controller - Tarantula Team, Fort Irwin, Ca
PSG - C CO, 2-87 INF, Fort Drum, NY (Afghanistan)
PSG - B CO, 2-14 INF, Fort Drum, NY (Kosovo)
Senior Instructor - Air Assault School, Fort Campbell, KY
Long Range Surveillance Team Leader - 311 MI LRSD, Fort Campbell, KY
AWARDS:
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Army Commendation Medal (3)
Army Achievement Medal (2)
Good Conduct Medal (6)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3)
Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon (3)
Nat medal (Kosovo)
Ranger Tab
Combat Infantry Badge
Expert Infantry Badge
Jumpmaster Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Air Assault Badge








Ms. Hughes

Human Resource Assistant

Ms. Hughes served over 11 years as a as an Admin tech at the University.








Camille W. Woods

Program Assistant Sr.

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EDUCATION

University of Louisville
Spalding University

 WORK EXPERIENCE

8 years as a Mortgage Servicing Specialist w/ Bank of America Mortgage Servicing Center

1½ years w/ the Cabinet for Human Resources/ Dept for Social Insurance as a Caseworker Sr. Specialist

 








Faith C. Saliba

Supply Technician








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