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Burgess Names Service Academy Board
Burgess Names Service Academy Board
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, announced the members of his 2011 Service Academy Advisory Board. The thirteen-member board met recently 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 Dr. Burgess for final review and nominations are submitted 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,” Dr. Burgess said. “We have a stellar group of former military, education and community 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 was grateful to receive excellent recommendations from this outstanding board.” Retired Air Force Lt. General Charles R. Hamm serves as Chairman of the Board. Dr. 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 working with this distinguished board, I believe we were able 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: LtGen Charles R. Hamm, USAF (Ret.), Chair Former Superintendent of USAFA TX-26 Congressional Veteran Commendation, 2005 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 Mrs. Elaine Emery of Lewisville Community Volunteer: Medical Center of Lewisville Board of Trustees Childrens Advocacy Center for Denton Co. Advisory Board Christian Community Action Adult Health Center Advisory Board B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1968 LCDR William L. Hagan III, U.S. Navy, of Flower Mound (currently Honolulu, HI) Pacific Region Diving & Salvage Officer, Energy Manager Engineering Duty Officer; Naval Aviator (Pilot) Naval Engineer's degree, Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and Masters in Systems Design and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2008 B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, 1999 LtCol Paul Gosnell, USMCR, (Ret.) of Frisco First Officer, American Airlines Arts Center of North Texas Board of Directors Officer-in-Charge, Marine Transport Detachment Belle Chasse, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Operations Officer & Platoon Commander, 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company AV-8B Harrier Pilot, Marine Attack Squadron 214/Marine Aircraft Group 13 Air Officer/Forward Air Controller, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1987 COL Marc Hildenbrand, U.S. Army (Ret.) of Denton Chief Operating Officer, Enoetics Former Vice President of Infrastructure Development, Hillwood International Energy Commanding Officer, 937th Engineer Group (Combat), 3rd Infantry Division, Operation Enduring Freedom-Iraq Executive Officer to Commanding General, Army Corps of Engineers Senior Military Aide Secretary of the Army MMAS, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1992 M.S., Arizona State University, 1987 B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1979 Col Charles Jackson, USAF (Ret.), of Denton Assistant Vice President for Facilities, University of North Texas Commander, 7th Civil Engineering Squadron, Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth 5th Air Force Civil Engineer, Yokota Air Base, Japan Deputy Civil Engineer, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology, 1974 B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 1968 Dr. Peter Lane, Col., USAF (Ret.) of Denton Visiting Lecturer-Retired, Department of History, University of North Texas M.A., 1969 & Ph.D., 1972, University of Washington-Seattle B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, 1961 LCDR Dave Loomis, USNR, (Ret.), of Denton Consultant – Dave Loomis Copywriting Retired, International Marine Transportation Oil and Chemical Tanker Charterer; Manager International Marine Center, Chevron Shipping Company – Houston Board of Directors, American Waterways Operators Regional Manager, Chevron International Oil Company – London, Houston Business Manager – Chevron International Oil Company – San Francisco Sales Engineer, Gulf Oil Trading Co. - New Orleans and Houston Surveyor, American Bureau of Shipping – New Orleans Asst. VP Operations Delta Steamship Lines – New Orleans MBA, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2005 B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, 1971 Captain Kevin R. Purnell, USAFR of Lantana Sr. Associate - Management Consulting, KPMG LLP U.S. Air Force Academy Liaison Officer Communications Officer, 56th Communications Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona MBA, WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 2007 B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 2004 Maj Gen Mary Saunders, USAF (Ret.) of Denton Executive Director, Leadership Institute, Texas Woman's University Former Vice Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Fort Belvoir, VA 34 years of service, USAF Former Director of Supply, U.S. Air Force/Pentagon Graduate, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL M.A., Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ B.S., Texas Woman's University, 1970 CAPT Peter Stamps, USNR (Ret.) of Fort Worth Quality Assurance Manager, North America, Hanson Pressure Pipe, Inc. Officer-in-Charge, Joint Force Maritime Component, NR Commander US 7th Fleet Commanding Officer, NR Destroyer Squadron 24 Former Academy Board Member, U.S. Senator Rod Grams (MN) MBA, University of Phoenix, 1999 Graduate, Naval War College, Newport, RI BSME, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1985 Mr. Richard Walker of North Richland Hills Finance Manager, Customer Support and Services, Bell Helicopter Past State Vice President, Air Force Association B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1982 Maj Jae Yu, USAFR (Ret.), of Flower Mound Captain, Southwest Airlines Officer, Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn. Deputy Director, USAFA Admissions Liaison Officer Operations Officer & C-130 Pilot, 137th OK Air National Guard C-12 Evaluator, Instructor, Standard and Evaluation Pilot, 7th AF Commander Executive/Aide-de-Camp to Commander, Republic of Korea Air Force Ops Command T-37 Instructor Pilot, Academic Instructor, Wing Staff, Vance AFB, OK B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 1989 Labor Arbitration, National Labor College, George Meany Center, MD, 2002 Negotiations and Mediation, Pepperdine School of Law, CA, 2007 ***To download a photo of Dr. Burgess with the Service Academy Board click here. Pictured are (L-R standing) Dave Loomis, Jae Yu, Mary Saunders, Charlie Jackson, Peter Lane, Will Hagan, Paul Gosnell, Peter Stamps, Marc Hildenbrand, Kevin Purnell, Rich Walker; (L-R seated) Charlie Hamm, Congressman Michael Burgess, Elaine Emery*** ###
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