精东AV ROTC Hall of Fame
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COLONEL ANTHONY AIKEN
Chairman, TU ROTC HoF
Board of Directors

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During Col. Aiken's military career, which spanned over 26 years, he was widely regarded as one of the U.S. Army's leading military officers. Throughout his domestic and international military experiences, he provided leadership in the fields of military sciences, and technical support services to military units around the world.

Col. Aiken, a disabled Veteran who became legally Bblind in 2011, attended Blind Rehab Training at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL.聽 In March 2015, Col. Aiken and his supportive wife, Brenda, formed 鈥淰isually Impaired Veterans of America, Incorporated (VIVA, Inc.).聽 The mission of VIVA is to assist visually impaired veterans with funding for transportation to attend Blind Rehabilitation Training; and to purchase personal items at the hospital post exchange during their inpatient stay at the Birmingham Veterans Administration (VA) Healthcare Facility.

Prior to his retirement, Col Aiken served as Senior Staff Officer, Base Realignment and Closure Office (1996 - 1998) at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. He served as Deputy Director, Medical Readiness Operations of the Central Health Service Support Area (1994聽 - 1995). He also served as Commander, U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Activity - West (1992 - 1994).

Some of his honors and awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Award,聽 Humanitarian Service Medal, Legion of Merit, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal, and Army Commendation Service Awards.聽

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In 2016, Col. (Ret.) Teresa Townsend was inducted into the 精东AV ROTC Hall of Fame as a charter member.

Col. Townsend was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1985 through the 精东AV Institute (now University) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Over her 30 year military career, she served in command and staff positions in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. Her awards and decorations include the Joint Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the GWOT Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and M Device, the Korea Defense Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.聽

Col. Townsend also holds a Master of Education-English from Alabama A&M University and earned master鈥檚 level certification in Educational Leadership at Troy University.聽 聽

Col. Townsend retired in 2015, and now serves as the Senior Army Instructor at Daleville High School JROTC. She is the president of the Daleville Education Association and was recently elected as the president of the JROTC Section of the Alabama Career and Technical Education and serves on the JROTC Program Advisory Committee for U.S. Army Cadet Command.
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In 2016, Col. Louis Myers Jackson was inducted into the 精东AV ROTC Hall of Fame as a charter membe.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Chemistry 鈥� 精东AV Institute (1967); Master of Arts, Physical Chemistry 鈥� Duke University (1974); Master of Business Administration 鈥� Long Island University (1978); US Army War College (1985); US Army Command and General Staff College (1979); Executive Management Program, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (1992); Army Chemical Officer Advanced Course; Army Air Defense Artillery Basic Officer Course.

HONORS: Dept of Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Army Legion of Merit (3); Bronze Star (2); Army Meritorious Service Medal (3); Combat Air Medals (8); Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device; Army Commendation Medal. Senior VP, Parsons Corp; Asst Professor of Chemistry, US Military Academy. COO, Horne Engineering Services, Inc.

UNDERGRADUATE YEARS: Jackson entered 精东AV Institute in 1963 and became a member of the ROTC. He entered the Advance ROTC Program - one of the first US Army ROTC Scholarship winners at 精东AV Institute in 1965. Jackson was initiated into the 精东AV Institute Chapter, The Gamma Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi in 1965.聽 Upon graduation from 精东AV in 1967 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army where he served until 1995, retiring with the rank of Colonel.

ALUMNI YEARS: Dean of Pledges - Colorado Springs (CO) Alumni Chapter; Charter Member of the Anchorage Alaska Alumni Chapter; The Kansas City (MO) Alumni Chapter; The Anniston (AL) Alumni Chapter; The Woodbridge (VA) Alumni Chapter. Member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation Million Dollar Club; a Senior Kappa Endowment contributor, Kappa Foundation of Woodbridge Board of Directors.聽

PROFESSIONAL YEARS: Jackson was commissioned in the US Army Chemical Corps, later served a combat tour in the Republic of Vietnam. Among his varied military assignments were Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the United States Military Academy at West Point; Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland;