Bill Smullen’s successful career continued in the public sector in which served as an executive assistant and, later, chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, where he monitored the formulation and implementation of State Department policies and assisted with planning and development of U.S. foreign policy strategy.
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Colonel Eileen Collins
At NASA, Eileen Collins famously became the first woman astronaut to both pilot (1995) and then command (1999) a Space Shuttle mission. Under her command, the shuttle Columbiamade history when it deployed a $1.5 billion telescope into orbit to enable deep-space exploration of exploding stars, quasars, and black holes.
Major General Harold B. Gibson
Like many young men during the 1940’s, Harold Gibson served his country abroad, serving primarily in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Here, he served in New Guinea, Biak Island, the Philippines, and Japan until 1946.
Carl W. Reddel
After receiving his PhD, Carl Reddel worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Defense Studies Department at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Reddel entered into the United States Air Force and worked in many military and civilian positions, including as the Executive Officer of the Air Force Section of the Joint United States Military Mission for Aid to Turkey (JUSMMAT).
Brigadier General Todd P. Graham
From a young age, Todd Graham knew he wanted to serve our country and join the military. Out of high school, Graham attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he flourished as a student and also as a cadet.
Brigadier General Ronald M. Bouchard
Ronald M. Bouchard decided to stay in-state for his undergraduate education, attending the University of New Hampshire, where he was also an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadet in the Wildcat Battalion.
Brigadier General Jerome T. Hagen
Jerome T. Hagen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1952 at age 19, and upon completing boot camp, he received orders to serve as a drill instructor at the San Diego Recruit Depot.
Brigadier General Garry A. Willard, Jr.
Garry Willard is a perfect example of a Central New York Hometown Hero, growing up in Utica and later attending Syracuse University. After his high school graduation, Willard completed preparatory school at the Oak Ridge Military Institute in North Carolina in 1944.
Brigadier General Alfred J. Cade
Soon after his graduation, Alfred Cade entered the United States Army, where he was primarily stationed in Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he served in many posts, including as a commander of the 1st Battalion, 92nd Field Artillery.
Retired U.S. Army Major General Peggy Combs
Peggy (Huther) Combs was raised the eldest of four children in the tiny upstate village of Oriskany, New York. Growing up with limited means, college was not her primary ambition until a high school athletic coach, also an Army Reservist, presented the possibility.