BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIN O. OEDEKOVEN

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wyoming Army National Guard

Brigadier General Olin O. Oedekoven is Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wyoming National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming serving as the Adjutant General's principal assistant responsible for developing interagency programs which support Soldiers and Airmen, community outreach and federal/state missions.

General Oedekoven provides strategic leadership of the Wyoming Military Department's Joint Service Support, Joint Strategic Planning Working Group, Camp Guernsey Advisory Board, the Strategic Communications Oversight Committee, Joint Legislative Working Group and Joint Diversity Council. Additionally, he facilitates coordination of Wyoming's Youth Challenge Program, Starbase Academy, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and Wyoming's State Partnership Program with Tunisia. General Oedekoven is also the Vice Chairman and Northwest Regional Representative, National Guard Joint Diversity Advisory Council.

General Oedekoven enlisted in the 842nd Engineer Company of the South Dakota National Guard in 1978. General Oedekoven was commissioned in 1981 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at South Dakota State University. After initial platoon-level assignments in the South Dakota National Guard, General Oedekoven joined the United States Army Reserve in June 1982 and served in a number of leadership positions including platoon leader of the 461st Engineer Company headquartered in Casper, Wyoming and as a senior instructor with the 5046th United States Army Reserve Forces School in Aurora, Colorado.

General Oedekoven joined the Wyoming Army National Guard in 1991 where he has held numerous staff and command assignments. His previous assignment was as the Commander, 115th Field Artillery Brigade.

EDUCATION:

1982 South Dakota State University, Bachelor of Science, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Brookings, South Dakota
1985 University of Wyoming, Master of Science, Wildlife Management, Laramie, Wyoming
2003 Northcentral University, Masters of Business Administration, Public Administration, Prescott Valley, Arizona
2003 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, by correspondence
2003 Northcentral University, Doctorate of Philosophy, Business Administration, Prescott Valley, Arizona
2007 Army Strategic Leadership Development Course, Intermediate, San Francisco, California
2008 Reserve Component General Officer Legal Orientation Course, Charlottesville, Virginia
2008 Joint Task Force Commander's Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2009 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School for Government, United States-Russia Security Program, Boston, Massachusetts
2009 Transnational Security Cooperation in Combating Terrorism: Opportunities and Limitations, Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1982 - May 1982, Platoon Leader, Company C 153rd Combat Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, Parkston, South Dakota
2. June 1982 - June 1983, Individual Ready Reserve, Saint Louis, Missouri
3. June 1983 - January 1989, Platoon Leader, 461st Engineer Company (Pipeline), United States Army Reserves, Casper, Wyoming
4. January 1989 - October 1991, Senior Instructor, 5046th United States Army Reserve Forces School, Wyoming Satellite, United States Army Reserves, Casper Wyoming
5. November 1991 - June 1992, Liaison Officer, 1-49 Field Artillery Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, Sheridan, Wyoming
6. July 1992 - June 1994, Commander, A Battery, 1-49th Field Artillery Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, Gillette, Wyoming
7. July 1994 - June 1995, Counterfire Officer, 115th Field Artillery Brigade, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
8. July 1995 - June 1996, Operations Officer, 1-49th Field Artillery Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, Sheridan, Wyoming
9. July 1996 - June 1997, Operations and Intelligence Officer, 115th Field Artillery Brigade, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
10. July 1997 - June 1998, Executive Officer, 2-300 Field Artillery Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, Sheridan, Wyoming
11. July 1998 - January 1999, Logistics Officer, 115th Field Artillery Brigade, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
12. February 1999 - December 2000, Commander, 4th Infantry Division Rear Operations Center, Wyoming Army National Guard, Casper Wyoming
13. January 2001 - June 2002, Commander, 2-300 Field Artillery Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, Sheridan, Wyoming
14. July 2002 - February 2004, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
15. March 2004 - December 2005, Commander, 115th Field Artillery Brigade, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
16. January 2006 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wyoming National Guard, Wyoming Joint Force Headquarters, Cheyenne, Wyoming

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Kosovo medal
Wyoming Service Ribbon (with 15 Year Device)
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

President and Chief Executive Officer, Peregrine Leadership Institute located in Gillette and Casper, Wyoming.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Peregrine Academic Services located in Gillette, Wyoming and Troy, Ohio.
Associate Professor of Business Administration (distance learning) with Northcentral University, Prescott Valley Arizona.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Wyoming
Reserve Officers Association
The Wildlife Society
Sigma Chi Research Society
Society of Human Resource Management
Field Artillery Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

2005 Entrepreneur of the Year, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, Gillette, Wyoming
2006 Graduate, Leadership Wyoming, Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Casper Wyoming
2007 Faculty Mentor of the Year, Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona
2007 Teaching Excellence Award Nomination, The Association Of Collegiate Business Schools And Programs, Overland Park, Kansas
2008 Dissertation Committee Chair of the Year, Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 18 December 1981
First Lieutenant USAR 19 December 1984
Captain USAR 25 January 1989
Major ARNG 01 July 1995
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 30 August 1999
Colonel ARNG 31 January 2003
Brigadier General ARNG 11 January 2006

(Current as of January 2011)