SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Missouri - Columbia - BS - Civil Engineering
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Deputy Commanding General
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Meritorious Unit Citation (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass Device, M Device, Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 7)
Missouri Meritorious Service Medal
Missouri Commendation Ribbon
Missouri 30 Year Long Service Ribbon
Missouri Iraq Campaign Ribbon
Missouri Expeditionary Ribbon
Missouri State Emergency Duty Ribbon (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Parachutist Badge
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Brigadier General Ward serves as a Department of the Air Force Civilian as the Engineering Division Chief, Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Responsible for design, construction, planning, programming, energy management, facility operations and maintenance for a major United States Air Force maintenance and logistics depot occupying 5,000 acres with over 700 facilities totaling over 19 million square feet.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Licensed Professional Engineer, Oklahoma
Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honorary, Columbia, Missouri
Society of American Military Engineers, Oklahoma City Chapter
National Guard Association of the United States
Missouri National Guard Association
35th Infantry Division Association
Army Engineer Association
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1983 George C. Marshall Award, Reserve Officer Training Corp, Missouri Southern State University
1984 Commander, Corps of Cadets, Reserve Officer Training Corp, Missouri Southern State University
1986 Magna Cum Laude and Honors Scholar, University of Missouri - Columbia
1986 Distinguished Military Graduate, University of Missouri - Columbia
1988 Honor Graduate, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
1992 Honor Graduate, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
2006 Civilian of the Year, Civil Engineering Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2008 Bronze Order of the De Fleury Medal, Army Engineer Association, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
2009 Civilian of the Quarter, Civil Engineering Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2009 Newman Medal, Society of American Military Engineers, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2013 Silver Order of the De Fleury Medal, Army Engineer Association, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
2013 Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, United States Field Artillery Association, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
As of: 18 Dec 18
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