Command and General Staff College Foundation News - 15

FEATURE

Civilian and Military
Educators of the Year
announced

	

		

Two Command and General Staff School educators
representing civilian and military faculty were named Command
and General Staff College Educators of the Year Nov. 18. Both
educators advance to the next level in the process to compete
for the Training and Doctrine Command civilian and military
Educators of the Year.
Dr. Jack Kem, a professor in the Department of Joint,
Interagency, and Multinational Operations, is CGSC Civilian
Educator of the Year. Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson, who is
an instructor in the Department of Military History, is CGSC
Military Educator of the Year.
Seven civilian educators and six military educators were
among the candidates competing for the honor to represent
CGSC faculty at the TRADOC level. A selection board evaluated
the 13 educators Nov. 9 and 17 as part of the award process.
The CGSC Educator of the Year selection board was
comprised of Dr. James Martin, CGSC Dean of Academics; Dr.
Ted Thomas, director of the CGSS Department of Command
and Leadership; Col. Lee Gentile, director of the CGSS U.S.
Air Force Element; Col. Charles Blumenfeld III, director of
the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations; and Dr.
Gerald Gorman, deputy director for Academic Affairs, School
for Advanced Military Studies.
"The CGSC award selection process was fairly comprehensive
and evaluated us across the range of teaching domains,"
Johnson said. "For example, the board evaluated our teaching
philosophies, our classroom management, and conducted a
panel-style board to ask us questions about our approach toward
education."
Kem said the award selection process included several
steps that began with his first being selected by DJIMO as the
departmental Educator of the Year. That selection was based
upon a nomination and vetting process within his department by
the curriculum developers, division chiefs and senior members
of the faculty.
"First of all, I was surprised. The competition for Educator
of the Year includes a lot of dedicated and professional faculty
members, both civilian and military. As a result, being selected
is a great honor," Kem said. "Secondly, I realize that the
TRADOC Civilian Educator of the Year (award process) will
also have tough competition. It is my hope that I can represent
the CGSC faculty well in that competition."
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PHOTOS BY PRUDENCE SIEBERT/FORT LEAVENWORTH LAMP

by Christopher Burnett, Fort Leavenworth Lamp

Top, CGSC Civilian Educator of the Year Dr. Jack Kem, Department of Joint,
Interagency and Multinational Operations, goes over administrative details with
his CGSC students in the "Introduction to Army Service Component Command
/Corps Command and Control of Land Component Command" course on Dec.
8 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Bottom, CGSC Military
Educator of the Year Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson, Department of Military
History, discusses highlights with his students from their reading of "Naval
Innovation During the Interwar Years" Dec. 8 at the Lewis and Clark Center on
Fort Leavenworth.

Johnson, who also won the CGSC Military Educator of the
Year award in 2014, described a similarly rigorous process.
"I felt surprised and honored to be selected as the Military
Educator of the Year," Johnson said. "CGSC has great instructors
who are passionate about their mission and their students. It is
an honor to represent the faculty and the students going forward
to the TRADOC competition."
For the full story and more photos, see:
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/news/20161215/
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