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Alumni Profiles

Learn How People Have Gained from ROTC

One of the best ways to see if Army ROTC is right for you is to learn how alumni have benefited from the experience. See how the skills they learned in ROTC have helped them build successful and satisfying careers.

Honorable Togo West

Secretary of the Army 1993-1998

The Honorable Togo West attended Howard University from 1961-1965 and received a BS in Electrical Engineering.








MG (R) Cunningham Bryant

Major General District of Columbia Army National Guard

Graduated Howard University in 1943 when he was called into active duty.  Led the DC Army National Guard from 1974 to 1981.  Lived in Washington DC until his death in 2003.  He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 








MG (R) Robert C. Gaskill

Major General, U.S. Army, Retired

MG (Retired) Gaskill is one of the strong supporters of Army ROTC program.  He graduated Howard University in 1952. He was inducted into the Quartermaster Hall of fame in 1994.  He personally directed the development of the Quartermaster-Commissary Procurement portion of the “Vietnamization program” during 1969-1970.  This ambitious program to make the Vietnamese people more self sufficient included the aerial delivery of supplies to remote sites.  As the first Quartermaster to serve as the Deputy Commandant of the Army War college, MG Gaskill was able to shape logistical, financial and personnel curriculum that affects today’s senior Army leadership.








MG (R) John R. Hawkins III, USAR

Major General, U.S. Army Retired

MG Hawkins graduated Howard University in 1971.








MG Michael T. Harrison Sr.

Commander, United States Army Japan and I-CORPS

MG Harrison graduated Howard University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. 








COL Sharon Gresham, USAR

Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired

COL Gresham graduated from Howard in 1981.  Entered the AGR program in the Army Reserves in 1996.








COL Norvell V. Coots, MD

Commander, Walter Reed Health Care System, WRAMC, Washington, DC

COL Coots was commissioned in 1979.  He completed his Medical Education while assigned to the Oklahoma ARNG.








COL (R) Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S.

Dean, Howard University College of Dentistry

COL Rouse was commissioned in 1973.  He is a former Commander of the U.S. Army Dental Command.








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