Professors of Military Science
Since 1948, the US Army has officially assignedÌýa Professor of Military Science toÌýleadÌýand administer the Army ROTC Program atÌýthe ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder. As the Chair of the Department of Military Science, the Professor of Military Science plays a vital role in the development of the Army’s future officers and serves asÌýthe US Army’s primary liaison to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s faculty, staff, and leaders.
The first Professor of Military ScienceÌýwas COL Chester L. Landaker. Below is a chronological listing of allÌýProfessors of Military Science assigned to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder since 1948.
Chester L. Landaker, COL
1948
Cornman L. Hahn, COL
1949-53
Harry Burcher, COL
1953-57
R. PaulÌýWest, COL
1957-60
Vernon A. Shurm, COL
1960-64
Arthur W. Milberg, COL
1964-68
Thomas H. Cooper, COL
1968-72
RW Woolard, COL
1972-73
Warren A. Spaulding, COL
1973-75
Charles E. Bush, COL
1975-79
Charles A. Thompson, LTC
1979-82
William Z. Lord, LTC, AR
1982-85
James G. MacLachlan, LTC
1985-87
Ray E. Madsen, LTC
1987-90
John F. Troy Jr., LTC, MI
1990-94
Charles Stibrany, Jr., LTC
1994-97
Michael R. Nifong, LTC
1997-01
Richard Thomas, LTC, IN
2001-04
Marvin Meek, LTC
2004-2007
John Toth, LTC
2007-2011
David Rozelle, LTC
2011-2013
Aaron Roof, LTC
2014-2017
Jason Lojka, LTC
2018-2019
Mark Van Gelder, LTC
2019-2021
Bryce Kawaguchi, LTC
2021-2023
Lynae Place, LTC
2023-Present