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USMA Class of 1981 Vice Dean for Education United States Military Academy |
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USMA Class of 1981 Vice Dean for Education United States Military Academy |
Colonel Ragsdale has nearly twenty three years of active
military service. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry upon
graduation from the US Military Academy in 1981. His operational military
assignments include tours with the 82nd Airborne Division, where he served as
Platoon Leader, Company XO, and Battalion Adjutant; and the 5th Ranger Training
Battalion, where he served as a Principle Instructor and Company Commander.
Colonel Ragsdale's academic and research and development assignments
include a tour as research analyst at the US Military Academy (USMA) and as a
Deputy Project Manager for a logistics automation system, the Corps and Theater
ADP Service Center. Colonel Ragsdale has also served as a project officer in
Advanced Distributed Simulation Program Office at the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA). Recently, he served as the Director of the Information
Technology and Operations Center (ITOC) at USMA. His current assignment is
Associate Professor and Director of the Information Technology Program in the
USMA Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
His
military awards include: the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf
Clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, he Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. His other awards
include: The Apgar Award for Excellence in Teaching at the US Military Academy,
The Educator of the Year Award from the Federal Information Systems Security
Educator Association (FISSEA), and the Graduate Student Leadership Excellence
Award from the Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University.
Colonel Ragsdale was awarded a Masters of Science in Computer Science
by the Naval Postgraduate School and a Ph.D. in Computer Science by Texas
A&M University.
Education:
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2001
(Computer Science)
M.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1990 (Computer
Science)
B.S. United States Military Academy, 1981
Recent Positions:
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (1999-Present)
Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
o Director, Information
Technology Program
o Director, Information Technology and Operations Center
o Senior Research Scientist, Information Technology and Operations Center
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY (2004-Present)
Adjunct Faculty
(pending approval)
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point,
NY (2003-2004)
Adjunct Faculty
Coalition and Joint Task Force 180
(CJTF-180), Afghanistan (June-August 2002)
Chief of Assessment, Future
Plans and Operations
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA),
Alexandria, Virginia (1995)
Project Officer, Advanced Distributed
Simulation Program Office
Tactical Management Information Systems (TACMIS) ,
Program Executive Office, Standard Army Management Information Systems
(STAMIS), Fort Belvoir, Virginia. (1993-1995)
Deputy Product Manager, Corps
and Theater ADP Service Center (CTASC)
United States Military Academy,
West Point, NY (1990-1993)
Research Analyst, Office of Artificial
Intelligence Analysis and Evaluation
5th Ranger Training Battalion,
Camp Frank D. Merrill, GA (1985-1988)
Company Commander, C Company
Principal Instructor, Headquarter and Headquarters Company
2nd
Battalion (ABN) 505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC
(1982-1985)
Rifle Platoon Leader, A Company
Mortar Platoon Leader, A
Company
Mortar Platoon Leader, Combat Service Support Company
Executive
Officer, Combat Service Support Company
Battalion Adjutant , Headquarters
and Headquarters Company
Academic Awards: " The Founder's Medal, June
2004 - Awarded annually by the Executive Committee of the Colloquium for
Information System Security Education (CISSE) to an individual who has made
significant contributions toward furthering the state of information systems
security education.
Apgar Award for Excellence in Teaching, August 2002 -
Awarded annually at the US Military Academy for innovative teaching concepts
and methods
Educator of the Year, Federal Information Systems Security
Educator Association (FISSEA), March 2002 - Awarded annually at the FISSEA
National Conference to an individual who has made significant contributions in
education and training programs for information systems security
The Honor
Society of Phi Kappa Phi, August, 2001
Best Paper Award (2nd Place), 6th
Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeastern Conference,
April 2001
Graduate Student Leadership Excellence Award - Department of
Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 1999
Pinnacle Honor Society,
1999 - For Adult and Non-Traditional Students
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer
Science Honor Society, 1993
Outstanding Department of Defense Student
Academic Achievement Award, Naval Postgraduate School, 1990 - One of only three
institution-level academic awards
Military Awards:
Meritorious
Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation
Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf
Clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal
Army Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger
Tab
Pathfinder Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Jungle Expert Badge