John
Dreyer, Ph.D., associate professor of social science at South Dakota Mines
received the Department of the Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award for his
exceptional teaching of military history.
Dr.
John Dreyer, associate professor of social science at South Dakota Mines has
been presented with the Department of the Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award
for his commitment to Mines’ ROTC program and his exceptional teaching of
military history, a required course for all ROTC cadets who intend to become
commissioned officers.
Each
year for the past decade, Dr. Dreyer has facilitated a trip to the Little Big
Horn Battlefield in Montana for cadets and staff in the ROTC Rushmore
Battalion. He is also recognized for this work as academic advisor helping ROTC
cadets achieve academic success.
“His
passion for advising coupled with his understanding of how best to navigate the
difficult course loads within engineering degrees has been critical in helping
cadets at Mines succeed,” says Major General John Evans, Commanding General of
the US Army Cadet Command at Fort Knox, KY.
“Major
General Evans had no less than 274 ROTC Battalions’ monthly nominees to choose
from. It goes to show how fortunate we in the Department of Military Science at
Mines are to be part of this university,” says Lieutenant Colonel Richard
Mendenhall, Battalion Commander, department head and professor of military
science at Mines.
Colonel
Jesse A. Phillips, Brigade
Commander, 3rd ROTC Brigade, United States Army Cadet Command, presented Dreyer
with a Patriotic Civilian Service Award lapel
pin during a short ceremony at Mines on March 1.