 At
the Academy Glenn usually excelled in academics - 6 semesters on the Dean's list
and twice on academic probation. He picked up the skiing bug while at the Academy.
After
graduation, Glenn worked initially with computers then spent the majority of the
next 26-years in a variety of assignments in the financial management career field.
Initially, Glenn became a computer programmer/systems analyst in SAC Intelligence
where he learned to work with large databases when database technology was considered
a strategic asset in the cold war.
He
transferred into the financial career field as a Budget Officer at HQ USAF. In
1976, Glenn attended Harvard Business School earning his MBA. Following Harvard,
he served at HQ USAF and OSD (PA&E) before going to the Air Force Accounting
and Finance Center at Lowry AFB, Colorado for seven years serving in a variety
of assignments and culminating as Deputy Director, Plans and Systems. After being
in Colorado, it was back to Washington DC where Glenn served as the Assistant
Comptroller for the Secretary of the Air Force until his retirement as a Colonel
in 1994.
After retiring from the military in 1994, he wanted to continue
to serve the military community. Glenn was selected as the Chief Financial Officer
for The Retired Officer Association (TROA); now the Military Officers Association
of America (MOAA), a position
he held for 15-years until retiring in February 2010. Glenn looked at his time
with MOAA as an extension of military service for MOAA's mission is to help service
members (active, former, and retired) and their families.
Besides his MOAA
service, Glenn has been active volunteer for several organizations including American
Red Cross since 1996 serving as Alexandria Red Cross Board Chair and working in
disaster relief. In October 2005, he deployed as a Red Cross volunteer distributing
meals to Hurricane Rita victims in Dayton, Texas. Glenn's words:
I
was at the stage in life that I realized that, MOAA wasn’t going to fall
apart if I went to assist disaster victims. The bottom line: I didn’t have
a good excuse not to go. Upon arrival in Houston,
16 of us from all parts of the country were assigned to “mass feeding.”
We were told “Here are directions to Dayton, Texas. Get six trucks, four
cars, six radios, and go to the Baptist Church.” When we arrived in Dayton,
in the early evening, I was given a map with eight feeding sites over a 25 square
mile area and told to organize our group to serve 4,500 meals a day starting tomorrow
at lunch. This was a very poor rural area. Before
the hurricane these people were just getting by. Many had family members with
them who had left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. When Rita was approaching,
they were told 25-foot waves were going to hit their town and told to flee. Returning
to the disaster area after the storm in 98 degree weather, there was no power,
which meant no water as water is supplied by well pumps. Everyone needed food,
water and ice. For those with babies, add diapers and baby food to the list. One
woman told me that before the storm, her family had built up their life savings
to $1,000. After filling her car with gas, evacuating, staying in a hotel for
several nights, and then coming back home, they had $7. We regularly heard/saw
heart-breaking stories. These people were down to survival mode and it pulls you
up short realizing how blessed most military officer retirees are. But
the thing that sticks in my mind is how fortunate my wife June and I are. I will
always remember what’s important in life-- People are important. People matter. |
Glenn
and his wife June enjoy travelling, golf, skiing, and bridge (Glenn). Glenn
and June - thank you for your 41-years of service to the military. July
2010 |
