History of Army ROTC’s Professors of Military Science at Eastern Washington University

Since the creation of the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) battalion at Eastern Washington University (EWU) in 1952, the Army has assigned a Professor of Military Science (PMS) to lead and administer the program.  The PMS who also serves as the Chair for the Military Science Department, executes the important role of developing future Army officers and being a liaison to the local community and the EWU faculty, staff, and senior leadership.  Below is a chronological listing of all Professors of Military Science that were assigned to Eastern Washington University since 1952.

Note: If you have any specific memories you want to share about any of the PMS’s listed below please leave a comment and share it with us. 


Benjamin J. Van Meter

Lieutenant Colonel, Signal Corps

2021-present

Jonathan Stafford

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Defense Artillery

2018-2021


Michael Eliassen

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

2016-2018


Jason Pape

Lieutenant Colonel, Armor

2012-2016


Michael Kirkland

Lieutenant Colonel

2009-2012


David Millet

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

2005-2009


Kevin Arbanas

Lieutenant Colonel, Aviation

2002-2005


Charles Green Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel, Finance

2000-2002


Alan Westfield

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

1996-2000


James McMullin

Lieutenant Colonel, Armor

1993-1996


William Zorn

Lieutenant Colonel, Aviation

1990-1993


Douglas Morgan

Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery

1985-1990


Ronald Walter

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

1983-1985


George Massey

Lieutenant Colonel

1981-1983


Thomas Coonelly Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel, Engineer

1978-1981


Emilio Zamora

Lieutenant Colonel, Transportation

1974-1978


Darrell Irvin

Colonel, Field Artillery

1972-1974


Andy Pribnow

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Defense Artillery

1967-1972


Edgar Fenstemacher

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

1963-1967


Erwin Nilsson

Colonel, Infantry

1959-1963


Eccles Scott

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

1955-1959


Daniel Carter

Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry

1952-1955

 

3 thoughts on “History of Army ROTC’s Professors of Military Science at Eastern Washington University”

    • Sir, I hope this finds you well. You Commissioned me in June 1980, while I was still an academic Sophomore. I would serve in a local Army National Guard Redeye unit until graduation in 1983, and accession to Active Duty (by then a 1LT).
      In properly filling out the Accession Branch Preference forms, I showed my degree as ENG for ENGlish. In what was surely the greatest mistake that ever happened to me, I was Accessed into our beloved Engineer Corps, where I would serve for 20 years until retirement in 2003!
      ESSAYONS!

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  1. Mr. Coonelly, glad you were able to find the site. EWU Army ROTC is still going strong. If you are ever in the area feel free to stop by Cadet Hall. All the best to you.

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