Brigadier General Dana H. Born | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1983–2013 (30 years) |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Awards | See below |
Dana H. Born (born 1961) is a lecturer in public policy [1] at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and was the Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is the first woman to hold that position.
General Born is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy in 1983 with a degree in behavioral sciences. She holds a Master of Science degree in experimental psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, a Master of Arts degree in research psychology from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Pennsylvania State University.
Brig. Gen. Dana H. Born was dean of the faculty, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. She commanded the 700-member Dean of the Faculty mission element and oversaw the annual design and instruction of more than 500 undergraduate courses for 4,000 cadets in 32 academic disciplines. She also directed the operation of five support staff agencies and faculty resources involving more than $250 million.
Following her tours as an exchange officer with the Royal Australian Air Force and assistant professor at the United States Air Force Academy, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Pennsylvania State University. General Born's staff assignments include assistant director for recruiting research and analysis in the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, aide to the Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Chief of the Personnel Issues Team in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. She commanded the 11th Mission Support Squadron at Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C., providing personnel, education and training, and family support to service members in the National Capital Region and around the world. Prior to her current assignment, the general was a permanent professor and head of the United States Air Force Academy's Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department.
In an interview with Colorado Springs Independent reporter Pam Zubeck on December 16, 2010, Born stated that "All the instructors we have, have graduate degrees in the areas they're teaching or a related field." [2] In concluding a year-long investigation of United States Air Force Academy faculty credentials, the Air Force Inspector General stated in a letter dated, February 10, 2012, that "Brig. Gen. Born was negligent in making an absolute statement to a local newspaper regarding the military faculty's specific academic credentials as they related to teaching disciplines without first confirming the accuracy of the supporting data." Or in other words, her statement was factual but that she had not researched each individual instructor's credentials before responding to the question. On February 17, 2012, the Pentagon released a statement: "Commanders are given broad latitude to administer punishment appropriate with the offense. United States Air Force Academy [Superintendent] Lt Gen Gould has reviewed the [Air Force Inspector General] report and will be the officer who decides what, if any, command action will be taken." [3] In a letter from the SAF/IGS to USAFA faculty member, Professor David Mullin, dated Feb 10, 2012, it stated, "..our investigative work found no evidence supporting any allegation or claim that the USAFA faculty is not "qualified" to teach at USAFA....The HLC accreditation report found USAFA's faculty to be fully qualified to teach an undergraduate curriculum that results in the awarding of bachelor's degrees. We found no evidence to dispute that conclusion.."[ citation needed ]
Born was deposed on December 9, 2011, as a respondent in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case of alleged disability discrimination filed by former United States Air Force Academy economics professor David Mullin, who was also a client of the U.S. Civil Rights organization, Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). During the deposition, Born was asked if she ordered a subordinate, Colonel Thomas Drohan, to conduct counter-insurgency analysis against MRFF and its clients. Under oath she denied that she did. Mullin's lead attorney, Robert Eye, wrote, on both February 1 and 29, letters to Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley requesting with acknowledgement a formal investigation into the matter. On March 15, 2012, Eye received a response from Air Force Deputy General Counsel W. Kipling At Lee Jr.. He said it would not be appropriate to comment about the status of any investigation, but “I can advise you that the allegations . . . are being given appropriate consideration.” On 8 Jun 2012, Eye received a letter from SAF/GCM, Lee stating, "The Office of the Inspector General...has completed their inquiry in the matters addressed in your February 1, 2012 letter to the Secretary of the Air Force. ....the evidence indicated that she (Born) did not direct a counterinsurgency "Campaign" against the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. They also determined that her response, with regard to the counterinsurgency line of questioning during her December 9, 2011 deposition, was factually correct." In essence, Born was cleared of this allegation.[ citation needed ]
Parachutist Badge | |
Personal decorations | |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit | |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal | |
Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
Unit awards | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Campaign and service medals | |
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Service, training, and marksmanship awards | |
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon | |
Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star | |
Air Force Training Ribbon | |
Insignia | Rank | Date |
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Brigadier general | October 1, 2004 | |
Colonel | October 17, 2002 | |
Lieutenant colonel | October 1, 1999 | |
Major | April 1, 1995 | |
Captain | June 1, 1987 | |
First lieutenant | June 1, 1985 | |
Second lieutenant | June 1, 1983 | |
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This article incorporates public domain material from Brigadier General Dana H. Born biography. United States Air Force.