Arkansas Tech University ROTC Hall of Honor

The ATU ROTC Hall of Honor was established in 2017 by a committee from the ATU ROTC Alumni Chapter in an effort to recognize and honor those ROTC alumni that have had particularly successful careers. Hall of Honor Nomination Criteria and Guidelines. 

• MG(R) Ronald S. Chastain
• MG(R) Harley C. Davis
• MG(R) William D. Wofford
• MG(R) William E. Harmon
• MG Gary Johnston
• BG(R) Gracus K. Dunn
• BG(R) Larry Newman
• Senior Executive Service Dalton R. Jones (Colonel, Retired)
• Defense Intelligence Senior Level William H. Speer (Colonel, Retired)
• Congressman Steve A. Womack
• COL George T. Hudgens
• COL Jerry E. Hamby (Posthumous)
• COL(R)Henry (Hank) Brummett
• COL(R) David Dorrough
• COL(R) Robert (Rip) Phillips
• COL(R) N. Wayne Ruthven
• LTC(R) Jerry Adcock
• LTC(R) Clarence Eugene Boyle
• LTC(R) Anthony Gortemiller
• LTC(R) Bill Sidebottom
• LTC(R) Edwin A. Williams III
• CPT Jimmy Cartwright (Posthumous)

Program History

The Arkansas Tech University ROTC Program has a rich history that includes seven general officers, two general level government executives, and countless military and civilian leaders. ATU alumni have been awarded some of the highest medals for bravery, graduated at the top of military schools, and received recognition within their communities.  The written history of this program is a living document. ATU ROTC would like to capture all of its alumni’s accomplishments.  In order to provide the most accurate and complete documentation of this storied program, your help is needed.  Please contact Mr. Stephen White at swhite@atu.edu with any information you have regarding the program and the accomplishments of its alumni.

• Arkansas Tech ROTC History (1952-1991)
• Arkansas Tech ROTC History (2000-Present)
• Cadet Command History