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ALLAN C. CARLSON, PH.D. President of the Howard Center for Family,
Religion and Society, was the general secretary and lead convenor
of the World Congress of Families held in March 1997 in Prague,
the Czech Republic. Dr. Carlson was appointed by President Ronald
Reagan to the National Commission on Children. He is the former
executive vice president of the Rockford Institute and a former
visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is a
frequent lecturer and author of many books and published articles
focusing on the importance of families. In 1992, he testified
before the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women
in the Armed Forces. Dr. Carlson graduated magna cum laude from
Augustana College, and earned his Ph.D. in Modern European History
from Ohio University.
WILLIAM A. & PRUDENCE FIELDS have performed in musical theater,
and at the 1984 and 1988 Republican National Conventions, as a
bass-baritone and mezzo-soprano. Mr. Fields, who received his
juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School, currently serves
on bank and hospital boards in Marietta, Ohio. Previously, he
had been Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Estate Planning,
Trust and Probate Law Section of the Ohio State Bar Association,
a Board Member on Character and Fitness for the Supreme Court
of Ohio, and a member of the editorial board of the Probate Law
Journal of Ohio. As a professional actress, Prudence Fields has
played leading roles in many musicals, and appeared in the original
cast of Funny Girl. Prudence has been the county chairman in eight
political campaigns, and is a long-time activist in Eagle Forum.
FRANK J. GAFFNEY. JR. is founder and director of the Center for
Security Policy in Washington D.C., an internationally-recognized
nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization that specializes
in foreign and defense policy matters. As Assistant Secretary
of Defense for International Security Policy in 1987, Gaffney
dealt with nuclear forces, arms control and U.S.-European defense
relations. He chaired the prestigious High Level Group, NATO’s
senior politico-military committee, and represented the Secretary
of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations. Mr. Gaffney was the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms
Control Policy from 1983-1987. He had previously served as a professional
staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and was an
aide to the late Sen. Henry J. "Scoop" Jackson (D-Washington).
Mr. Gaffney holds an M.A. degree in International Studies from
the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies, and earned his B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown
University. He is a columnist with the Washington Times and Defense
News, and his commentaries appear frequently in leading publications
such as the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the
New Republic and Newsday.
MAJOR BRUCE H. HOOPER, USMC (RET.) has been Vice Chairman of the
Foreign Policy Research Institute since 1986. He served for twelve
years of active duty and active reserve service as a Marine aviator
and retired as a Major in 1964. He joined the Interstate Oil Transport
Company, a tugboat/oil barge company engaged in petroleum transportation
between ports ranging from Texas to Maine. Since retiring from
the business, he has been engaged in nonprofit activities and
investments in small private companies. Major Hooper is the President
of the Marine Corps University Foundation, a Councilor of the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, a Director of the Center for
the Study of Popular Culture, the Elizabeth S. Hooper Foundation,
and of Laser Technologies Company, Inc.
DAVID HOROWITZ is the founder and President of the Los Angeles-based
Center for the Study of Popular Culture, and the editor of Heterodoxy
magazine. A former leader of the New Left during the 1960's, Mr.
Horowitz chronicled his journey rightward in the best-selling
novels Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties
and 1997's Radical Son. Author George Gilder lauded Horowitz as
"the first great American autobiography of his generation."
Honors received by Horowitz include the Guggenheim Fellowship
and the Teach Freedom Award bestowed by former President Ronald
Reagan.
GENERAL FREDERICK J. KROESEN, USA (RET.) is the former Commander
in Chief, US Army Europe, and Commander, NATO Central Army Group.
In his 40-year military career, General Kroesen commanded troops
in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, including the 82nd Airborne
Division, US VII Corps, Germany, and Forces Command at Fort McPherson,
GA. He earned many decorations, including the Department of Defense
Distinguished Service Medal. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff,
uS Army. He is a graduate of Rutgers University, and earned an
M.A. in International Affairs at George Washington University.
General Kroesen is currently Chairman of the Board at MPRI., Inc.,
and a consultant specializing in national and international military
affairs. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Land Warfare,
Association of the United States Army.
JOHN LENCZOWSKI is founder and director of The Institute of World
Politics, a graduate school of international affairs in partnership
with Boston University. Previously, he served as Director of European
and Soviet Affairs at the National Security Council from 1983-1987
and as Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political
Affairs from 1981-1983. His articles have appeared in the Wall
Street Journal, the Washington Times, and have been nationally
syndicated by the Los Angeles Times. In addition, he is the author
of several publications on U.S. foreign policy. Dr. Lenczowski
is a graduate of the Thacher School and the University of California
at Berkeley, and received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies.
SAMUEL K. LESSEY, JR., a graduate of West Point (1945), Harvard
Law and Harvard Business schools, served in the Air Force Reserve
for 12 years and retired as a Brigadier General. President Ronald
Reagan appointed him Director of the Selective Service System
(1987-1991). He has served as Inspector General of the U.S. Synthetic
Fuels Corporation, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), member of a Management
Implementation Team for the Air Force Reserve, and member of the
National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
He was Vice President of Shearson, Hamill & Co., one of the
ten largest investment banking and brokerage firms in America,
and Vice President and Director of the National Aviation Corporation.
Mr. Lessey served as a pilot with the Ninth Air Force, the Pacific
Division of Military Air Transport Service, and as a law instructor
on the staff and faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy. He belongs
to many professional and service organizations, and was chosen
in 1994 to head the National Stroke Association.
KATE WALSH O'BEIRNE is the Washington Editor of National Review.
In her column "Bread and Circuses," she writes principally
about Congress, politics, and domestic policy. Previously, as
Vice President of Government Relations at the Heritage Foundation
in Washington, D.C., she kept Washington policymakers abreast
of Heritage proposals and research findings. As Heritage’s
Deputy Director of Domestic Policy Studies, she supervised studies
in the areas of health care, welfare, education, and housing.
From 1986 to 1988, she was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation
at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 1992,
she was appointed by President George Bush to the Presidential
Commission on Women in the Armed Forces, which was charged to
study the question of whether women should be assigned to direct
combat positions. Mrs. O'Beirne is a regular on CNN's Capital
Gang, appears as a substitute host on CNN's Crossfire, and as
a commentator on The Lehrer Newshour. She is married to a retired
career infantry officer, and has lived on military installations
in the U.S. and abroad. She received her J.D. degree from St.
John's University Law School.
VICE ADMIRAL DAVID C. RICHARDSON, USN (RET.), a graduate of the
U.S. Naval Academy (1936), is the former Commander of the Sixth
Fleet and former Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Prior assignments included command of Carrier Division Seven (1966),
Carrier Division Five and CTF-77 (1966-67), and the Sixth Fleet
(1968-70). Adm. Richardson served as a pilot and commander of
several fighter squadrons, as well as the USS Cimarron and USS
Hornet. He earned many decorations, including three Distinguished
Service Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Following his
retirement in 1972, Admiral Richardson frequently consults with
numerous Defense Department advisory panels and military contractors,
drawing upon his extensive experience in the field of intelligence.
PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY has been a leader in the conservative movement
since the publication of her 1964 best-selling book, A Choice
Not an Echo, which she is currently updating for republication
in 1999. She is President of Eagle Forum, which she founded in
1972 as a national pro-family volunteer organization. Mrs. Schlafly
is the author or editor of 13 books, and has testified before
more than 50 congressional and state committees on a wide range
of issues, such as feminism and the family, national defense and
nuclear strategy, education and child care, health care reform,
and constitutional freedoms. She has developed a new system to
teach children to read called First Reader, and has published
her monthly newsletter, the Phyllis Schlafly Report since 1967.
Her syndicated column appears in 100 newspapers and her radio
commentaries are heard daily on 270 stations. In 1985, she was
appointed by President Reagan to the Commission on the Bicentennial
of the U.S. Constitution, a position she held until 1991. Mrs.
Schlafly is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University,
received her J.D. from Washington University Law School, and her
M.A. in political science from Harvard University.
COLONEL NAHIDA C. SHERMAN, USAF (RET.) was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the United States Air Force in 1968 upon completion
of Officer Training School. In addition to being a 1969 Southeast
Asia veteran, she served as an imagery interpreter, intelligence
analyst and squadron section commander until she separated from
active duty in 1973. In 1978, Colonel Sherman resumed military
service in an active U.S. Air Force Reserve career until her retirement
in 1992. She served in a variety of Reserve and active duty assignments
with the Department of Defense as an Intelligence Analyst, Indications
& Warnings Officer, Intelligence Reserve Detachment Commander
and Mobilization Augmentee to the Office of the Air Force Chief
of Staff, Intelligence.
ROBERT E. STUMPF, USN (RET.) is a retired US Navy officer, now
a commercial airline pilot. He was the commanding officer and
flight leader of the world-famous Blue Angels from 1992-1994.
Stumpf earned many decorations during the 1986 Libya campaign
and the Persian Gulf War, including the Distinguished Flying Cross.
As commander of Strike Fighter Squadron 83, he flew 22 missions
over Iraq, including the first and last air strikes of the war.
From 1993-96, he waged an active campaign to clear his name from
unsubstantiated charges arising from the 1991 Tailhook Association
Symposium. Stumpf attended the event to receive the Estocin Award
for the best F-18 (Hornet) squadron in the Navy, and was cleared
of wrongdoing by a Navy Board of Inquiry. His promotion to the
rank of Captain was confirmed and he began training as a carrier
air wing commander. Nevertheless, his promotion was withdrawn
by the Senate because Navy officials failed to "flag"
his file. In 1996, when the Secretary of the Navy withdrew his
promotion for the second time, Stumpf retired from military service.
Mr. Stumpf is a graduate of the Naval Academy (1974), the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces, and earned his M.S. in National Security
Studies at Georgetown University.
LT. GEN. RICHARD G. TREFRY, USA (RET.) served as Inspector General
of the U.S. Army from 1977 until his retirement in 1983. He served
as the Military Assistant to President George Bush and Director
of the White House Military Office, from 1990-92. He became a
field artillery officer following his graduation from the United
States Military Academy in 1950. He commanded a field artillery
battery in Korea from 1958-59, and fought with the 1st and 3rd
Marine Divisions at various locales in Vietnam. In his 33 year
military career, General Trefry served in a variety of leadership
positions, including command of the 1st Armored Artillery Division
at Ft. Hood, Texas. General Trefry was Assistant Deputy Chief
of Staff for Army Personnel from 1975-1976, during which time
the decision was made to increase the number of women in the Army
from 2% to 10%. He was the responsible staff officer for implementation
of the enrollment of women at West Point, and was Director of
Management in the Office of the Army Chief of Staff from 1976-77.
He has been associated with many volunteer organizations, including
the Association of the U.S. Army, the Army & Navy Club, and
the Army Emergency Relief Association. He is a Vice President
of MPRI, Inc.in Alexandria, VA and is the Program Director for
the Army Force Management School at Ft. Belvoir, VA.
ADMIRAL CARLISLE A.H. TROST, USN (Ret.) was appointed by President
Ronald Reagan to be the 23rd Chief of Naval Operations in 1986.
Previously, he served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic
Fleet and Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command
(1985), and as Director of Navy Program Planning for the Chief
of Naval Operations (1981). Admiral Trost has extensive experience
in nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and commanded
Submarine Flotilla One (now Submarine Group Five), in 1973, and
the Blue Crew, USS Sam Rayburn. He was appointed commander of
the U.S. Seventh Fleet in 1980, and received many decorations
including two Distinguished Service Medals, Japan's Order of the
Rising Sun (2nd Class), and the Republic of Korea's Order of National
Merit. Admiral Trost graduated first in his class from the Naval
Academy in 1953.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL CLAUDIUS E. WATTS III, USAF (RET.), who graduated
from The Citadel in 1958, served as its President from 1989-1996.
General Watts had previously served as Comptroller of the Air
Force until his retirement from active duty in 1989. General Watts
served with the 12th Special Operations Squadron in Vietnam from
1967-68. He flew more than 7,000 hours, including 276 combat missions,
for which he received 44 awards and decorations for distinguished
service and gallantry. In 1976 he served as chief of Operations
and Training with the 1402’s Military Airlift Squadron, and
later commanded the 438th Military Airlift Group at McGuire AFB.
General Watts has served on a number of boards, including the
National Collegiate Athletic Association Council, and the Advisory
Council of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
He attended the Army Command and General Staff College, the National
War College, the London School of Economics as a Fullbright scholar,
the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and Harvard
University.
THE HONORABLE FAITH WHITTLESEY served two tours as the United
States Ambassador to Switzerland during the Reagan Administration,
from 1981-83 and 1985-86. She also served as a member of the Senior
White House Staff heading the Office of Public Liaison from 1983-85.
Previously, she was the Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, and Special Assistant Attorney General
in the Pennsylvania Department of Justice. She was elected to
the Pennsylvania Legislature for two terms. Ms. Whittlesey has
been Chairman and CEO of the American Swiss Foundation in New
York for nine years, and is currently the Chairman of Christian
Freedom International, a human rights organization that defends
the rights of persecuted Christians worldwide. She is a member
of several corporate and charitable boards, including the Sunbeam
Corporation, Valassis Communications, and Schindler USA. Ms. Whittlesey
is a Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude graduate of Wells College, and
received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is
the past recipient of three honorary doctorates and a Ford Foundation
grant to attend the Hague Academy of International Law.
WALTER E. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor
of Economics and the Chairman of the Economics Department of George
Mason University. He serves on the boards of directors of the
Hoover Institution, the Reason Foundation, Citizens for a Sound
Economy, and is on the advisory boards of the Landmark Legal Foundation
and the Cato Institute, among others. In addition, he writes a
weekly nationally syndicated column and is a frequent commentator
on radio and television programs such as The News Hour with Jim
Lehrer, Nightline, and Wall Street Week. Dr. Williams is the author
of over eighty articles published in scholarly journals and major
national magazines, plus six books, one of which was subsequently
made into the PBS documentary Good Intentions. His fellowships
and awards include: Hoover Institution National Fellow, Ford Foundation
Fellow, and the Adam Smith Award. Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in
Economics from California State University and M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees in Economics from the University of California at Los
Angeles. He also holds a doctor of humane letters from Virginia
Union University and Grove City College and a doctor of laws from
Washington and Jefferson College.
WILLIAM A. WOODRUFF is a Professor of Law at Campbell University
School of Law in North Carolina. He is the former chief of the
litigation division of the Army's Office of the Judge Advocate
General, HQ, Department of the Army. Professor Woodruff was promoted
to the rank of colonel just prior to his retirement from active
service in 1992. His article "The DOD Homosexual Exclusion
Policy: Illegal Discrimination or Legitimate Personnel Policy?"
explores the legal foundations of the military's policy on homosexuality.
Mr. Woodruff received his B.A. from the University of Alabama
and graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina
Law School.
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