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Dunwoody to receive ITA award

SKILLMAN, N.J. — General Ann E. Dunwoody, alumna of the State University of New York at Cortland Class of 1975, will receive the highest honor bestowed by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association when she is presented with the 2012 ITA Achievement Award, hosted by the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) and presented by Rolex Watch U.S.A. Dunwoody will receive her award on Friday, Sept. 7, at the ITHF Board of Directors Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.

Stan Smith, President of the ITHF, will present the award along with David A Benjamin, ITA Executive Director and Stewart Wicht, President and CEO of Rolex Watch U.S.A., who will present a distinctive Rolex timepiece to General Dunwoody. In addition to this special gift, Dunwoody and a guest will be invited to watch a session of the 2012 U.S. Open from the President’s Box, courtesy of the USTA, and will also be recognized during the ITHF’s Legends Ball on Friday evening. The SUNY Cortland varsity tennis program will also receive a $1,000 donation from the ITA in Dunwoody’s honor.

Now in its 19th year, the ITA Achievement Award pays tribute each year to past participants in the world of varsity tennis who have achieved excellence in their chosen careers. The spirit of the award honors both professional success and contributions to society, made either as a direct result of a career, or through humanitarian efforts.

Prior to her retirement in August 2012 after 38 years of service to the United States Army, General Ann E. Dunwoody served as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is one of the largest Army commands with more than 69,000 employees and has a presence in or impacts all 50 states and 144 countries. In 2008, Dunwoody became the first woman in the history of the United States Military to be promoted to the rank of four-star general and one of only eleven four-star generals in the U.S. Army.

General Dunwoody was commissioned as a Quartermaster officer after graduating from the State University of New York at Cortland where she was a starter and four-year varsity participant for the tennis and gymnastics teams. During her career, she has served in Southwest Asia, Germany and throughout the United States.

Her principal staff assignments included service as the 82nd Airborne Division Parachute Officer, where she deployed to Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Strategic Planner for the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (Army G-4), Headquarters, United States Army.

General Dunwoody has commanded at every level, including the 226th Maintenance Company at Fort Sill, OK; the 5th QM Detachment (ABN) in Kaiserslautern, Germany; the 407th Supply and Service Battalion/ 782d Main Support Battalion (MSB) at Fort Bragg, NC; the 10th Division Support Command (DISCOM) at Fort Drum, NY; the 1st Corps Support Command at Fort Bragg, NC; the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC)/Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) in Alexandria, VA; and the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) at Fort Lee, VA. She commanded the US Army Materiel Command from November 2008 to August 2012.

Her awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Commendation Medal; the Army Achievement Medal; the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star; Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 campaign stars); and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. Her badges include the Master Parachutist Badge and the Parachute Rigger Badge.

She is the 2004 recipient of the National Defense Transportation Association’s DoD Distinguished Service Award, the 2012 NDTA Leadership Award, the 2007 Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Distinguished Service Award, the 2009 Association of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces Eisenhower Award, the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Theodore Roosevelt Award and the 2011 French National Order of Merit.

General Dunwoody is married to Colonel Craig Brotchie, USAF (retired). They have two sons, Bryan and Scott, a daughter-in-law Alicia, and two grandchildren, Paige and Alex. They also have Barney, the Wonder Dog.

ITA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD LAUREATES

2011     Jon D. Erickson -- University of Michigan, 1959
2010     Robert A Swift -- Haverford College, 1968
2009     John L. Thornton -- Harvard University, 1976
2008     Sheridan Snyder -- University of Virginia, 1958
2007     Dr. Geoffrey Tabin -- Yale University, 1978
2006     Thomas Cundy -- Florida State University, 1955
2005     Steve Appleton -- Boise State University, 1982
2004     Dr. George Fareed -- University of California, 1966
2003     Gene Sperling -- University of Minnesota, 1982
2002     Jack Blanton, Sr. -- University of Texas, 1947
2001     Patricia Beckford Acheson -- Queens College, 1972
2001     Judge Gerald E. Rosen -- Kalamazoo College, 1973
2000     Dr. Ruth M. Haude -- Indiana State (PA), 1958
2000     Dr. Michael P. Johnson -- Clark University, 1979
1999     Christine Grant -- Swarthmore College, 1969
1999     Governor Pedro Rossello -- University of Notre Dame, 1966
1998     Lieutenant Colonel Gail Allen -- Air Force Academy, 1982
1998     Dr. William Bowen -- Denison University, 1955
1997     Dr. Bert Vogelstein -- University of Pennsylvania, 1981
1997     Lisa Hoffstein -- University of Pennsylvania, 1981
1996     Roger B. Porter -- Brigham Young University, 1969
1996     Wilma A. Lewis -- Swarthmore College, 1978
1995     Dr. Rebecca Birchmore Campen -- University of Georgia, 1963
1995     Senator John Breaux -- University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1964
1994     Judge Peggy Brenden -- Luther College, 1976
1994     Athan James Shaka -- Harvey Mudd College, 1980

Posted on September 5, 2012
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