Army ROTC Cadets gain valuable experience that will help them excel in college and beyond. Meet the teachers, students and advisors who are apart of the cadet leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno
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| LTC Tragemann has served in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 2d Infantry Division, 82d Airborne Division, Joint Readiness Training Center, Combat Readiness Center, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group. Military Training includes Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Aviation Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, CAS3, and Command and General Staff College. Airborne, Air Assault, and Jumpmaster Schools. His awards include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal. Civilian Schooling includes a BA from Western Kentucky University and MA from Louisiana State University. |
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| MAJ Heil has served in the military for more than 23 years with over 11 years in the US Marine Corps and more than 12 years in the US Army. His service includes tours with: the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Marine Divisions; the 11th ACR; and, elements of the NVNG. OCONUS deployments include: Korea, Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Israel, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Africa, France, and Hawaii. Training experience has been as: Primary Marksmanship Instructor, Howitzer Section Chief (M198, M114, M105), Avionics Technician/Quality Control Inspector and Production Control Supervisor, En-gress and E-gress Helicopter Operations, Insertion and Extraction Techniques, Defense of US Embassy, Watercraft and Military Air Assault/Beach Assault, Mountain Warfare, Urban Warfare, Jungle Warfare, Cold Weather, OPFOR (National Training Center), Tactical and Joint Operations Center. Functional areas of experience include (S4) Logistics (Property Book Officer), (S3) Training and Operations, and (S2) Intelligence officer. Non-Military education: BS Business Administration/Management w/Mount Saint Mary College, Newburg, NY; MA Public Administration, University of Oklahoma, Norman; PhD Candidate Human and Organizational Development with Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| SSG Gniotczynski enlisted in military June 1994. Graduated with a BA in Economics and Operations Management in May 2000 at the UW-Oshkosh. Mobilized several times including tours to Bosnia and Iraq. Worked as production manager for 7 years at Generac Power Systems. |
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| Donna Dutra was born and raised in Reno, Nevada and graduated from Reed High School. Immediately after high school Donna moved to Redwood City, California and became an optometric assistant. Soon after she married Dave Dutra and together they have 2 sons. As a family they lived in the California foothills in Colfax, Placerville and Cameron Park for over 15 years. 2000 though 2002 the family lived aboard a boat in both the Bahamian Islands and Alaska. After selling their yacht, Donna and her family have settled back into the Reno area. Donna now works in the Military Science Department of the University of Nevada, Reno and attends the University as a full time student working towards a degree in General Studies with an emphasis on Library Science. |
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| Born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. Mother of one 11 year old daughter. I joined the U.S. Army in August of 1993. A Combat Medic 91B30. Duty stations include Camp Casey, Korea 1994-1995, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1995-1996, Bad Kreuznach, Germany 1996 – 1999, Fort Stewart, Georgia 1999-2001. Deployments include Bosnia and Cairo, Egypt. Employed as Human Resource for Civil Service since 2002. Achieved Associates degree in Business, Bachelors in Human Resource, and currently working on Masters in Project Management with a concentration in IT. Joined the ROTC crew at the University of Nevada March, 2008. |