Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years

306 THE FIRST 100 YEARS
Joseph Frechette, Ph.D., has worked in the Army
Historical Program since 2000 and has been a staff
historian at the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security
Command since 2011. He received his BA and his MA in
History from the George Washington University in 1995
and 1998 respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University
of Maryland College Park, in 2017.
Jerald Glodek was born in Baltimore in 1952. Jerry grew
up with his two sisters Joni and Jaimi on a farm in Severn
that is now the Arundel Forest community. His schooling
included Cardinal Gibbons High School, Anne Arundel
Community College and the University of Maryland
College Park. Out of school, Jerry volunteered and served
two years in the United States Army Field Band at Fort
Meade before going to work at the family farm and store.
He and his wife Debby have lived in Severn most of their
lives, and have two adult sons, Josh and Jeremy, also of
Severn. The love of farming still runs in Jerry’s blood, and
his retirement plans include moving to the shore of the
James River in Virginia where he will pursue gardening,
crabbing and fishing.
Charles Hessler is Vice President of the Stoddartsville
Pennsylvania Preservation Society. He also serves as
volunteer accessions manager and collection cataloger
at the Laurel Historical Society, Maryland. In Laurel
and Pennsylvania Mr. Hessler has been involved in the
research and creation of more than ten museum exhibits.
Besides being registrar of the Laurel Historical Society,
he is also an active member of many genealogy-related
organizations.
Don Hirst a former Soundoff! assistant editor, spent
more than 5-1/2 years in Vietnam as a soldier, earning
the Bronze Star for his photography during the Tet
Offensive, and then as a civilian war correspondent. He
was an associate editor for Army Times for nearly 11 years
(where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for National
Reporting in 1979) and then created Salute magazine,
which he ran as executive editor for 20 years. Before
retiring in 2011, he worked at the Government Printing
Office where he helped to produce the Congressional
Record. He continues to work as a freelance writer and
produces a military history column for each issue of
Salute.
Diana L. Ives was raised and earned her education
globally as a military brat, and then, U.S. Army spouse.
Diana majored in History and Mathematics and taught
professionally before serving as First Lady, Fort George
G. Meade, Maryland She earned the prestigious Dr.
Mary E. Walker Award, two Outstanding Civilian Service
Awards, and Lifetime Volunteer Award.
Col. John W. Ives (Ret.) was raised and educated in
Texas, enlisted into the U.S. Army in June 1972. He served
on active duty until October 2005, retiring after three
years as installation commander, Fort George G. Meade,
Maryland John continues to advise senior government
and industry leaders. In the private sector, he also serves
on the Intelligence Senior Advisory Council for Nuclear
Surety and as a Board Member National Forensics
Science Technology Center. In addition, COL (Ret) Ives
leads various philanthropic endeavors for veterans and
their families.
Robert Johnson retired as director of the Fort Meade
Museum in Oct. 2017 after 34 years of federal service.
Bob started his service at Fort Meade in 1986 as an
exhibits specialist in 1987.
Dr. Lawrence M. Kaplan assumed responsibility as
command historian for U.S. Army Cyber Command in
November 2011.
His previous positions included serving as the chief
historian, U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Washington,
D.C./Huntsville, Alabama (2003-2011); staff historian,
U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington,
D.C. (1994-2003); and deputy historian, U.S. Army Field
Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Oklahoma (1989-1993).
His professional publications include: author, “E. Lilian
Todd: Aviation Pioneer,” Women’s History (Spring 2016);
editor, "Henry D. Russell, The Purge of the Thirtieth
Division," (U. S. Naval Institute Press, 2014); editor,
"John C. Tidball, The Artillery Service in the War of
the Rebellion," (Westholme Publishing, 2011); author,
"Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune," (University
Press of Kentucky, 2010); co-author, “Enduring Soldiers
Qualities,” Military Review, (January/February 1994); and
author, “The Philippine Insurrection: Improvising in a
Low Intensity Conflict,” Field Artillery Magazine (April
1991).