First Arkansas Alumni Association Johnson Fellow To Visit University

By STAFF REPORT

Posted: November 10, 2009 at 3:53 a.m.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Retired Lt. Gen. Martin R. Steele, a 1974 graduate of the University of Arkansas will be the first speaker of new program of the Arkansas Alumni Association designed to bring inspiring alumni back to campus.

Steele will visit the campus Thursday through Saturday.

The alumni program was endowed by UA alumnia Jeff Johnson and his wife, Marcia, the Johnson Fellows Program works to bring esteemed alumni back to the University of Arkansas campus to engage and inspire students.

Steele, a retired Marine Corps officer who lives in Tampa, Fla., will share his story and expertise while addressing students in business, history and broadcast journalism classes and interacting with members of Military Past and Present, Leadership Walton participants, R.E.A.L. Razorbacks and Student Alumni Board members.

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Fayetteville, Steele enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1965. He rose from private to three-star general, serving three tours of duty on two continents, with tenure as the longest-serving chief operating officer in the history of the Marine Corps. He culminated his military career as the deputy chief of staff for plans, policies and operations at the headquarters of the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., in August 1999.

Steele has broad experience in establishing and managing cutting-edge strategic policies and programs. He is a recognized expert in the integration of all elements of national power — diplomatic, economic, informational and military — with strategic military war plans and has served as an executive strategic planner and policy director in multiple theaters across Asia.

Upon his retirement from active duty in 1999, Steele served as president and chief executive officer of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, the largest naval museum in the world.

Currently, Steele is chairman and CEO of Steele Partner, a strategic advisory company and president and CEO of Uncommon Leadership, a consulting company.

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