ROCK OF THE YEAR
ROCK OF THE YEAR
FOR 1984
Colonel HARVEY G. DICKERSON, JR.
U.S. Army, Retired
Colonel Harvey G. Dickerson, Jr. was born on October 24, 1926 in Prairie View, TX. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University, TX with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Science and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1947. His education also includes a Master of Business Administration from Syracuse University. His military education includes the Army Command and General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, and the Army War College.
Colonel Dickerson entered the service in 1949, after a brief tenure as a high school teacher. He served in a variety of command and staff positions which included command of the 1st Battalion, 75th Artillery; Logistics Budget Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Pentagon; Comptroller, Department of the Army, Vietnam; Comptroller, U.S. Army Material Command, Zweibrucken, Germany; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Maintenance and Material Agency, Europe, Zweibrucken, Germany; and Comptroller, U.S. Army Military Personnel Center, Washington, D.C.
Colonel Dickerson retired from active duty in November 1977. During his 30 years of distinguished service, Colonel Dickerson earned, among other awards, the Berlin Airlift Device and the Legion of Merit.
Colonel Dickerson is married to the former Gerthyl R. Sanders of Yoakum, TX. They have two grown children: Glenda J. Dickerson and Harvey G. Dickerson, III.
ROCK OF THE YEAR
FOR 1984
Colonel ROBERT B. BURKE
U.S. Army, Retired
Colonel Robert B. (“Bobby”) Burke was born in Washington, D.C. Colonel Burke graduated from Howard University and was commissioned an Infantry Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army in 1952. He subsequently served at Fort Benning, Fort Meade, Fort Campbell, Korea, Aberdeen proving Ground, Fort ord, Fort Bragg, Germany, Sandia Base, Vietnam, and Washington, D.C.
While assigned to the Army Staff, he assisted many officers in their assignments and careers. On identifying the need for better social and professional communications among the officers in the Washington area, he and several officers founded the ROCKS, Inc. Colonel Burke served for 4 years as the organization’s first president.
As a result of several special assignments in Military Police and Intelligence during the senior stages of his career, Colonel Burke transferred to the Army Intelligence Branch. Colonel Burke’s last assignment was as Defense Intelligence Agency Coordinator for the Secretary of Defense. His decorations include the Legion of Merit and numerous Service medals.
Following his retirement from the Army in 1973, he assumed the position of Director of Protective Services for the Smithsonian Institution. Colonel Burke was responsible for the security, fire protection, safety, health services and technical alarm services for the Smithsonian Institution worldwide.
Colonel Burke’s death on September 4, 1991 ended a life dedicated to networking and excellence.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ann Sparks, and their grown children.
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