ILSS Leadership
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Billy Wells, Senior Vice President for Leadership and Global Engagementbilly.wells@ung.edu Colonel (Retired) Billy E. Wells, Jr., EdD, graduated from Mississippi State University in 1975 as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned in the Regular Army as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. He graduated from the Army War Colonel Wells’ Army assignments included service with the 82d Airborne Division; the 7th Army and 1st Armored Division in Germany; the 75th Ranger Regiment and the infantry school at Ft. Benning, GA; the 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, KY; the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii; the 188th Infantry Brigade at Ft. Stewart, GA; the 1st Army at Ft. McPherson, GA; and Professor of Military Science at UNG. He retired from the Army in 2005 after a highly successful |
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James T. Palmer, Commandant of Cadetsjames.palmer@ung.edu Colonel (Retired) James T. (Tom) Palmer was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, in 1973 from the University of North Georgia. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Colonel Palmer served in the 82d Airborne Division, twice in Germany, Ft. Carson, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Joint Readiness Training Center, and 3d Army. He retired from the Army after 26 years of exemplary service and became the Commandant of Cadets at UNG in 1999. |
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Gery Cummings, Professor Military Sciencegery.cummings@ung.edu Colonel G. Brent Cummings commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry in 1991 from Norwich University and holds a master of science degree from Troy State University. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College as a Fellow at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Colonel Cummings served twice the 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas; 6th Infantry Division (L), at Ft. Richardson, Alaska; the National Training Center (NTC), at Ft Irwin, CA; twice at Ft Benning, GA; Infantry School as a Small Group Instructor for the Infantry Captains Career Course at Ft Benning, GA. He has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and twice to Jerusalem. Colonel Cummings was assigned as the Professor of Military Science at the University of North Georgia in |
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Keith Antonia, Associate Vice President for Military Programskeith.antonia@ung.edu Lieutenant Colonel Antonia retired from 20 years of service in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer in August 2001. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Connecticut and holds a Master’s Degree from the Naval War College in National Security and Strategic Studies. He served two tours in the 82d Airborne Division, two tours in the 75th Ranger Regiment, and three tours in the Airborne Ranger Training Brigade. He was designated a distinguished member of the Ranger Training Brigade in 2005; inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame in 2009 |
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Phil Collins, Director of Development, Corps of Cadetsphil.collins@ung.edu Phil Collins was commissioned in 1975 and served two years on active duty as an air defense artillery officer at Ft. Ord, California and later with the 21st Military Intelligence Detachment, Dobbins Air Reserve Base. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UNG and a master’s of business administration from Mercer University in Atlanta. After leaving the Army, Phil worked with the John H. Harland Company and Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc. as a recruiting specialist and assistant manager of human resources. He then founded |
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Mike Ivy, Director of Cadet Admissionsmike.ivy@ung.edu Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Mike Ivy graduated from the University of North Georgia in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and commissioned as an aviation officer. His Army career took him to assignments in the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii; the 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky; the University of North Georgia Department of Military Science; Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq; Ft. Rucker, Alabama; back to Hawaii to the U.S. Army Pacific Command; and his last assignment was Professor of Military Science at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. During his career, Mike flew OH58-D Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters and led air cavalry units. Colonel Ivy also holds a master’s degree in international relations from Webster’s University.
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Anthony Fritchle, Associate Director Center for Global Engagementanthony.fritchle@ung.edu Lieutenant Colonel Tony Fritchle retired after more than 24 years in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer in 2012. He is a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University, holds a master’s degree from the Air Force Command and Staff College, and has completed work toward a doctorate in management. Colonel Fritchle served 15 of his 24+ years in airborne, air assault, mechanized and Ranger special operations and training units. He also served as an assistant professor of military science and adjutant at the University of North Georgia, and his last assignment prior to Army retirement was Professor of Military Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech). |
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Sharon Hamilton, Director of Liaison and Military Operationssharon.hamilton@ung.edu Colonel (Ret) Sharon Hamilton, Ph.D., is a former Army intelligence officer with 27 years of service. She earned her bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1985; holds one master’s degree in security studies from the Army War College, and a second master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University; and a Ph.D. in management from Walden University. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching online graduate leadership courses for the Citadel. Prior to coming to UNG, she was the Deputy Director of the Leadership Institute at Hampton University and Program Manager/Deputy Program Director for Cubic Global Defense. |
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Terry Baumann, International & Military Program Coordinatorterry.baumann@ung.edu Sergeant Major (Ret) Terry Baumann began working for the Center for Global Engagement in June 2017 after serving as the Operations Coordinator for the Corps of Cadets as a member of the Commandant of Cadets staff. |