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KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Col. Rodney Faulk, chief of staff for the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), U.S. Army Reserve, received the Management Outstanding Alumni Award during the Haworth College of Business Awards Ceremony in October.
Western Michigan University hosted the ceremony on its campus during homecoming week. Faulk was one of 15 distinguished alumni who were recognized during the ceremony – each awarded for his or her ethical and visionary leadership.
“Col. Faulk is a true leader,” said Robert Landeros, chair of the Department of Management at the Haworth College of Business. “I cannot think of a better representative of our department, or a better role model for our students.”
Faulk, an alumnus of the Department of Management, was commissioned as a second lieutenant from the WMU Army ROTC program in 1986, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1987.
Throughout his 30-year military career, Faulk has held numerous assignments from company to brigade level, where he demonstrated that he is the “total package” as both a leader and a manager, said Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon, commander of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command. Faulk’s civilian career includes experience in project and technology management with Comerica Bank and IBM. He holds a civilian position in system acquisition and management for the Army.
Faulk said he was awestruck and somewhat embarrassed at receiving such personal recognition with the award.
“It was certainly unexpected,” Faulk said. “I have always just been doing my job to the best of my ability and trying to be a good team player.”
Faulk added that the award reflects the ability of him and his teammates in the military to focus on the mission at hand, and to achieve positive results with creative problem solving.
“As a manager and leader, you are accountable for the results – good or bad – of your team,” he said. “I have certainly been blessed to serve with some immensely dedicated and talented people of all ranks.”
Faulk also attributed the award in part to his military and civilian experiences as an Army Reserve soldier.
Col. Linda Wade, retired, former chief of staff for the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), cited Faulk’s influential leadership is one trait for which he deserved the Management Outstanding Alumni Award.
“Col. Faulk is a leader who inspires you to reach beyond your comfort zone and create products and processes that will raise the standard and sustain momentum through others,” Wade said. “He values people, motivates initiative, and promotes positive competitiveness.”
Under Faulk’s leadership, the 310th ESC elevated from 5th to 1st place out of all the Expeditionary Sustainment Commands under the 377th Theater Sustainment Command; the 310th ESC maintained that position until its units were realigned.
Mike Lawson, senior vice president at Comerica Bank, noted Faulk’s excellence in his civilian career as a demonstration of a well-rounded leader.
“I have known Rod for more than 25 years … He is successful in work and in his military career,” Lawson said. “He is organized and is always looking for ways to improve and add value to whatever he is doing, work or military.”
| Date Taken: | 01.14.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.14.2014 17:27 |
| Story ID: | 119151 |
| Location: | KALAMAZOO, MI, US |
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