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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --
After 57 years of service to Air University, Dr. Richard I. Lester, 92, is retiring as chief of academic affairs for the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development at the end of this month.
Lester dedicated his life to education in a way that not many people do. Lester worked overseas to get his doctorate, upheld a mission of wanting to better the educational world and impacted the people that he came into contact with daily, ensuring he would leave behind a powerful legacy.
From a young age, Lester knew that he wanted to become a scholar to cultivate academia. He attended the Peekskill Military Academy in New York where he grew up, seeking a deeper understanding of true scholarship. After he graduated from the academy, Lester pursued a doctoral degree. He was invited by the British government to England as a scholar in residence to obtain his doctoral degree at the University of London. After 10 continuous years of residence and study in England, Lester earned his doctorate at the Victoria University of Manchester.
“I decided that we needed to have a broader perspective in our leadership, management and our approach to an education,” said Lester.
After his time in England, Lester landed a position at Air University. Throughout his years at Air University, Lester served as a professor and strategic advisor for the Eaker Center.
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2021 10:30 |
| Story ID: | 409236 |
| Location: | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, US |
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