Robert H. Foglesong

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Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong

General Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong
Nickname	Doc
Allegiance	U.S. Air Force
Years of service	1972-2006
Rank	General
Commands	U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Awards	Legion of Merit (2)
Other work	President of Mississippi State University

General Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong (USAF, Ret.) is the President of Mississippi State University. He served in the United States Air Force from April 1972 until retirement as general in February 2006. General Foglesong holds a doctorate in chemical engineering from West Virginia University. General Foglesong was also famous throughout Europe for his infamous "Combat Proud" program.

Robert H Foglesong was nominated by the President, confirmed by the United States Senate and served as a four-star general. He had responsibility for policy recommendations and implementation of said policy relative to personnel, operations, infrastructure and intra/inter government affairs for an organization of 358,000 uniformed members and 158,000 civilian employees. He was responsible for planning/programming for future strategies involving an annual budget of $90 Billion. His jobs required almost daily interface with members of Congress, the White House and many governmental interagency offices.

As a practical matter, General Foglesong has spent 33 years in public service with a clear understanding of the role leadership plays in establishing a sense of integrity/ethics, encouraging service above self and fostering an attitude of excellence. He has received numerous awards for his demonstrated leadership. In addition, he has continued his education by attending professional military education schools as well as advanced civilian education forums. He is a member of several professional aviation organizations and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His 56 publications cover a range of subjects including technical and leadership topics. A graduate of West Virginia University, General Foglesong was a member of Tau Beta Pi (President), Ranking Engineer Honorary on campus; Mountain, Ranking Men’s Honorary on campus and numbers other academic and leadership honoraries.

General Foglesong has an honorary Doctorate of Strategic Intelligence and has been honored as a Distinguished Alumni of West Virginia University. He was selected by the West Virginia Education Alliance as a Graduate of Distinction, and was selected by the West Virginia Executive Magazine as the Patriot of the Year for 2005. The General last served as Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Component Command; Air Component Commander, and U.S. European Command (NATO).

Foglesong, currently retired from the Air Force, now works as President of Mississippi State University. He also leads a scholarship program throughout West Virginia called the Appalachian Leadership and Educational Foundation, which is given to college students who prove to be exemplary leaders. With this scholarship, Foglesong and others mentor the students so that they can become successful now and tomorrow.