COLONEL DICK HOOKER (USA, RET.) Dick Hooker served as a parachute infantry officer for much of his career, serving in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He served three tours in Vietnam, including command of a mechanized infantry battalion. Half of his 31-year military career was served abroad, with much of his later service specializing in operations and intelligence research, collection and analysis. He is a member of the University of Mississippi ROTC Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the Order of St. Maurice, an ancient worldwide order honoring the patron saint of the infantry. After his retirement, he lectured for five years at the USA Special Operations School. Following his association with BCC, Inc., he co-authored studies on water and wastewater global markets, advanced military batteries, and hybrid and fuel cell markets for the transportation industry. Global market evaluations, advanced technologies for military power sources and other advanced technological applications for the military are areas of special expertise. He holds a BS in journalism from the University of Mississippi and pursued post-graduate studies at the University of Mississippi and the University of Kansas.
|
|