Brigadier General Howard T. Prince, USA (Ret.)

Brigadier General Howard T. Prince, USA (Ret.)

Dr. Prince is the Director of the Center for Ethical Leadership in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Prince is a 1962 honor graduate of West Point and also holds the master of arts degree in international relations from American University. He studied at the University of Bonn in Germany as an Olmsted Scholar, and earned the Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. Before joining the University of Texas he served as founding dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Dr. Prince was professor and head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy from July 1978 through September 1990. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army, he was advanced on the Army retired list to the rank of Brigadier General and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. While on active duty, he also served in the 82nd Airborne and 1st Cavalry divisions. His other military awards and decorations include two awards of the Purple Heart for combat wounds, two Bronze Stars for valor, the Bronze Star for service, the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor, the Silver Star for valor, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He was also an Army Ranger and a senior parachutist. In 2006 he was selected for the highest honor given by West Point to its alumni, the Distinguished Graduate Award.