Bronco Battalion Wall of Fame
The Department of Military Science and Leadership Bronco Battalion Wall of Fame awards recognize alumni who have contributed significantly to their community and exemplified the mission and values of the Western Michigan University ROTC.
2023 Honoree
Colonel Michael Tremblay, B.S.'95
Commander, 1st Recruiting Brigade, U.S. Army
Colonel Michael Tremblay began his military career by commissioning through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at WMU as an Infantry Officer.
Previous assignments include Chief of Staff of Fort Moore and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, and Commander, United States Army Garrison Humphreys. Tremblay is a 2017 graduate of the National War College. In addition to his bachelor of science from WMU, he also holds a master of science in leadership from Central Michigan University, and a master of science in national security strategy from the National War College.
His deployments include support for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Wall of Fame Inductees
This is the virtual wall of fame. The actual wall resides in the ROTC building and each inductee has their picture and bio on the wall where they can be viewed by cadets and visitors.
Colonel John Dunn—1951
Chief Warrant Officer Herb Kenz—1952
Colonel Chester Kowalczyk—1954
Colonel Robert Chant—1954
Mister Jerome Neal—1954
Major General Charles Briggs—1956
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Kirschman—1958
Colonel Allyn Miller—1961
Brigadier General Bruce McLaren—1963
Lieutenant Colonel John Colburn—1965
Colonel James Frego—1965
Colonel Charles Beauchamp Jr.—1966
Lieutenant Colonel Don Mercer—1966
Mister Glenn Gross—1967
Colonel Robert Ham—1968
Brigadier General Thomas Edmonds—1969
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Repya Jr.—1969
Colonel Michael Dangerfield—1979
Colonel Michael Huddleston—1983
Colonel Rodney Faulk—1986
Colonel James Love—1987
Colonel Andrew McConachie—1987
Colonel Christopher Garver—1988
Colonel Kattirina M. Walker -1990
Colonel Timothy Luedecking—1991