DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE · ARMY ROTC

Tiger Battalion Hall of Fame

Honoring Jackson State University Army ROTC alumni who have served our nation with dignity, duty, and honor.

About the Hall of Fame

Celebrating service and leadership

The Tiger Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame highlights the professionalism and dedication demonstrated through our inductees’ service to our nation. They have served with dignity, duty, and honor, and we are proud to celebrate their careers. Our university’s impact on the nation’s peace and security is demonstrated in each inductee, and by the thousands of graduates who have served bravely in defense of our freedoms.

Inductees

Hall of Fame members

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Portrait of Major General (Retired) Reuben Jones
Major General (Retired) Reuben Jones
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Portrait of President Emeritus John A. Peoples, Jr., PhD
President Emeritus John A. Peoples, Jr., PhD
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Portrait of Major General (Retired) Leon Collins
Major General (Retired) Leon Collins
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Portrait of Brigadier General (Retired) Eddie Cain
Brigadier General (Retired) Eddie Cain
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Portrait of Brigadier General (Retired) Robert Crear
Brigadier General (Retired) Robert Crear
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Portrait of Brigadier General (Retired) Hilliard Lackey, PhD
Brigadier General (Retired) Hilliard Lackey, PhD
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Portrait of Dean Emeritus Dollye Robinson, PhD
Dean Emeritus Dollye Robinson, PhD
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Portrait of Colonel (Retired) Martha Oliver
Colonel (Retired) Martha Oliver
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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Carl Holden
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Carl Holden
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Qualification Process

Eligibility & nominations

Tiger Battalion graduates and former students who were commissioned into the U.S. armed forces, participated in the university’s ROTC programs, or earned a commission and pursued military service as a career are eligible for induction—provided they meet rank or meritorious service requirements.

Requirements

  1. The nominee must be an alumnus of the Jackson State University Army ROTC Program or have supported the program in a significant capacity.
  2. The nominee must have served, or be serving, in good standing—or with an honorable character of service if retired.
  3. The nominee must have demonstrated, in a significant capacity, dedicated support and substantive contributions to the United States Army.

Nomination Process

  1. Complete the Tiger Battalion Hall of Fame Nomination form to formally submit a nomination. A nomination may be submitted by any party with an interest in seeing a deserving individual properly recognized.
  2. Provide substantiating documentation (listed below).

Substantiating Documentation

  • The nominee’s Officer Record Brief (ORB) or Service Record Brief (SRB).
  • The officer’s DD Form 214, if retired.
  • The general officer biography, if the nominee is a current or retired general officer.

Submit all substantiating documents via email to the JSU Professor of Military Science, LTC Steven Robinson, at steven.c.robinson34.mil@mail.mil.

Recognize a deserving alumnus

Download the nomination form to honor a member of the Tiger Battalion.

Contact Us!

Contact Army ROTC

Location & Address
4th Floor, College of Liberal Arts
1400 John R. Lynch Street, PO Box 17569
Jackson, MS 39217-0369
Phone & Fax
(601) 979-8600
Fax: (601) 979-9870
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