“The College of Leadership and Military Studies, through the Texan Corps of Cadets, builds, educates, and trains our future commissioned and civilian leaders for a lifetime of service to our Armed Forces, the communities in which we live, and our Nation.”
– Colonel Douglas Simon, Commandant of Cadets
Colonel Douglas Simon
Commandant of Cadets
Dr. Doug Simon became the Dean of the College of Leadership and Military Studies and the Commandant of Cadets in July of 2022. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology, a Juris Doctor (J.D.), and a Masters in Law (LL.M). Dr. Simon has 27 years of higher education experience as a professor, department chair, and dean. Coupled with Dr. Simon’s higher education experience, he has served in the military. Dr. Simon enlisted in 1989 with a field artillery unit and subsequently direct commissioned in 2000 as a judge advocate with the Minnesota Army National Guard. As a judge advocate, Dr. Simon has served in a variety of legal assignments including Staff Judge Advocate for the state of Minnesota and Deputy Legal Counsel for United States Strategic Command as an Army Reservist. He currently holds the rank of colonel and is assigned as an Academic Officer at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Lieutenant Colonel Joel Humphries (Ret.)
Deputy Commandant & Chief of Staff
Major John Considine (Ret.)
Cadet Training Officer
Second Lieutenant Zemoni Hopkins
Corps of Cadets Recruiting Officer
Second Lieutenant Joe Trapnell
Corps of Cadets Recruiting Officer
Ms. Amber Trammell-Coburn
Corps of Cadets Recruiting Officer
Second Lieutenant Cameron Smith
Corps of Cadets Recruiting Officer