DURANT, Okla. -- Southeastern Oklahoma State University will continue its 2009 centennial celebration on Oct. 8 with a lecture presented by Major General James Chambers. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Southeastern Ballroom (old student union).
His lecture topic will be "Tomorrow's Leaders -- Reaching Your Potential through Service."
Chambers is Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command in Fort Lee, Virginia, a position he has held since June 3, 2008.
The Marietta, Oklahoma, High School graduate earned a bachelor's degree at Southeastern in 1975, and an MBA in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. His military education includes the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course and the Transportation Advance Course, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.
Prior to his current assignment, Chambers served in a variety of command and staff assignments, most recently as the Commanding General/Commandant, U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Fort Eustis, Virginia, from October 2006 to July 2008. He served as the Readiness Director, Headquarters Department of the Army, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 from June 2005 to September 2006 and the Commanding General of the 13th Corps Support Command, based at Fort Hood, Texas, and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, from January 2004 to January 2005.
His other command assignments include Commander of the 475th Light/Medium Transportation Company and Commander of Alpha Company, 193d Support Battalion, 193d Infantry Brigade, Fort Clayton Panama; Commander, 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood; and Commander 7th Corps Support Group, V Corps, USAREUR, Germany.
Among Chambers' awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medals and the Army Staff Badge.
