FIRST woman selected as a general officer in the active duty Army Judge Advocate General's Corps - Brigadier General Melinda E. Dunn - Ashland, Virginia - First of its Kind on Waymarking.com

Randolph-Macon College Class of 1978 alumna Brigadier General Melinda E. Dunn is honored with a plaque on the school's Ashland, Virginia, campus. She was the first female staff judge advocate of the 82nd Airborne Division, first female chief of personnel for the Army JAG Corps, first female staff judge advocate of the 18th Airborne Corps, and first woman selected as a general officer in the active duty Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. (Soure: Wikipedia)

A cast bronze plaque placed at the center of a semicircular plaza of red brick pavers commemorates her distinction and recognizes the military duty of the college's alumni. The square marker reads:

In Honor of

Brigadier General Melinda E. Dunn
Class of 1978
The First Woman on Active Duty in the
US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
To Achieve the rank of general officer

And

All Randolph-Macon Alumni
Who have served in the
United States Armed Forces

"Dunn served for more than 28 years in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, serving as the assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations. Prior to that, she commanded the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency and served as Chief Judge of the Army Court of Criminal Appeals. While serving as Staff Judge Advocate of the 18th Airborne Corps, she had tours of duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Dunn was the first female staff judge advocate of the 82nd Airborne Division, and was also the first female chief of personnel for the Army JAG Corps, the first female staff judge advocate of the 18th Airborne Corps and the first woman selected as a general officer in the active duty Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Dunn earned a bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College in 1978 and a juris doctorate from Washington and Lee University in 1981. She has a degree in Military Law from The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, and a master's degree in national security studies from the National War College. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia." (Source: Texas Tech Today)

For a more extensive biography, curriculum vitae, and list of awards and decorations, see The American Inns of Court Foundation.

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