亲爱的. 塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔,三世

军事领袖-法官

塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔, 他出生于12月2日, 1946, 在格林维尔, 密西西比致塞缪尔·雅各布·卡罗尔, 劳拉·布朗特·卡罗尔.  来自密西西比三角洲的小镇, 卡罗尔’s influence as a military and judicial leader would be large.

1965年从格林维尔高中毕业后, he enrolled at the University of Mississippi where he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in English, in 1969.  Sam began his education for a military career while in graduate school at Mississippi State University where he was in the Reserve Officer Training Corps.  In 1974, he earned the Master of Education degree in Guidance Education and received his commission as an officer in the United States Army.

毕业后, he attended the Infantry Officers Basic Course and Airborne Training at Fort Benning, 乔治亚州, followed by the Tactical and Strategic Intelligence Officers course at Fort Huachuca, 亚利桑那州.  He then served the 1st Battalion of the 501st Infantry as a Platoon Leader and Battalion Intelligence and Security Officer, 然后在拉克堡进行飞行训练, 阿拉巴马州.  He was then assigned to Fort Hood as an attack helicopter section leader, 排长兼部队作战军官.  In 1981, Captain 卡罗尔 attended the 军事 Intelligence Advance Course, 然后是固定翼机资格.  1982年6月, 他被分配到第73战斗情报连, an aerial surveillance unit as Executive Officer and Operations Officer. 1984年10月, he became the Training and Operations Officer for the 2nd 军事 Intelligence Battalion.

在他的其他军事领导角色中, he commanded the 330th Electronic Warfare Aviation Company, 在Ecterdingen, 德国, providing key intelligence support to tactical commanders in Western Europe.  His second command was the B Company 2nd 军事 Intelligence Battalion, 高空作业单位, 总部也在德国.  他驾驶格鲁曼QV-1莫霍克飞机执行任务, an armed military observation and attack aircraft designed for battlefield surveillance.

From 德国, he moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to attend the Command and General 工作人员 College.  1987年回到胡德堡, 他在军事情报部门工作, culminating as Executive Officer of the Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence Battalion.

1989年，卡罗尔少校搬到了西德克萨斯A队&M where he served as Department Chairman and Professor of 军事 Science, 也是后备军官训练队营长.  下一个, he became Battalion Commander and Professor of 军事 Science at HSU, 监督这个地区的后备军官训练团, 包括中文博彩平台, 阿比林基督教大学, 麦克默里大学和霍华德佩恩大学.

In 1994, 在哈丁·西蒙斯大学的时候, he earned a second master’s degree – this time in Counseling and Human Development.  In 1995, Lieutenant Colonel 卡罗尔 retired from his distinguished 25-year military career.

在众多奖项中, 卡罗尔’s decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Army Achievement Medal.

At a time when others would rest, Sam pursued yet another career in the legal field.

他就读于德克萨斯卫斯理大学法学院, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 1998 and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999.  He returned to Abilene as an Assistant District Attorney for eleven years, during which he was elected President of the Abilene Bar Association.

With the encouragement of others, he pursued elective office as a judge.  In November of 2010, he was elected Judge of the Taylor County Court at Law #2.  2014年连任后, he faithfully served until his untimely death in a tragic bicycle accident on August 6, 2015, while participating in the Tour de Gap Bike-A-Thon benefiting the Abilene Food Bank.  He is interred at the Texas State 退伍军人 Cemetery in Abilene.

Judge 卡罗尔 was highly respected for his deep commitment to the rule of law, 也因为他坚信没有人可以凌驾于法律之上, 法律面前人人平等.

The love of his life was his wife, G比赛 Ann, whom he married in 1992.  Their mutual support and devotion to each other were exemplary.  Special joys of his life were daughter, Laura, and grandsons, Jacob Henry and Zachary Hagen.

For his distinguished service as an exemplary military leader, 忠诚的公仆和法官, it is a high honor for Hardin-Simmons University to induct one of its outstanding graduates, 尊敬的塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔三世，进入哈佛大学领导大厅.