Billy C. Arnwine
a Texan by birth, lived in St. Louis,
Missouri. He graduated from Sumner High School in St. Louis and received a
Bachelor of Science degree from Lincoln University of Missouri in 1958,
where he was also commissioned in the US Army. At Lincoln University he was
Vice President of the Student Council, coordinator of Freshmen Student
Convocation and a member of the Concert Band, Concert Choir and the
Stagecrafters acting group. He also completed numerous educational courses
while on active duty, which included the Department of Defense Language
Institute at Monterey and the US Army's command And General Staff College.
After active duty military service, Mr. Arnwine continued with graduate
studies at Nova University and American University.
Mr. Arnwine's federal service spanned 35 years.
He completed 15 years of active military service (Federal Service), combined
with and followed by 20 years of Federal Civil Service in the Washington, DC
area. He held senior Civil Service positions at the National Institutes of
Health, Department of Health and Human Services and at the Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology, Department of Defense. From 1990 until retirement,
Mr. Arnwine served as a member of the US Army and Department of Defense
(DOD) Visual Information Steering Committees, which were responsible for
formulation and standardization of multi-media information systems and
organizations.His outstanding military career
included I5 years active duty service, while simultaneously serving as a US
Army Reserves officer on active duty. After active duty he continued in the
US Army Reserves for 17 years, serving a total of 32 years military
service. He served in Korea, Vietnam, Germany, Panama, Columbia, Africa and
posts throughout the United States, in various units and command and staff
positions. He was the recipient of numerous citations and awards, most
significantly, two Purple Hearts for combat injuries in Vietnam. He
achieved the rank of Colonel before retirement.
Since 1999, Mr. Arnwine has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the
Randolph-Macon Academy, which is located in Front Royal, Virginia. Other organizational memberships in which Mr. Arnwine
has devoted his time include the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Prince Hall
Masons and Shriners; Reserve Officer's Association; and the Benjamin
Banneker Honors Math and Science Society. Mr. Arnwine was awarded a patent by the US
Government Patent Office for his invention of a bookbag.
Mr. Arnwine resides in Rockville, MD, with his wife Brenda, with whom he has
two children, Dr. Kristina C. Arnwine and Florida A&M University senior
Michael T. Arnwine. Other children include Patricia A. Arnwine, Hope
(Tammy) Lindsey and Lori A. Moore.
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