Past Professors/Faculty of Military Science

LTC(Ret.) John Norton Jr.'s mission statement reads "to live with integrity and make a difference in the lives of others." To this end he served as an Army Officer from June 1970 - September 1992. Several highlights of his fun and exciting career include the following: serving as an advisor with the Vietnamese Airborne Division in RVN; commanding an aero-rifle platoon with the 2nd Armored Cav Regt. in Germany patrolling the borders of E. Germany and Czechoslovakia by ground and as a helicopter pilot; commanding an Airborne Company in Italy; serving as a Battalion Executive Officer and Brigade Operations Officer in the 7th Infantry Division (Light); and serving as the Professor of Military Science at Brigham Young University, 1987-1991. This was perhaps the most memorable and rewarding experience of them all.

Upon retiring from the military in 1992 he worked as a consultant and facilitator for the Covey Leadership Center's Washington, DC affiliate, October 1992 - 1994. Also in 1994, he was the Deputy Project Manager for the World Bank, traveling to and training business leaders in Kazakhstan. In 1996, he helped create the Center for Organizational Excellence (COE), a consulting division of the Byrd School of Business at Shenandoah University. He served there in the capacity of Director of Learning and Innovation, working with businesses and educational organizations in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
He departed COE in August, 1998 to join First Bank, where he currently serves as a member of their Executive Committee and Vice President, Human Resources and Marketing.

LTC(Ret.) John Norton Jr. is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and holds Masters of Arts degrees in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and in Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University (BYU). He is also a graduate of the Army War College.

He feels his greatest work is within the walls of his home, where he and his wife, Cindy, are the proud parents of six wonderfully active children ages 12 - 22.