Academy to recognize newest permanent professors, Jan. 20 Published Jan. 15, 2015 By Ray Bowden U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two U.S. Air Force Academy staff members will be officially recognized as permanent professors in a ceremony at Doolittle Hall Jan 20. Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson and Dean of the Faculty Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost are scheduled to preside over the 4 p.m. event to acknowledge Colonels Jennifer Alexander and Troy Harting, who are now able to serve as the heads of their respective departments until they retire. Alexander will lead the Economics and Geosciences Department, and Harting will lead the Management Department. "Their selection as permanent professors is the result of their dedication to our mission, love of learning and care for cadets," Armacost said. "I know Colonel Alexander and Colonel Harting will use their talents to further strengthen the Academy's mission of developing leaders of character." Congress approved Alexander's nomination in October and Harting's nomination in July. Alexander has been on the Dean's staff here since 2011. "I'm incredibly honored and humbled to be nominated and selected because I have such great respect for my fellow candidates," she said in an October interview. "I think I even asked 'really?' when I was told (about the nomination). I feel incredibly lucky to have this opportunity." Harting, Class of '93, served twice on the Dean's staff, from 2000-2002 and 2011 until now. "As a management major myself, I feel very privileged to be selected to continue the great legacy of the department," he said in July.