Dr. Kenneth A. Hawley, Director, Organization and Personnel Force Development
Dr. Ken Hawley is a Department of the Army Civilian recently assuming the role as the Director of the Aviation Center of Excellence’s Organization, Personnel, and Force Development Directorate.
He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence after serving as the program management officer for the Aviation Capability Development and Integration Directorate under the United States Army Futures Command.
A retired Army colonel, Dr. Hawley’s key military assignments included serving as a director at Army University, the FORSCOM G3 aviation director, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, 2-6 Cavalry Squadron Commander, and other key duties and responsibilities throughout the Army. Those duties included serving on staffs at USINDOPACOM, 6th Cavalry Brigade in Korea, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Eagle Team at the National Training Center, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, and 18th Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC.
Dr. Hawley was a master aviator who served two combat tours in Iraq. Dr. Hawley is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and also has a Master of Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Master of Arts from the Naval War College and doctorate degree in executive leadership from the University of Charleston.
He is married to Grace Hawley for the last 32 years and they have four children and two grandchildren scattered throughout the world.