Cindy Jebb

American army officer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican army officer
A.K.A.Cindy Rae Glazier Cindy Glazier Cindy Rae Jebb Cindy R. Jebb
A.K.A.Cindy Rae Glazier Cindy Glazier Cindy Rae Jebb Cindy R. Jebb
PlacesUnited States of America
isMilitary leader
Gender
Female
Birth24 November 1960, New City, Rockland County, New York, USA; Rhode Island, USA
Age64 years
Star signSagittarius
Education
United States Military AcademyWest Point, Orange County, USABachelor of Science
Duke UniversityDurham, Durham County, USAMaster of Arts
Duke UniversityDurham, Durham County, USADoctor of Philosophy
Naval War CollegeNewport, Newport County, USAMaster of Arts
Clarkstown High School SouthNew York, USA
The details

Biography

Cindy R. Jebb (born Cindy Glazier) is a retired United States Army brigadier general whose final post was as the 14th dean of the United States Military Academy (West Point).

Education

Jebb first attended West Point in 1978 and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She earned an MA in political science from Duke University in 1992 and a Ph.D. in political science in 1997. She earned an MA in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College in 2000.

Military career

In 1982, Jebb was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in West Point's Department of Social Sciences and went on to work in the National Security Agency (NSA). While in the NSA, she was part of the senior faculty as deputy commander of the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade. During 2000–2001, she was U.S. Military Academy Fellow Naval War College, teaching strategy and force planning. During 2006–2007, she was also a visiting fellow at the Pell Center.

Career at West Point

Jebb's earlier duties at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) included her time from 2006 to 2009 as co-chair for West Point's Self-Study for the decennial Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation. She also became both professor and head of the academy's Department of Social Sciences. It was reported on June 16, 2016, that President Barack Obama appointed Colonel Jebb to the position of dean of West Point, replacing Brigadier General Timothy Trainor. She became the 14th dean at West Point, and the first female officer to hold the position. A week after her appointment, she was promoted to brigadier general on June 24.

She retired from military service and relinquished her position as dean to a newly promoted brigadier general, Shane Reeves, on May 28, 2021.

Post-military career

Ramapo College of New Jersey

On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Jebb would be Ramapo College's fifth president, succeeding Dr. Peter Philip Mercer. She began as president on July 6, 2021.

Personal life

Jebb is married to her academy classmate, Joel Jebb, with whom she has three children.

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