Military Branch: Air Force

Years Served: 1966-1968

Rank: Colonel

Honors: Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, UTA College of Business Professional Publication Award , UTA Honors College Outstanding Faculty Award, UTA Piper Professors Award, UTA University Award for Distinguished Record of Research

Biography:

Colonel Quick, United States Air Force Reserve (Retired), was the senior reserve officer for the Commander, San Antonio Air Logistics Center (AFMC), Kelly AFB, Texas, in his last assignment. He was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology, 59th Medical Wing (1999), and Visiting Scholar, United States Military Academy at West Point (2007). His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star. He was appointed to the Defense Health Board (2008-2011) by SECDEF Robert Gates. Colonel Quick was an invited speaker on stress, leadership and motivation for a wide range of US Air Force, US Navy, US Army, DOD, and other military audiences.

With over 130 publications in 10 languages, Dr. Quick holds the John and Judy Goolsby-Jacqualyn A. Fouse Endowed Chair in the Goolsby Leadership Academy and is Distinguished Teaching Professor at UT Arlington’s College of Business. His honors include a 2011 Piper Professor Award from UTA, a 2011 Professional Publication Award from UTA’s College of Business, a 2009 University Award for Distinguished Record of Research, and a 2007-2008 UTA Honors College Outstanding Faculty Award.

Interview Clips

Interview Date: April 29, 2013

Summary:

Mr. Quick talks at length about his appointment by then Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the Defense Health Board and his work in attempting to reduce the rate of military suicides. He also talks about his father’s involvement as an office in World War II and his grandfather’s attempt at serving in World War I, but being denied by the New York State Governor as the grandfather was teaching at a medical school and was deemed to be needed more as a teacher.