Harry Lumpkin is a retired Army Colonel with 26 years of active-duty service. He was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been married to the lovely Connie Lumpkin for 58 years. They have two sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren. Harry is a graduate of the Army War College and has two Masters degrees. His 26 years of military service spanned from Vietnam to Desert Storm as he commanded units from 2LT through Colonel. Harry served as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at West Point, NY. There he helped develop a program to integrate women into West Point. He also had several staff positions at the Pentagon on the Army Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served as General Colin Powell's logistics briefer. He has received numerous awards and decorations to include being honored by the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives for outstanding Leadership and Community Service. Upon his retirement from active duty in 1995, Colonel Lumpkin continued his service to our country where he successfully developed and deployed a new logistics infrastructure for the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Program. Harry has been a full-time resident of The Villages since 2009. He participates in several clubs and organizations where he either serves as an officer, on the Board of Directors, on the Board of Governors, or as an active member. He has served as the Chairman of the Deacon Board at the First Baptist Church at The Villages, past president of The Villages African American Club which has over 400 members, and senior advisor to the Rotary Club. He has also served as past-president of The Villages Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter #1036, the largest VVA chapter in the U.S. with over 900 members. Under his leadership, The Villages VVA chapter won the 2013 National Vietnam Veterans Chapter of the Year. Colonel Lumpkin takes extreme pride in The Villages Eisenhower Recreation Center and was a key leader on the committee that helped collect, identify, and tag items and memorabilia displayed at the Eisenhower Center in the Villages. He currently serves as President of the Villages Baby Boomers Club with almost 800 members and is Vice-President of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Committee which provides $4,000 scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. TAAC President 2013-2014