Faver, Dudley 2006-08-08
Dudley Faver talks about his experience in military service overseas and domestic. Also he discusses his duty serving as a civilian educator. Lastly he shares his understanding of how to adjust to different jobs and working with different people in a timely manner.
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Interviewee Name: Dudley Faver
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Date: August 08, 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:32:25
Abstract
Recap of the challenges at Reese Air Force Base; 3600 people; No major problems; Checked out the airplanes; Incidents of flight; Regular meetings in the afternoon; Passed test for general spot inspection; Difficulties of getting to know new personalities; Two ways of learning new personalities; Determining insight into personalities; Help from background education; Closure of Reese Air Base; Reaction to the closure; Decision already made before testimony; Appropriate use of the former campus; Date of departure from Reese; Graduation before leaving; Thunderbirds; Farewell scene; Flew with students; New job at Pentagon; Deputy Director of the Air Force planning for personnel; Planned the personnel budget; Connection with George Mahon; Preparation committees’ questions; Time arrangement of Air Force planning; Typical personnel budget; Impression of George Mahon; From Colorado City; Statement of duty as a politician; Necessity of getting together with people; Became the commander in Turkey; Preparation for going to Turkey; Learned the culture of both Turkey and Greece; Meeting with Turkish people; Living condition in Turkey; Bomb incident; Kidnap situation; Union leaders; Learned lessons from American labor unions; Good relationship with the union leaders; Many social events at nights; Interview with a reporter from Ankara; Gifts from Turkish people; Attended an American cocktail party; Affection for American people; Went back to Pentagon; Served as director of personnel counselor; Never had a single case backfire; Retired in 1973; Morning after retirement; Nixon’s invitation to join his team; Assigned to Colorado as a regional administrator; Mixed people responded to the new agency; Sorted out different personnel; Formulated policies; Worked until Carter got elected; Developed educational program; Began a course for professionals; Designed for managers with 5 years of experience; Developed the curriculum and taught; Transferring from military education to civilian education; Left Denver University in 1980; Moved to Texas Tech; Reason for move to Texas Tech; Stayed in Lubbock ever since; Process of getting the faculty position at Texas Tech; Participated in business partnership association; Moved to Dads and Moms Association; Involvement in Rotary International; Visited 53 clubs in one year period; District governor’s duty of visiting; Other responsibilities of being a district governor; Had a student assistant and full-time secretary; Went back to Texas Tech to teach in 2000; Last four years of teaching; Suffered from illness; Nice retirement party; Extreme flexibility of work; Location changes and working environment; Handled amenity of different culture; Skill to deal with different people; Secrets of success; Treated everyone with respect and in person; Big birthday party; Personality of the organizer; International diplomacy.
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