Dr. Douglas L. Simon
Dean and Commandant of the Leadership and Military College
Dr. Doug Simon became the Dean of the Leadership and Military College and the Commandant of Cadets in July of 2022. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology from South Dakota State University and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of South Dakota. Dr. Simon has 25 years of higher education experience as a professor, department chair, and dean. Coupled with Dr. Simon’s higher education experience, he enlisted in 1989 with a field artillery unit and then direct commissioned in 2000 as a judge advocate with the Minnesota Army National Guard. As a judge advocate, Dr. Simon has served in a variety of legal assignments. He currently holds the rank of colonel with the United States Army Reserve and is assigned to U.S. Strategic Command as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate.