Frank Joseph Sackton

Background

Sackton, Frank Joseph was born on August 11, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Student, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1936. Student, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1946. Student, University Maryland, College Park, 1951—1952.

Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1970. Graduate, Command and General Staff College, 1942. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1949.

Graduate, National War College, 1954. Master of Public Administration, Arizona State University, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Arizona State University, 1996.

Career

Member 131st Infantry Regiment, Illinois National Guard, 1929-1940. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1934, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 1967. Brigade plans and operations officer (33d Infantry Division), 1941, PTO, 1943-1945.

Division signal officer, 1942-1943. Division intelligence officer, 1944. Division plans and operations officer, 1945.

Secretary to general staff for General MacArthur Tokyo, 1947-1948. Battalion Commander 30th Infantry Regiment, 1949-1950. Member special staff Department Army, 1951.

Plans and operations officer Joint Task Force 132, PTO, 1952. Commander Joint Task Force 7, Marshall Islands, 1953. Member general staff Department Army, 1954-1955.

With Office Secretary Defense, 1956. Commander 18th Infantry Regiment, 1957-1958. Chief staff 1st Infantry Division, 1959.

Chief army Military Mission to Turkey, 1960-1962. Commander XIV Army Corps, 1963. Deputy director plans Joint Chiefs Staff, 1964-1966.

Army general staff military operations, 1966-1967. Comptroller of the army, 1967-1970. Retired, 1970; special assistant for federal/state relations Governor Arizona, 1971-1975.

Chairman Arizona Programming and Coordinating Committee for Federal Programs, 1971-1975. Lecturer American Graduate School International Management, 1973-1977. Visiting assistant professor, lecturer public affairs Arizona State University, Tempe, 1976-1978.

Founding dean Arizona State University College Public Programs, 1979-1980. Professor public affairs Arizona State University, since 1980, finance educator, vice president business affairs, 1981-1983, deputy director intercollegiate athletics, 1984-1985, director strategic planning, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Frank Joseph Sackton has been listed as a noteworthy public affairs educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Arizona Steering Committee for Restoration of the State Capitol, 1974-1975, Arizona State Personnel Board, 1978-1983, Arizona Regulatory Council, 1981-1993. Member of Arizona Academy Public Administration, Army-Navy Club (Washington), Arizona Country Club (Phoenix), Pi Alpha Alpha (president chapter 1976-1982).

Connections

Married June Dorothy Raymond, September 21, 1940.

Spouse:

June Dorothy Raymond