Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services

Honorable (Col Ret.) Dawn E. B. Scholz

DACOWITS Position

  • Committee Member

Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement

  • Comparative Systems subcommittee member of Congressionally directed Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel  
  • Three-time Federal Judge: U.S. Air Force, Social Security Administration, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
  • Deputy Associate General Counsel for General Law, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security 
  • Member of the International and National Associations of Women Judges

Prior Military Service or Affiliation

  • Retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2010 after 30 years 
  • Last Assignment: Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB

Highest Education (Military/Civilian)

  • Air War College 
  • Graduate Law Degree, The George Washington University School of Law 
  • Juris Doctorate, University of Oklahoma School of Law 
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami, FL 

 

Achievements/Awards/Recognition

  • Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters 
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal 
  • Lance Sijan Award for Leadership 
  • Air Force General Counsel’s Award 
  • Department of Justice Commendation for Outstanding Performance 
Honorable (Col Ret.) Dawn E. B. Scholz, USAF