DSMC Commandants A Brief History.(Defense Systems Management School )

THE SCOTT YEARS

(FEBRUARY 1971 -- JULY 1974)

When the doors of the Defense Systems Management School (DSMS) opened on July 1, 1971, to admit the first students enrolled in the 20-week Program Management Course, Brigadier General Winfield Scott III, USA, was ready for them. His welcome was preceded by months of preparation.

With approval of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, plans were made to hold a dedication ceremony for the new School at Humphreys Hall, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. As the School's first commandant, General Scott presided at opening c