A 1973 graduate of Indiana University
at Bloomington, with degrees in forensic
studies and political science, Michael
A. Lytle went on to receive his graduate
certificate from the Institute of Contemporary
Corrections and the Behavioral Sciences
at SHSU in 1977.
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He earned his Master of Education
degree in educational curriculum and
instruction from Texas A&M University
in 1978 and did a postgraduate doctoral
study at Texas A&M between 1978
and 1983 on higher education administration
and public management.
Before attending Indiana University
at Bloomington, Lytle served as an
U.S. Army officer from 1969-1972,
in both domestic and Vietnam assignments.
He was later recalled to active duty
for both Operation Desert Shield and
Bosnia. Ultimately attaining the ranking
of Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve,
he is the recipient of the Legion
of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal,
Purple Heart Medal and Meritorious
Service Medal with 2nd Oak Leak Cluster,
among others.
In 1974 he became a law enforcement
trainer at the Southeast Tennessee
Criminal Justice Higher Education
Consortium, The University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga, Chattanooga State
Technical Community College, Cleveland
State Community College and the Chattanooga
Police Academy.
He worked in seven different positions
within the Texas A&M University
System, including positions as a graduate
teaching assistant, assistant to the
chancellor, assistant director of
governmental relations and special
assistant to the chancellor in federal
relations.
In addition, Lytle has taken positions
at Syracuse University, the University
of Texas at Brownsville, Lutheran
Colleges' Washington Semester and
the Office of Legal Policy within
the Office of the Undersecretary of
Defense.
Currently he is working as a senior
research associate at Science Applications
International Corporation, where he
is a senior subject-matter expert
on law enforcement, intelligence,
counternarcotics and counterterrorism
and provides consulting and advisory
services to government agencies.
In addition, Lytle is an adjunct professor
at Marymount University, in Arlington,
Va., where he has developed, and now
coordinates and teaches in, the only
bachelor degree level forensic science
program in the Greater Washington
DC area.
He has been involved with many international,
national, institutional and other
governmental organizations affiliated
with criminal justice, political and
educational fields.
He has given approximately 23 presentations
and prepared15 publications dealing
with both domestic and foreign issues
and has taught many graduate, undergraduate
and certificate-granting classes on
management, forensic and criminal
justice-related issues. Lytle is also
listed in Who's Who in the World,
Who's Who in America, Who's Who in
Science & Engineering and American
Men & Women of Science.
Lytle, who resides in Alexandria,
Va., is a lifetime member of the SHSU
Alumni Association, a donor to the
Annual Fund and a member of the Friends
of the Criminal Justice Center.
Lytle has one son, Eric Lindqvist
Lytle, also of Alexandria.
As profiled at
the November 7, 2003 Distinguished
Alumni Banquet
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