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Doctor of Executive Leadership Faculty
William A. Denny, DEL
Adjunct Professor
606-401-3564
williamdenny@ucwv.edu
Education
 Doctor of Executive Leadership – University of
Charleston, WV (Dr. George Walker Fellow)
 Master of Strategic Studies – US Army War
College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
 Master of Military Science, Concentration in the
American Civil War – American Military
University, Charlestown, WV
 Bachelor of Independent Studies, Concentration
in Risk Management and Insurance, Murray State
University, Murray, KY
Publications and Presentations
 HOPE for Leaders Unabridged, Volume 2 (in press).
Three chapters:
“Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First:
Leader Self-care during High-stress
Situations”
“After the Worst is Over: Crisis Learning and
Organizational Adaptability”
“Let’s Be Reasonable: Creating a Feedback
Culture”
 “Senior Military Leadership in Civil Support
Operations: An Exploratory Study,” in Homeland
Security Affairs Journal, April 2021.
 “Simon Bolivar Buckner,” in Civil War Historian,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (May/June 2008).
Research Interests
Crisis and Disaster Leadership, Mentoring
and Coaching, Strategic Leadership, U.S.
and Kentucky History, Command and
Leadership in the American Civil War
Biography
Dr. Denny retired as a fulltime National Guardsman
holding the rank of Colonel after serving for nearly
forty years. He served in various key leadership
positions of increasing responsibility, culminating as
the senior federal military officer and chief advisor to
the state’s adjutant general. Throughout his career he
active in training, leader development and mentoring,
strategic management, and business transformation.
In addition to his adjunct work, Dr. Denny is a
contract consultant for U.S. Northern Command,
teaching and facilitating classroom and small-group
discussion for senior military commanders and their
staffs on subjects related to Defense Support to Civil
Authorities (DSCA). He also serves on the Governing
Board of the Kentucky Historical Society and as
newsletter editor for the Kentucky Civil War
Roundtable.
Dissertations
Horsley, Steven E. “Mentoring and Developmental
Readiness: The Role of the Executive Leader.”
University of Charleston – 2020.
Roach, Gene T., Jr. “Leadership Case Studies:
Considerations of Elder Emotional Intelligence
During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.”
University of Charleston - 2020
Goldey, Martin Andrew. “Mentorship Experience of
Underrepresented Minority Commissioned
Officers and the Effects on Retention.” University
of Charleston - 2021
Kellum, Caesar. “Leadership in Defense Support of
Civil Authorities Operations: A Qualitative Study.”
University of Charleston, 2021.
Harris, Charles K. “Experiences that Facilitate National
Guard Adjutant General Selection and Success.”
University of Charleston – 2021.