The Defense Logistics Agency celebrated past employees who significantly contributed to the organization’s enduring legacy during the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex May 21.
Five former DLA employees were inducted, with current employees, previous DLA directors, past hall of fame members, family, and other distinguished guests in attendance.
Since 1998, DLA’s Hall of Fame has recognized employees who embody the agency’s values and whose significant contributions benefited the agency and the military services.
DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly thanked the inductees for their 135 years of collective service while reminding the audience of the history and purpose of the ceremony.
“The concept of the ‘hall of fame’ started nearly 90 years ago,” Simerly said. “Hall of fame ceremonies have proliferated, become a common feature and tradition across American sports, entertainment, business, and government on exceptional contributions and preserving legacies.”
“More than just recognition, these events celebrate excellence, inspire future generations and reinforce the values that define an organization,” Simerly added.
To date, 153 members have been inducted into DLA’s Hall of Fame. The agency’s first Hall of Fame inductee was the agency’s first director, Army Lt. Gen. Andrew McNamara, whose impact dates prior to the agency’s creation in 1961.
This year’s inductees are:
Linda Barnett
Linda Barnett’s 38-year career began as a GS-03 summer intern while in high school, before working her way to become deputy director of customer operations for DLA Energy. In her final role at DLA Energy, she oversaw a team of 20 military personnel and 100 civilian employees, generating 100 million barrels in sales of bulk petroleum products valued at $14 billion in fiscal year 2015.
Barnett was an acquisition leader known for improving the integration of bulk petroleum management and increasing efficiency. Read the full article about Barnett’s contributions to DLA.
Barnett shared in her remarks she was truly humbled to receive the recognition but found it difficult to see herself among her peers. She said she credits her success to the culmination of the people she worked for and with during her time at DLA.
“I did the work and met the challenge. In the over 30 years that I've been at DLA, I've seen a lot of transformations,” she said. “Technology changes, people change, the customer must change. At the end of it, no matter what, you always know you have to rise to the challenge.”
Ronnie Favors
Ronnie Favors began his federal career in 1988 as a storage specialist at the Defense National Stockpile Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now DLA Strategic Materials. Favors held various leadership roles using technical expertise throughout his 33-year career, to include Baton Rouge depot manager, contract specialist, operations chief, director of material management, and deputy administrator. He ended his career as the DLA Strategic Materials administrator.
Favors was a senior logistician known for leadership, strategic vision and dedication to the field of strategic materials management across DLA. Read the full article about Favors’ contributions to DLA.
He credited his career’s success to the team efforts of the depot staff and their ability to execute mature management excellence in logistics daily with pride and dedication.
“I don't think of a focus on myself or what I did. I think about the people that drive these results,” Favors said. “I am most proud of scoring near the top percentile on a regular basis on the DLA Culture Climate Survey, because it showed that we had importance of respecting people, employees and treating them with dignity, which led to outstanding results and mission success.”
Jeffrey Curtis
Jeffrey Curtis began his career in 1987 with DLA as a GS-4 procurement analyst at the Defense Construction Supply Center, now DLA Land and Maritime, in Columbus, Ohio. Curtis concluded his career at DLA Headquarters as the executive director of DLA Logistics Operations’ Policy and Strategy in 2016. Throughout his 29-year career, he held various roles in DLA, ranging from operations and analysis to human resources and acquisition.
Curtis was a leader known as an expert in supply chain and operations research as well as for turning DLA’s wealth of data into actionable information. Read the full article about Curtis’ contributions to DLA.
During his remarks, he thanked the DLA leadership, his co-workers and family for their support over the years and their investment in his career and life.
“When we did things right, nobody was supposed to know. But man, it was hellish when things didn't go right,” Curtis said. “So, there was neutral and there was negative, but it's what we did, and we were good at it. And I could not be prouder of my career and who I worked with.”
Larue “Scott” Rosbaugh
Larue “Scott” Rosbaugh’s federal government career began in 1987 as an intern with Army Materiel Command before joining DLA Distribution as a program analyst in 1991. He later became a special projects team lead and deputy director of Strategic Plans and Supply Chain Integration and ended as the director of the Office of Strategic Plans.
Rosbaugh, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously, was a senior logistician known as a strategic thinker, creative problem-solver and visionary behind numerous continuous improvement initiatives across DLA Distribution. Read the full article about Rosbaugh’s contributions to DLA.
Kimberly Rosbaugh said it was a great honor to accept the prestigious career recognition on her late husband’s behalf.
“Scott truly enjoyed his time with DLA, and especially his team and his coworkers. He grew so much as a leader in his 33-year career,” she said. “I believe one of his greatest assets was his profound ability to make everyone feel heard and respected. With that ability, he truly was an outstanding mentor and colleague for so many.”
Air Force Lt. Gen. Earl Hedlund
Air Force Lt. Gen. Earl Hedlund served twice as a leader in the agency – first as deputy director of the then Defense Supply Agency from 1966-1967, then as the third director of DSA from 1967-1971, becoming the first from his service to hold the position. He also was inducted posthumously.
As the DSA director, Hedlund led the Standard Automated Material Management System implementation, worldwide bulk petroleum management efforts, and transcontinental subsistence delivery in Europe. Read the full article about Hedlund’s contributions to DLA.
Navy Captain retired John Hedlund accepted the recognition on behalf of his father. Hedlund thanked the DLA leadership and those involved in the selection process for honoring his father.
“He and my mom visited me at numerous duty stations throughout the world and was always focused on the team aspect of what the military and civilian workforce does for our military forces,” he said. “He truly enjoyed that selfless service and devotion to duty and the mission.”
Thank you for what you do in support of those combat forces and support of all deployed forces, no matter where they may be in the continental United States or overseas,” he added. “I want to thank you, and I know my dad would thank you.”
This year the DLA director introduced the legacy category to the DLA Hall of Fame to recognize those whose service started in the agency before 1998. Hedlund was the first person inducted in the DLA Hall of Fame in this category.
More information on the DLA Hall of Fame and its members can be found at the Hall of Fame page.
View a captioned video of the 2025 DLA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony above or view the recording on DVIDS.