Paul E. Stein

Lieutenant General Paul Eugene Stein He graduated from Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan. and the Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security at Harvard University in 1993.

Military career Stein has served in a variety of staff positions, including deputy chief of staff for personnel, chief of staff of Tactical Air Command and commander, Keesler Technical Training Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Before assuming his duties as Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, he was the Air Force director of legislative liaison in Washington, D.C.

Roughly six years after his retirement, and one year after his death, General Stein's tenure as Superintendent was scrutinized in light of the Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal. Stein's actions and leadership of the academy were reviewed closely in the Fowler Report, the Air Force Working Group Report, and the Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment & Violence at the Military Service Academies.

General Stein retired from active duty on September 1, 1997. He died on January 10, 2002, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Awards and decorations

60px Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster.