Jonathan P. Small
Kansas’ 34th Adjutant General
November 01, 2003 – January 04, 2004

Brigadier General Jonathan P. Small assumed the position of Assistant Adjutant General – Army, Kansas Army National Guard, on July 1, 1999. He is also Commander of the Land Component for the Joint Force Headquarters-Kansas.

Brigadier General Small, 56, was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Kansas State University on June 1, 1969. He was promoted to first lieutenant in September 1972 and entered the Officer Basic Course at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, graduating that December. From December 1972 to March 1979, Small was in the United States Army Reserve. Since becoming a member of the Kansas Army National Guard in March 1979, he has served in a number of positions at State Area Command (STARC) headquarters, including operations and training officer, executive officer, civil-military operations officer, staff judge advocate, judge advocate and senior military judge. Small became the staff judge advocate in June 1990 for Headquarters, STARC, Kansas Army National Guard, a position he held until becoming the deputy commander of STARC in October 1998. He held the position of Kansas Judge Advocate General under appointment of the Governor from May 1984 until May 1999. He was promoted to Brigadier General in July 2000.

Small’s military education includes the Field Artillery School Advance Course, Command and General Staff College, the Judge Advocate General School’s Basic and Advance Courses and the U.S. Army War College. His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Kansas State University in 1969 and a Juris Doctorate degree in 1972 from Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kan.

His military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and Army Service Ribbon.

Brigadier General Small has owned a private law practice in Topeka for over 25 years. He was Assistant Kansas Attorney General from 1973-1978 and Deputy Kansas Attorney General from 1978-1979. He is a member of the Kansas and American Bar Associations and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He is also a member of the American Legion, National Guard Association of the United States and Kansas and the Association of the United States Army.

Small and his wife, Georgia Ann, reside in Topeka. Their son, Arron, and his wife, Cathy, teach at Purdue University and their daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Seth, live in Jefferson City, Missouri.

EDUCATION:

1969 Bachelor of Arts in History, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.                       1972 Juris Doctorate in Law, Washburn University of Topeka                                  1972 Field Artillery Officer Basic Course                                                                     1975 Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course                                                                 1979 Command and General Staff College                                                                  1985 Judge Advocate General’s School, Officer Basic Course                                     1988 Judge Advocate General’s School, Officer Advanced Course                                  1994 Army War College

ASSIGNMENTS:                                                                                                       1. June 1969 – September 1972, U.S. Army Reserve Control Group                             2. September 1972- December 1972, Student, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK        3. December 1972 – March 1979, U.S. Army Reserve Control Group                           4. March 1979- December 1980, Operations and Training Officer, Headquarters, Kansas Army National Guard (KSARNG)                                                                   5. December 1980 – October 1982, Recruiting and Retention/Equal Opportunity Officer, Headquarters, KSARNG                                                                                             6. October 1982 – October 1983, Equal Opportunity Officer, Headquartes, KSARNG     7. October 1983 – February 1984, Executive Officer, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG 8. February 1984 – March 1984, Civil Military Operations Officer, STARC, KSARNG      9. March 1984- October 1986, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG 10. October 1986 – August 1989, Judge Advocate, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG  11. August 1989 – Sseptember 1989, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG                                                                                                                 12 September 1989 – June 1990, Senior Military Judge, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG 13. June 1990 – October 1998, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG 14. October 1998 – July 1999, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, STARC, KSARNG 15. July 1999 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, KSARNG

AWARDS and DECORATIONS:                                                                          Meritorious Service Medal                                                                                       Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters                                                 Army Commendation Medal                                                                                      Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal                                                       National Defense Service Medal                                                                              Armed Forces Reserve Medal                                                                                     Army Service Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:                                                                  Second Lieutenant ( U.S. Army Reserve) Jun 1969                                                       First Lieutenant (U.S. Army Reserve) Sep 1972                                                        Captain (U.S. Army Reserve) Jun 1976                                                                Captain (Kansas Army National Guard) Mar 1979                                                            Major Dec 1980                                                                                                   Lieutenant Colonel Dec 1984                                                                                      Colonel Jan 1991                                                                                                     Brigadier General Jul 2000

CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE:                                                                                     1973 – 1978: Assistant Kansas Attorney General                                                          1978 – 1979: Deputy Kansas Attorney General                                                      1979 – Present: Private Practice.