Air Force names prestigious PhD program participants Published Dec. 8, 2011 By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Two Air Force captains will participate in the Chief of Staff Prestigious PhD Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today. Captains Miriam Krieger, Air Combat Command, and Daniel Magruder, Central Command, will begin their program in the fall, said Maj. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers, AFPC officer developmental education. Two alternates were also selected in the event primary selectees are unable to attend. Alternates are Captains Craig Neuman, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Joseph Brown, Air Force Academy. "Selections were challenging because every applicant had an outstanding package," said Jenkins-Sellers. Selections were based on academic experience and job performance, said Jenkins-Sellers, who explained that the program exists to identify promising officers early in their careers and begin the development that will help them become Air Force and joint leaders capable of broad, strategic, critical thinking and decision-making. For more information about officer development opportunities and other personnel issues, visit the Air Force Personnel Services website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil.