Josh Frey

Class of 2009: U.S. Army

Joshua Dalhauser Frey was born March 22, 1987, and came to Ripon from Racine, Wisconsin.

At Ripon, he majored in physical science and religion with a minor in military leadership. He was commissioned through ROTC.

He received a master’s degree in environmental management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri; and a second master’s degree in international relations in 2017. He also received a a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Army’s Advanced Civil Schooling Program.

Frey has served as an Army Commissioned Officer for nine years in locations around the country and globe. He has received the Bronze Star Medal, the Department of Energy Secretary’s Achievement Award.

He now is a nuclear and counterproliferation officer with the U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

He is a member of several groups and societies, including the Order of the Arrow (Boy Scout National Honor Society), the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, the U.S Cavalry & Armor Association, and the Chemical Corps Regimental Association.

For Ripon, he has served on a reunion committee and as a host during a Career Discovery Tour. He received Ripon’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2018.

The Frey/Dalhauser Trust Scholarship for Physics and Chemistry was established by his family in honor of the positive experience Ripon provided to him.