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Operation: Job Ready Veterans Executive Director Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree

Indianapolis, IN (April 12, 2025) – On April 2, 2025, Operation: Job Ready Veterans Executive Director Gene Anderson received an honorary doctorate degree from St. Paul Christian University during a ceremony at the Skyline Club in OneAmerica Tower.

St. Paul Christian University Vice President and Professor of Education Dr. Mark Eutsler conferred the degree upon Dr. Anderson on behalf of St. Paul Christian University President Orthodox Catholic Church in America Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Midwestern States and Missionary Dependencies, Metropolitan Archbishop, His Eminence Most Rev. Dr. Michael Layne, PhD, ThD, C.R.T.

United States Congressman André Carson was among the first to congratulate Dr. Anderson. “This recognition serves as testament to [Dr. Anderson’s] leadership and unwavering commitment through action. Throughout [his] time as executive director with Operation: Job Ready Veterans, [Dr. Anderson] has been a friend, advisor, and confidant to many. [His] guidance, compassion, and leadership have positively impacted our community,” Mr. Carson says. Representatives from the office of Senator Todd Young were also in attendance, including Deputy Regional Director and Outreach Liaison Roni Ford and Regional Director Monica Bowles Kozlowski.

Members of the Operation: Job Ready Veterans (OJRV) organization were present for the ceremony, including OJRV Board Chairman Shawna Lake, founder of Deep End Talent Strategies; OJRV Board Vice Chairman Danny Portee, founder and CEO of Professional Management Enterprises, Inc.; and OJRV Board Member Phil Burton, lieutenant in court operations and security for Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

About Operation: Job Ready Veterans (OJRV)
Bridging life’s transitional gaps for veterans, service members, and military families.

Operation: Job Ready Veterans (OJRV) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing veterans, service members, and military family members for entry into the workforce nationally and worldwide. OJRV focuses on transition, job readiness, and career placement, providing employment readiness training and specialized job placement to personnel from all military branches, service eras, and ability levels. The nonprofit’s mission is to bridge life’s transitional gaps for veterans, service members, and their families by empowering them to meet their individual employment and career goals.

Website: ojrv.org
Facebook: jobreadyvets
LinkedIn: job-ready-veterans

About St. Paul Christian University
St. Paul Christian University is a trans-denominational Bible college and seminary that prepares today’s Christian for tomorrow’s ministry. The university exists to provide comprehensive, high-quality educational services, which include consultation, training, and the dissemination of information and opportunities for study and research in the development of the Christian ministry.

Media Contact Information
Jessica Bertsch
Operation: Job Ready Veterans
+1.757.773.7357
JBertsch@jobreadyvets.org

 

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Monica Bowles Kozlowski, Regional Director from the Office of Senator Todd Young (from left); Jack Haefling, Marion County Farm Bureau President; Dr. Gene Anderson, OJRV Executive Director; Dr. Mark Eutsler, St. Paul Christian University Vice President and Professor of Education; and Roni Ford, Deputy Regional Director and Outreach Liaison from the Office of Senator Todd Young gathered on April 2, 2025, in honor of Dr. Gene Anderson’s accomplishments.