Maj. Michael J. DesJardin ’14

Maj. Michael J. DesJardin ’14 Receives the 2024 Roaring10 Award

Michael DesJardin, who participated in Clemson’s ROTC program, graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in financial management and a U.S. Army commission as a Medical Service Corps officer. In 2023, he earned a master’s degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University.

He has served with distinction during the first 10 years of his military career in posts ranging from South Korea to Alaska to Iraq. Among his many accomplishments, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, he developed the force health protection plan for all bases in Iraq. He then returned to Alaska to command Role 2 health services and force protection for more than 4,500 soldiers across that state. He has fulfilled multiple assignments to observe, coach, train and mentor units in all three components of the U.S. Army: Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserve. Currently, he plans and synchronizes medical logistics operations in the Indo-Pacific area and advises U.S. partners, such as the Philippines and Japan, on Army healthcare operations and systems.

Michael’s civic service activities have ranged from participating in community cleanups in South Korea to volunteering with the Fairbanks Salvation Army in Alaska. Now living in Tacoma, Wash., he helps with the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Kid’s Festival supporting the pediatric dental hygiene booth that his wife, Army dentist Captain Meagan B. Green, established and runs.

He mentors other Clemson alumni in the Army and donates to the Clemson Corps fund as a way to give back to the ROTC program. He has been an IPTAY donor since he was a student and returns to campus for athletic and other events when possible. He has been involved with multiple Clemson alumni programs and events near his various duty stations.