Thursday, 8 May, 2008

Pratt Community College is proud to announce that Vic Braden is the 2008 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. Vic is a 1978 graduate of Pratt High School. He received an Associate of Science in Political Science from Pratt Community College in 1980. His other degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Business from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1982, a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Kansas University in 1995, and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University in 1997.

Vic's military career began upon his ROTC commission at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1982. His military assignments include tours in numerous locations in the United States, Korea, and Germany. Vic's military deployments include a combat tour in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991, and a peacekeeping tour in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003. His military education includes an Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the 2004/2005 school year. Vic is a qualified UH-60 Blackhawk Senior Army Aviator. His current assignment is the Brigade Commander of the 69th Task Force. Vic holds the rank of Colonel.

Vic's prosecutor career began in 1998. After serving as an Assistant County Attorney in Jefferson County and Riley County, Vic was hired by the Kansas Attorney General in 2006 to prosecute violent crimes. Since assuming this position, Vic's main focus has been representing the State of Kansas in murder cases, including death penalty cases.
Victor J. Braden was born and raised in Pratt, Kansas. He is married to the former Marla Wray of Sawyer, Kansas. They have two grown daughters, Chelsea and Emily.
Braden will be the featured speaker at the PCC commencement ceremonies on May 9. He will also be honored at a luncheon at noon in the Riney Student Conference Center.