SAVANNAH, Ga. – Amid the burgeoning Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Col. Marvin L. Griffin assumed command of the Savannah District at the Hyatt Regency Hotel June 19. It was a fitting tribute as the ceremony was held just blocks away from CSS Georgia recovery efforts currently underway near Old Fort Jackson. Griffin, who arrives at the district following a Senior Service College Fellowship with the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program, carries the torch helming the district’s vast public works projects, including the SHEP. From cadet to commander, Griffin’s return to the Savannah District reunites him to the location where he began his career, he said. “My first Corps experience was here in the Savannah District as a West Point cadet and Engineering major,” he said. “I am incredibly humbled and honored to assume command of this great district, standing upon the shoulders of those like [my first commander] Col. Wayne Boy, and Col. Tom Tickner, who have gone before me and set in place a legacy of exceptional engineering support to this nation.”
He earned a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Missouri. Griffin’s previous assignments include deployments to Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom and to Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo. He has served as an instructor and assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point. Griffin previously served in the Corps of Engineers as the deputy commander of the Little Rock District in Arkansas. With nearly 700 employees throughout Georgia and the Carolinas, Griffin now leads a legion of employees who provide expertise across a wide range of disciplines – from engineering, architecture, design, construction and master planning to subsurface exploration, hydropower and environmental stewardship. Full Story »