Jeannie Deakyne
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Jeannie Deakyne née Panton (born November 28, 1975) is an Army captain and the winner of the Mrs. Texas International 2005 and Mrs. U.S. Beauties 2008 beauty pageants.
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[edit] Early life and education
Born in Lawrence, Kansas Deakyne was raised in Arlington, Texas. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1993 and went on to graduate with a B.A. in Political science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1998. During her college career she served as the Student Body President, was a Distinguished Military Graduate, and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
[edit] Military career
She received her commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps on December 12, 1998. Upon graduation from the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, CPT Deakyne was assigned as the Chief of Personnel Actions and Strength Manager for the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Polk, Louisiana. She then served as the Group S1 for the US Army Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group. After completion of the Adjutant General Captains Career Course and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, CPT Deakyne was assigned to Fort Hood, where she deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division as the Brigade Adjutant. She commanded Charlie Detachment, 15th Personnel Services Battalion in Iraq, and became the Battalion Operations Officer shortly after their redeployment to Fort Hood. After Operations Katrina and Rita, she again deployed with the 15th Personnel Services Battalion and the 1st Cavalry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. She currently serves as the Battalion Executive Officer and Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Texas at Arlington.
[edit] Achievements
Deakyne was crowned Mrs. Texas International 2005 on May 22, 2005 in San Antonio, Texas,[1] and subsequently competed in the 2005 Mrs. International Pageant in Chicago, Illinois.
She competed as Mrs. Texas in the U.S. Beauties National Pageant in Chicago, Illinois bringing home the crown to Texas on March 16, 2008. As Mrs. U.S. Beauties, Deakyne works in conjunction with the Lupus Foundation of America the National Spokesperson for their “Living with Lupus” program, promoting Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Health Care as it relates to Lupus. The LFA is the nation’s leading nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to Lupus. Through its over 300 chapters world wide, branches and support groups, the LFA conducts programs of research, education and advocacy.
Deakyne is currently a captain in the US Army, having deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
[edit] Awards
Her military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Basic Parachutist Badge, the National Infantry Association’s Order of Saint Maurice, and the Adjutant General Corps’ Major General Winfield Scott and Theodore Roosevelt Awards.
