Mr. Dawes Strickler Instructor Department of Physical Education dawes.strickler [at] westpoint.edu About Education Dawes Strickler is an instructor in the Department of Physical Education (DPE) at the United States Military Academy.He arrived in the Hudson Valley in 1990 to pursue full-time employment as a rock-climbing guide at the Shawangunk Mountains. Mr. Strickler earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education and earth science in 2001 at the State University of New York-New Paltz. He taught ninth-grade earth science until 2004. He then began teaching in DPE. Mr. Strickler earned a master's degree in physical education and teaching from West Virginia University in 2007. Married in 1997 to Margaret Mueller, they have a son, Logan and reside in Wallkill, New York. M.S., Physical Education and Teaching - West Virginia UniversityB.S., Secondary Education and Earth Science - State University of New York-New Paltz