Graduating seniors who served as cadets in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. 博纳旺蒂尔 University will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. 星期六的军队.

The commissioning ceremony will be held virtually at 10 a.m. on Zoom and streamed live on the Seneca Battalion’s Facebook page. (www.脸谱网.com/SenecaBattalion).

The ceremony will include the Silver Dollar Salute, a traditional event in which each newly commissioned officer hands a silver dollar to the first soldier who salutes him. Cadets choose someone instrumental in their upbringing, education or training for this honor.

全球网赌十大网站 cadets are part of Team Seneca of the Southwestern 纽约 ROTC Battalion, which comprises cadets from St. 博纳旺蒂尔, Alfred State College, 阿尔弗雷德大学, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Houghton College and Jamestown Community College.

St. 博纳旺蒂尔 cadets to be commissioned Saturday include:

迈克尔·道格拉斯, a cybersecurity major from Litchfield, 新汉普郡, enrolled in ROTC on a two-year scholarship in the fall of 2017. The son of Michael and Brenda Douglas, he commissioned into the United States National Guard as a Signal Corps officer.

Cierra格里马尔迪, a health science major from Cuba, 纽约, enrolled in ROTC on a 2.5-year scholarship in the spring of 2018. She served as a tactical instructor. The daughter of Joe and Dinah Grimaldi, she commissioned into the United States National Guard as a medical services officer.

雅各布·基南, a history and adolescence education major from East Aurora, 纽约, enrolled in ROTC on a three-year scholarship in the fall of 2016. He served as the battalion executive officer. He received the Association of the United States Army 历史 Award and the Department of the Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award. The son of Susan Keenan and the late Jeffery Keenan, he commissioned as an active duty armor officer.

亚历山大·伦巴第, a finance major and economics minor from Hamburg, 纽约, enrolled in ROTC on a two-year National Guard scholarship in the fall of 2017. He served as a battalion tactics instructor. He received the Veterans of Foreign Wars Award. The son of Richard and Tracy Lombard, he commissioned into the 纽约 National Guard as an armor officer.

多纳文劳, a political science major from Chillicothe, 俄亥俄州, enrolled in ROTC on a three-year scholarship in the fall of 2016. He served as the battalion operations officer. 他收到了8分^th District American Legion Award for Military Excellence. The son of Wendell and Tamra Lowe, he commissioned as an active duty armor officer.

莎拉Machina, a childhood education major from Clifton Park, 纽约, enrolled in ROTC on a three-year scholarship in the fall of 2016. She served as the Gold Bar Club president her sophomore year, and as the battalion Commander Sergeant Major her junior year. She received the George C. 马歇尔后备军官训练团奖, Daughters of the American Revolution Award, and the Military Science Award from St. 博纳旺蒂尔 University. 科尔的女儿. (Ret.) Gary Machina and Carolyn Machina, she commissioned into the 纽约 National Guard as an ordnance officer.

迈克尔Rickicki, a philosophy major from Bolivar, 纽约, enrolled in ROTC on a 3.5-year scholarship in the spring of 2017. He served as captain of the battalion’s Ranger Challenge team, then served as the battalion senior tactics instructor his senior year. He received the Military Science Award from St. 博纳旺蒂尔 University and the Reserve Officers’ Association Award. Pfc的儿子. (Ret.) Scott Rickicki and Michelle Rickicki, he commissioned into the Colorado National Guard as an infantry officer.

下面的St. 博纳旺蒂尔 seniors will be commissioned at later dates:

约旦Bozier, a sociology major from Mahopac, 纽约, enlisted in the United States National Guard prior to ROTC on a 2.5-year National Guard scholarship. He served as a battalion tactics instructor and physical training officer. 耶和华的儿子. Col. Kenneth Bozier and Moreen Bozier, he will commission into the United States National Guard when he graduates in December 2020.

Shane O ' sullivan, a criminology major from Lynnfield Massachusetts, enrolled in ROTC on a two-year scholarship in the spring of 2018. O’Sullivan served as the battalion tactics instructor, physical training officer, and battalion commander. He received the Veterans of Foreign Wars Leadership Award. 中士的儿子. (Ret.) Kevin O’Sullivan and Margaret O’Sullivan, he will commission upon graduation in December 2020.