The WVU Army ROTC Mountaineer Battalion will commission nine cadets as second lieutenants during the Fall Commissioning Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 14) in Mountainlair Ballrooms.
Those being commissioned are as follows:
Andrew J. Ausiello, of Palm Harbor, Florida, graduates with a history degree and will assess onto active duty as an Armor officer. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Nathan D. Bryson, of Manheim, Pennsylvania, graduates with a business administration degree majoring in management and will assess onto active duty as an Armor officer. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Adam M. Cooper, of Mount Airy, Maryland, graduates with an exercise physiology degree and will assess onto active duty as a Military Police Corps officer.
Jacob B. Gladwell, from Akron, Ohio, graduates with a criminology degree. He will assess onto active duty as a Quartermaster Corps officer.
John D. Hempel, from Elkins, graduates with a Regents Bachelor of Arts. He will assess onto duty as an Infantry officer before transitioning to the Signal Corps.
Jordon R. Nibert, from Robson, graduates with a mechanical engineering degree and will assess into the West Virginia National Guard as an Ordnance officer.
Zachary R. Reeves, from Ashville, Ohio, graduates with a history degree and will assess into the West Virginia Army National Guard as an Armor officer.
Alex C. Ritter, from Manheim, Pennsylvania, graduates with a health and well-being degree. He will assess into the Pennsylvania National Guard as a Medical Services Corps officer.
Stephen R. Snyder, from Triadelphia, graduates with a political science degree and will assess onto active duty as an Armor officer. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Maj. Gen. Wiliam “Bill” Crane, adjutant general, West Virginia Joint Force Headquarters will be the keynote speaker. Lt. Col. David Sherck, professor of military science, and Master Sgt. William O’Neal, senior military instructor, will present the cadets for commissioning.
Maj. Gen. Crane assumed adjutant general duties on Jan. 4, 2021. In the role, he provides command guidance and vision to the West Virginia Army and Air National Guard’s more than 6,500 citizen soldiers, airmen, and civilians employed through the West Virginia Military Authority.