The West Virginia University Army ROTC Mountaineer Battalion will commission 14 cadets as second lieutenants during the Spring Commissioning Ceremony from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow (May 9) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis, commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, will be the keynote speaker.
Lt. Col. David Sherck, professor of military science, and Master Sgt. William O’Neal, senior military science instructor, will present the cadets for commissioning.
The following will be commissioned:
George Bradford II from Washington graduates with a criminology degree and will assess onto active duty as a Signal Corps officer.
Kira Brittingham from Chesapeake, Virginia, graduates with a criminology degree. She commissions into the Army Reserve as a Military Police Corps officer.
Zachary Cannon from Mechanicsville, Virginia, graduates with a physical education and kinesiology degree. He commissions onto active duty as an Ordnance Corps (Maintenance) officer.
Madison Cesnick, from Frostburg, Maryland, graduates with a business administration, global supply chain management degree and commissions onto active duty as an Adjutant General Corps officer. She is a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Quinton Egger from Newville, Pennsylvania, graduates with a mechanical engineering degree. He commissions into the West Virginia Army National Guard as an Aviation officer.
Christopher Hernandez from Waldorf, Maryland, graduates with a political science degree. He commissions onto active duty as an Armor officer.
James Higdon from Providence, Rhode Island, graduates with an international studies degree. He commissions onto active duty as a Corps of Engineer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) officer.
Dakota Lichliter from Madison, Virginia, graduates with a criminology degree. He commissions onto active duty as a Military Intelligence officer and is a Distinguished Military Graduate. Second Lt. Lichliter is a Green to Gold Active Duty Option participant having served as a Military Police enlisted soldier before coming to WVU.
Andrew Lichtinger from Waterford, Pennsylvania, graduates with a sport and exercise psychology degree. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate and commissions onto active duty as an Infantry Officer.
Marshall Lowman from Smithsburg, Maryland, graduates with a political science degree. He commissions onto active duty as an Aviation officer.
William Turman from Barboursville graduates with a business and economics degree. He commissions into the West Virginia Army National Guard as a Quartermaster officer. Second Lt. Turman was named to the prestigious WVU Order of Augusta.
Carson Watts from Milton, Delaware, graduates with a recreation, parks and tourism resources degree. He commissions onto active duty as an Armor officer.
Steven Williams from Martinsburg graduates with an international studies degree. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate and commissions onto active duty as a Military Intelligence officer.
Cherilyn Zeltman from Manorville, New York, graduates with a nursing degree. She commissions onto active duty as a Nurse Corps officer.