Cameron University’s George D. Keathley Department of Military Science has presented awards and scholarships to members of the Comanche Battalion, Cameron’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) unit. The Comanche Battalion recognized cadets for meritorious performance in military science, academics, physical fitness, personal achievement and leadership.
Awards are sponsored by the Department of the Army, Cameron University and private individuals through endowed scholarships.
Colton Miller received the George C. Marshall ROTC Award, which recognizes the top senior in the program. Miller will attend the annual George C. Marshall Leadership Seminar at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Preston Drain was the recipient of the Bill and Betty Burgess Memorial Endowed Scholarship, which is presented to a descendant of a noncommissioned officer or currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces as a noncommissioned officer.
The FIRES Chapter of the Association of the United States Army Scholarship is presented to an outstanding cadet in each military science year who has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in their military and academic studies. Recipients were Thor Baima, Raymond DePhillips, Earnest Watson and Caydn Young.
Hank Banner, Heidi Durvin, Martin Gonzalez and Alex Heidebrecht were honored with the Col. Jack Wolfson Memorial Scholarship. The award is presented to a cadet in each military science year who displays academic proficiency, outstanding leadership qualities, and high moral character.
The Artillery Officer Candidate Endowed Scholarship in Leadership, established by the Artillery OCS Alumni organization, was presented to Joshua Tripp.
Colton Miller received the Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Randall L. and Carol A. Rigby Endowed Scholarship in Military Science, which is awarded to a full-time CU student who demonstrates an intent to join CU’s Army ROTC program in pursuit of an officer’s commission.
Xavier Davidson was honored with the Virginia K. and Robert L. Janda Scholarship, which is presented to a full-time student who demonstrates superior leadership potential and maintains at least a 3.0 GPA.He also received the 2nd Lt. Tobias Alexander Scholarship. It is awarded to a full-time cadet who demonstrates superior leadership potential and maintains a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The B. Charles and LaDonna Spradlin Endowed Scholarship in Business, awarded to business majors, was presented to Trystian Thompson.
Shinta Brown and Ian Surrency were presented with the E. Virginia Charlson Memorial Endowment Scholarship, which is awarded to cadets who are pursuing a degree in business and have a GPA of 2.75 or higher.
The Sgt. York Award is presented to basic course cadets that demonstrated superior leadership qualities in military science courses; this award was presented to Conner Boyles and Johnathan Gonzalez.
Raymond DePhillips and Brooke Wilhelm were honored with the Professor of Military Science Physical Fitness Cadet Award. It is presented to the male and female cadets who achieve the highest score on the Record Army Combat Fitness Test.
Members of the Ranger Challenge Team, who embody the spirit of teamwork, competitiveness and sportsmanship, received a certificate of recognition, a ribbon and a uniform sleeve tab. They are Thor Baima, Robyn Brown, Raymond DePhillips, Maximiliano Espinosa, Byron Farnsworth, Dakota Goth, Alex King, Dalton Peak, Joshua Tripp, Trystian Thompson and Thomas Wade.
The Comanche Warrior Award, presented to the cadet who demonstrates excellence in motivation and commitment to the Comanche Battalion, went to Joshua Tripp.
Jeran Rivera received the LTC Powell and James Award Endowment Scholarship, presented to a cadet who graduated from Lawton High School, who demonstrates exceptional leadership qualitifies and maintains a GPA of 3.5.
Thor Baima received the Cadet of the Semester Award. Cadets receiving this award have demonstrated exceptional achievement in all areas of ROTC.
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STUDENTS LISTED BY HOMETOWN:
Cache: Cadyn Young
Comanche: Hank Banner, Alex King
Elgin: Conner Boyles, Dalton Peak, Raymond De Phillips, Joshua Tripp
Lawton/Fort Sill: Robyn Brown, Shinta Brown, Xavier Davidson, Preston Drain, Tila Durham, Maximiliano Espinosa, Byron Farnsworth, Dakota Goth, Johnathan Gonzalez, Martin Gonzalez, Alex Heidebrecht, Colton Miller, Jeran Rivera, Ian Surrency, Thomas Wade, Brooke Wilhelm
Loco: Heidi Durvin
Medicine Park: Trystian Thompson
Marlow: Thor Baima
Yukon: Earnest Watson
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