
Spring 2014 ROTC Awards at The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Awards have been presented to 98 men and women who are in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and are also associated with ROTC departments at The Citadel. Each year, the Citadel's ROTC departments which include Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Marine ROTC, and Navy ROTC, nominate their finest cadets for awards in the categories of academic and military excellence.
This year's award recipients are listed as follows:
Air Force Association Cadet Medal
Harley Martin
American Legion Awards for Military Excellence
Kyle Donnelly (AROTC)
Colin Twohig (AFROTC)
Colt Kirkpatrick (NROTC)
Austin May (MROTC)
American Legion Awards for Scholastic Excellence
Lewis Dunaway (AROTC)
Stewart Gress (AFROTC)
Joshua Tassone (NROTC)
Steven Piper (MROTC)
American Veterans of World War II Award
Phillip Martin (AROTC)
Samuel P. Burroughs (AFROTC)
Zachary Visser (NROTC)
Michael Van Liew (MROTC)
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Assoc. ROTC Honor Certificate Award
Collin Sponable (AROTC)
Myles Spetsios (AFROTC)
Samuel Long (NROTC)
Assoc. of the U.S. Army Award
Tanner Jameson
Assoc. of the U.S. Army Military History Award
Daniel Smith
Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award
Joshua Hamilton
Ethan L. Penny
John Brosch
Hugh Urey
The General Westmoreland Award
Michael Perrone (AROTC)
The Daughters of the American Revolution Award
(AROTC) Benjamin Thompson
(AFROTC) Ryan Traster
(NROTC) Matthew Bernard
(MROTC) Jordan Zajac
National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Award
Justine C. Zukowski (AROCT)
Brian Bilbo (AFROTC)
Meriel Robinson (NROTC)
James Jenkins (MROTC)
The Military Officer Association of America Award
Nolan Bradley (AROTC)
Benjamin Gardner (AFROTC)
Samuel Cowart (NROTC)
Kevin Lowring (MROTC)
Military Order of the Purple Heart Leadership Medal Award
(AROTC) Donald Argy
(AFROTC) Vanessa Ballard
(NROTC) Lance Cook
(MROTC) Michael Holmes
Military Order of the World Wars Award
AROTC - Devin Oliver, Ariane McKiernan, John Daniels.
AFROTC - Benjamin Hambleton, Aaron Boudreau, Alexander Piratzky
NROTC - Conner Perley, Thomas York, Ricardo Caporale
MROTC - Joshua Scaife, Matthew Kraft, Hayden Lancaster
National Defense Transportation Association Award
Ryan Statler (AFROTC)
Lewis Dunaway (AROTC)
Justin Gould (NROTC)
National Defense Industrial Association Award
Wesley Summers (AROTC)
Ryan Traster (AFROTC)
Matthew Arend (NROTC)
Steven Oatridge (MROTC)
The National Sojourners Award
(AROTC) Peyton Talbott
(AFROTC) John Tippetts
(NROTC) James Urban
(MROTC) Braden Wint
Reserve Officers Association of the United States Award
(AROTC) Timothy Gaddis, Jonathon Puwalski, Tyler Heferman
(AFROTC) Kane McManus, Savannah Emmrich, Benjamin Tillman.
(NROTC) Patrick Simmons, Jason Shea, Regis Bigness
(MROTC) Kristen Kessinger, Stephen Ikalowych, Austin May
Society of American Military Engineers Award
Shaun Ketner (AROTC)
Harley Martin (AFROTC)
Bradley Hendrickson (NROTC)
The General Society of the War of 1812 Award
Eric Dompkosdki (AROTC)
Brian Bilbo (AFROTC)
George Stevenson (NROTC)
James Jenkins (MROTC)
The Society of Daughters of the War Of 1812
(AROTC) John E. Wilson
(AFROTC) Joshua Irvin
(NROTC) Connor Reardon
(MROTC) Benjamin Young
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Silver ROTC Medal
(AROTC) Ashley Beltinck
(AFROTC) William Wutzer
(NROTC) Samuel Douglas
(MROTC) Caleb Martin
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Award
Ryan Branch (AROTC)
Jeffrey Johnson (AFROTC)
Otto Quintero (NROTC)
Hayden Lancaster (MROTC)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
(AROTC) Jack Russell
(NROTC) John Sefcik
(MROTC) Taylor Sneed
(AFROTC) Ryan Faucher
USAA Spirit Award
Harrison Dixon (AROTC)
Ashton Bracey (AFROTC)
Jose Enrique Rocha (MROTC)
The Navy League Honors Award
(NROTC) Brent Grenda
(MROTC) Abraham Ramos
The Naval Submarine League Award
Curtis Allen
The Marine Corps League Leadership Award
(MROTC) Jose Vigil, Steven Piper
(NROTC) Erick Samayoa, Marcus Scally
Marine Corps Association Award
Austin May
George C. Marshall Award
Marc Straniere (AROTC)