ROTC Commissioning Ceremony To Be Held Dec. 15
Dec. 8, 2000
University Park, Pa. – The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) commissioning ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Schwab Auditorium at Penn State's University Park campus.
Colonel Steven Paladini, professor of aerospace studies and ROTC tri-service coordinator, will preside over the ceremony. John Cahir, vice provost and dean for undergraduate education, will also speak.
Brigadier General James M. Skiff, commander of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, will be the guest speaker and will swear in approximately 30 students as new officers in the armed forces.
Skiff is responsible for the command, control, and supervision of all Air National Guard units allocated to the state. His military decorations include the Distinguished Cross, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two devices and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two devices. The student marshal is Andrew Rutkowski of Forest Park, Ga. The public is invited to attend.
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