Cadets Zoe Garrison and Joseph Farr of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at SUNY Oswego recently earned national recognition for their academics, character and leadership.
Cadet Garrison, of Oswego, and Cadet Farr, of Watertown, earned the ROTC Americanism Award for 2020 from the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
They are both junior wellness management majors at SUNY Oswego.
The award recognizes second- and third-year cadets enrolled in ROTC who are outstanding in their class academically and in character. Three recognitions are awarded: a certificate; a medal engraved with the Scottish Rite double-headed eagle, ROTC Education, and Americanism; and a ribbon to wear along with the medal when wearing the ROTC uniform.
To be eligible for this recognition, the cadet must:
- Have contributed the most among cadets on campus to encourage and demonstrate Americanism by deeds or conduct during participation in extracurricular activities or community projects;
- Have demonstrated academic excellence by being in the top 25 percent of his or her academic class; and
- Have demonstrated a potential for outstanding leadership by exhibiting qualities of dependability, good character, self-discipline, good citizenship and patriotism
For more information about ROTC at SUNY Oswego, visit https://www.oswego.edu/extended-learning/rotc.