December 22, 2020

Six ROTC members receive military commissions


Six members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps received military commissions Dec. 18-21.

Two cadets in Army ROTC were commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony Dec. 18; three midshipmen in Navy ROTC were commissioned ensigns in the U.S. Navy during a virtual ceremony Dec. 19; and a cadet in Air Force ROTC was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during a ceremony Dec. 21.

Following is a list by hometown of new officers, with rank and service branch.

NEBRASKA:

Coleridge:

  • Ensign William Douglas Barelman, Navy.

Hickman:

  • Ensign Ian Scott Kernes, Navy.

Lincoln:

  • 2nd Lt. Augustine Gabriel DeAngelo, Army.

  • 2nd Lt. Laura Renae Nelms, Army.

Omaha:

  • 2nd Lt. Maximilian Karl deMayo, Air Force.

  • Ensign Zachary Richard Hytrek, Navy.


News Release Contact(s)

Commanding Officer, Naval ROTC
Detachment Commander, Air Force ROTC
Commanding Officer, Army ROTC; Adjunct Professor of Military Science