May 4, 2016

16 ROTC cadets to receive military commissions

UNL Army ROTC honor guard presents the flag during the memorial for 9-11 on the plaza in front of the Nebraska Union.
Craig Chandler | University Communications

Craig Chandler | University Communications
UNL Army ROTC honor guard presents the flag during the memorial for 9-11 on the plaza in front of the Nebraska Union. Sixteen UNL ROTC cadets will receive military commissions on May 7.

Sixteen cadets in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps will receive military commissions in ceremonies May 7 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St.

Eight cadets in Army ROTC will be commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army at 1:30 p.m. in the Ballroom; two cadets in Navy ROTC will receive commissions at 1:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, one as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and one as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps; and six cadets in Air Force ROTC will be commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force at 3:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room.

The following is a list by hometown of cadets to be commissioned, with their rank and service branch.

Nebraska
  • Beatrice: 2nd Lt. Jonathan M. Policky, Army.

  • Bellevue: 2nd Lt. Steven Allen Gour, Air Force.

  • Juniata: 2nd Lt. Justin F. Kotas, Army.

  • La Vista: 2nd Lt. Ryan M. Hogan, Army.

  • Lincoln: 2nd Lt. Jefferson G. Davis, Army; 2nd Lt. Bonn S. Franks, Army; 2nd Lt. Whitney Taylor Gour, Air Force.

  • Ogallala: 2nd Lt. Colt A. Washa, Marine Corps.

  • Omaha: 2nd Lt. Rachel Carolyn Brummond, Air Force; 2nd Lt. Charles Taylor Walet IV, Air Force.

  • Papillion: 2nd Lt. Sheldon S. Brummel, Army.

Elsewhere
  • Hawthorne, California: 2nd Lt. Taylor Rose Whitney, Air Force.

  • Eaton, Colorado: 2nd Lt. Cade Karlberg, Air Force.

  • Cape Coral, Florida: Ensign Dalton E. McMullen, Navy.

  • Canton, Michigan: 2nd Lt. James C. Maciag, Army.

  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 2nd Lt. Nicholas C. Mimmack, Army.