UC Army ROTC Cadets Will Be Commissioned as Officers in Special Ceremony

The University of Cincinnati Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) will hold its

December commissioning ceremony at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 9, in Room 450 Lindner Center, Varsity Village.

The ceremony is held for ROTC cadets who address the high standards to be appointed a second lieutenant, such as meeting the requirements of their degree program, their officer leadership training, medical qualifications and physical fitness.

At this ceremony, the new officers receive their first salute in recognition of the authority of their office as bestowed by the president of the United States. The salute is also a reminder that these new lieutenants owe the future soldiers under their watch steady leadership, care and compassion.

Upon completion of the salute, each new lieutenant will give the saluting non-commissioned officer a silver dollar as an acknowledgement of the role of noncommissioned officers in the duties of the second lieutenant.

The ceremony speaker will be Lieutenant Colonel William Galinger, professor of military science at UC. Awards and decorations from his service include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe.

The ROTC Army cadets to take part in the commissioning ceremony are:

Michael Benjamin, 22, an Anderson High School graduate who is earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting from UC’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

Marshall Ried, 22, a La Salle High School graduate who is graduating from UC in December with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from the Carl H. Lindner College of Business. He will be assigned to the Adjutant General Corps, Army Reserve.

Courtney Justine Stall, 22, of Leipsic, Ohio, a graduate of Leipsic who is earning a bachelor’s degree from UC in health promotion and education from UC’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH). She will be assigned to medical services, Army Reserve.

Louis Sunderhaus, 23, of Hamilton, Ohio, a Ross High School graduate who is earning a degree in secondary education from UC’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH). He will be assigned to field artillery, regular Army.