Sixty-five cadets and midshipmen from Georgia Tech ROTC programs were recognized for scholastic achievements and leadership excellence at the annual ROTC Joint Awards ceremony held April 5 at the John Lewis Student Center's Atlantic Theater.
The honorees include students from Georgia Tech and other metro Atlanta colleges and universities that feed into Georgia Tech's Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC programs. The ROTC programs fall under the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech and hosts over 250 midshipmen and cadets from around the country.
Among the recipients was Army ROTC Cadet Alfred Biland, who received the Tyler Hall Brown ROTC Endowment Scholarship.
This competitive scholarship is presented each year to a cadet or midshipman who demonstrates outstanding leadership. Each ROTC unit submits a nominee and a board is held to determine the winner.
The Tyler Hall Brown ROTC Endowment Scholarship is presented annually in honor of Lt. Tyler Hall Brown, a 2001 Georgia Tech alumnus who served as president of the Student Government Association and was an outstanding Army ROTC cadet. Following his graduation, he became a Ranger and was killed by enemy gunfire in Al Ramadi, Iraq, in 2004.
The Tyler Brown Pi Mile campus running route is named in his honor. As SGA president, Brown laid the groundwork that led to the path’s creation in 2005.
Multi-Service Awards
The Alfred T. and Peter Wright Memorial Scholarship
Recognizes overall academic excellence in both the Army and Air Force Senior ROTC Programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with preference given to rising seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence by achieving the highest overall grade point average in each program, and who maintain good standing in the ROTC Program. Each of the recipients will receive a scholarship.
- Army: Jendayia Taylor
- Air Force: Joseph Fajloun
American Legion Award for Military Excellence
Recognizes members of the junior and senior class who are in the top quarter of their ROTC classes and display outstanding qualities of leadership.
- Army: Matthieu Lineweaver
- Navy: Sara Farnoli
- Air Force: Catherine Schlabach
American Legion Award for Scholastic Excellence
Recognizes members of each class who are not only in the top quarter of their ROTC classes but are also in the top 10% of their classes academically and actively participate in campus activities.
- Army: Marcial Buckner
- Navy: Christopher Lucyk
- Air Force: Vivek Poluru
Callahan Leadership Award
Presented to the outstanding ROTC cadet or midshipman in each service who has demonstrated academic excellence and leadership skills and who has successfully served in positions of responsibility in the Atlanta ROTC Corps of Cadets and Midshipmen.
- Army: Joshua Lewis
- Navy: Ana Bruce
- Air Force: Catherine Schlabach
Daughters of the American Revolution Award
Recognizes seniors in each service who have demonstrated exceptional qualities of loyalty and patriotism and who are in the top quarter of their ROTC and academic classes.
- Army: Thomas Reed
- Navy: Erin Greene
- Air Force: Anisha Singh
Georgia Sons of the American Revolution Award
Recognizes a junior from each service that has demonstrated all-around military and academic excellence.
- Army: Dennis Ash
- Navy: Ryan Wittleder
- Air Force: Shil Shah
Georgia Tech Callahan Scholarship
Awarded to the cadet or midshipman in each service for exemplary performance.
- Army: Mason Ladd
- Navy: Olivia Johnson
- Air Force: Vivek Poluru
Georgia Veterans Day Association Award for Service
Recognizes an outstanding Cadet and Midshipman that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in their unit.
- Army: Regan Hutto
- Navy: Erica Crews
- Air Force: Siddhi Ameser
Military Officers Association of America Award
Presented to juniors who have demonstrated a high order of loyalty to their ROTC units.
- Army: Martin Reyna
- Navy: Lukas Blake
- Air Force: Alden Kidane
Scottish Rite Award
Recognizes cadets and midshipmen with outstanding leadership and academic excellence.
- Army: Thomas Moorre
- Navy: Paityn White
- Air Force: Daniel Loudin
The Georgia Tech Battalion “HOOYA”/”OORAH” Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding Navy or Marine Option College Program Midshipman enrolled in Navy ROTC Georgia Institute of Technology Battalion. Recipients receive a scholarship that can be utilized for tuition, school fees, and room or board.
- Recipient: Midshipman Erica Crews
USAA Spirit Award
Recognizes the cadet or midshipman who best displays the traits and characteristics that embody the spirit of service to others.
- Army: Ryan Peckett
- Navy: James Griffin and Joshua Ward
Reserve Organization of America Award
Recognizes cadets and midshipmen in the top 10% of their class for outstanding leadership, moral character, and aptitude for service.
- Army: Reagam Sprecher (bronze), Franklin Windborne (silver), Madison Dubuose (gold)
- Navy: Daniel White (bronze), Katrina Potak (silver), Isabella Tenenbaum (gold)
- Air Force: Amari Holmes (bronze), Alexander Terrell (silver), Kionna Jones (gold)
Military Order of World Wars Award
Recognizes cadets and midshipmen in each branch of service for their diligence, demonstrated military excellence, and outstanding accomplishments during the year.
- Army: Lesley Bargo (bronze), William Russell (silver), Caitlin Booth (gold)
- Navy: Ryan Fitzpatrick (bronze), Sean Obrien (silver), Anthony Senft (gold)
- Air Force: Declan Chielewski (bronze), William Pitts (silver), Ayman Tawaalai (gold)
Army ROTC Awards
Association of the United States Army Award — Recognizes an outstanding junior and senior in the top 10% of their ROTC class and the top 25% of their academic class.
- Recipient: Jack Erickson
Cincinnatus Medal — Awarded to the Stinger Battalion Cadet who "best exemplifies the combined qualities of a good Soldier and a good citizen." Lt. Cmdr. Bob Burell (Ret.), representing the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia, presented the award to this year’s recipient Nicholas Reed.
Department of the Army Superior Cadet Award — Presented to an outstanding cadet in the top 25% of each academic and Army ROTC class.
- First-year: Alexander Yoon
- Second-year: Ben Moran
- Third-year: Carrie Way
- Fourth-year: William Timbol
Special Forces Association Award — Awarded to an Army ROTC Cadet who has shown distinguished leadership, education, and training.
- Recipient: Blake Hoebel
Navy ROTC Awards
Atlanta Council of the Navy League of the U.S. Award — Recognizes an outstanding senior Navy Option student who has excelled in academics and aptitude.
- Recipients: Lauren Sigut and Gabrielle Cain
CDR Fred Espy Outstanding Graduate Award — For an outstanding midshipman graduate that emulated qualities consistent with Cmdr. Espy's character — commitment, perseverance, resourcefulness, selflessness, engaging, and leadership.
- Recipient: Gabrielle Cain
Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished Graduate Award — Awarded to the top academic Navy ROTC senior.
- Recipients: Quint Fain and Tianna Smith
Crawford Memorial ROTC Scholarship — Awarded to a midshipman for outstanding academic merit, moral and ethical character, and the potential for future leadership in the military.
- Recipient: Avery Williams
National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Award — Recognizes Navy ROTC Honor Graduates from each historically Black college and university. Each recipient is presented with a one-year membership and a plaque from the NNOA.
- Recipients: Gabrielle Cain and Tianna Smith
Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder Award — Awarded by the Navy Submarine League to recognize superior professional and academic performance by the Navy ROTC student who has been approved for training and service in submarines.
- Recipient: Patrick McElliot
Air Force ROTC Awards
Air Force Association Award — For outstanding leadership in Air Force ROTC.
- Recipient: Ashley Nguyen
Nighthawk Warrior Spirit Award — An annual presentation recognizing AFROTC Det 165’s most outstanding warrior-leader from the current academic year.
- Recipient: Alden Kidane
Additional Awards
AFCEA ROTC Honor Award — Recognizes a ROTC cadet or midshipman majoring in the field of electronics, communication engineering, computer technology, or intelligence systems.
- Recipient: Caleb Cordier
Major General Larry Taylor Award — Recognizes the senior who demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities and has a definite aptitude for military service.
- Recipient: Michael Miles
