Scholarship Named for Retired Marine

In May, the chapter awarded its first annual scholarships honoring Lt. Col. Lonnie Poling, USMC (Ret.) to students at Johnson High School. Warren Aliegbe received the chapter's $2,500 Poling Memorial Scholarship. He plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering at Auburn University. Kendall DeJesus and Omolara Ojewole each were awarded $1,000 scholarships from the chapter. Col. Poling helped resurrect the chapter and organized the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Summit, which is now an annual event. The chapter selected Johnson High School for the first Poling Memorial Scholarships because it is home to a Marine Junior ROTC unit.

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