LEXINGTON-CONCORD CHAPTER CHAPTER - Apr 18, 2013 |
Chapter Awards ROTC Scholarships |
Capt. Alex Keller, USAF, presided as master of ceremonies over the joint chapter and Association of Old Crows (AOC) Patriots Roost, an annual ROTC scholarship luncheon, held in April at the Bedford Glen Doubletree Hotel, Bedford, Massachusetts. This signature event recognized 42 of the most outstanding AFCEA and AOC ROTC cadets and midshipmen from across northern New England with $1,000 scholarships. The chapter awarded 21 scholarships and selected Cadet James O'Connor, Air Force ROTC, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, to receive the Gen. Bernard Schriever Award for the top cadet among the group. Col. Scott Owens, USAF, chapter vice president for ROTC affairs, presented $22,000 in scholarships to the AFCEA recipients including the Gen. Schriever award which carries an additional $1,000 to the winner. Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, USCG, commander, First Coast Guard District, addressed the cadets on leadership attributes and joined Col. Owens in congratulating Cadet O'Connor as this year's Schriever Award recipient. A total of $44,000 in scholarships was presented including AOC grants. |
Event Photographs: |
Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, USCG, commander, First Coast Guard District, addresses ROTC cadets at the chapter's annual ROTC awards luncheon held in April. |
In April, Adm. Abel (l) joins Col. Scott Owens, USAF (r), chapter vice president for ROTC affairs, in congratulating Cadet James O'Connor, Air Force ROTC, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, as the chapter's ROTC Gen. Bernard Schriever Scholarship Award winner. |
Adm. Abel (front row, l) joins 15 of the chapter's 21 ROTC scholarship recipients honored in April. |