Cost of Freedom forum - Nov. 11 Millersville University will host the “Cost of Freedom Forum” on Veterans Day, November 11. The day-long event is free and open to the public. Dr. Ron Frankum, professor of history at Millersville, will deliver the opening keynote address “Heart of Gold,” during a luncheon hosted on behalf of the Millersville University Student Veterans Association. Frankum is the author of six books on the Vietnam War covering such subjects as the air war, AustralianU.S. diplomacy, the role of the U.S. Navy and the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. In the afternoon, licensed psychologist Dr. Kristine Sudol, PTSD clinical team director at the Coatesville Veterans Administration Medical Center will discuss the evolving role of women in the military and successful reintegration strategies for today’s servicewomen. The closing keynote address, “Financial Wellness for Twenty-first Century Families,” will be presented by Brigadier General (Ret.) Jerry G. Beck, Jr. ’75, who currently serves as Deputy Adjutant General for the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. For more information, contact Dr. Jeffrey Wimer, associate professor of wellness and sport sciences, by phone 717-871-5367, or email Jeffrey.Wimer@ millersville.edu.
Memorial bricks Top, l-r: Lt. Col. Paul Culberson, professor of military science, Benjamin Rento, Jason Hendricks, Timothy Bolton and Master Sgt. Brian Szulwach, senior military science instructor. Above: Lt. General Mann ’81. Above, left: Lt. General Mann administers the oath of office to the Cadets. Left: Benjamin Rento gets his second lieutenant rank pinned on by a family member.
Commissioning ceremony
Before the undergraduate commencement on May 10, another ceremony was held to mark the completion of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program by Cadets Timothy R. Bolton, Jason T. Hendricks and Benjamin Rento. During the ceremony, the Cadets were sworn in and commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Presiding over the ROTC commissioning ceremony was Lt. General David L. Mann ’81, a three-star general who is commander of the United States Army Space and Missile Command/Army Forces Strategic Command in Alabama. Mann is also a product of the ROTC program at Millersville. Later in the morning, Mann was the featured speaker at the undergraduate commencement (see page 12). 14 Review Spring/Summer 2014
Brick order forms and other information on the Veterans Memorial can now be found at Millersville Borough’s website www.millersvilleborough.org, or call 717-872-4645, ext. 105. The mailing address is Borough Office, 100 Municipal Dr., Millersville, PA 17551. Citizens may have a brick engraved in honor of their family and friends. All engraved brick orders received before September 1 will be installed at the Millersville Veterans Memorial by Veterans Day of each year.
Military friendly designation For the second consecutive year, Millersville University has been recognized as Military Friendly by Victory Media, Inc. Thousands of colleges and universities nationwide are asked to participate in the annual military friendly school survey, and Millersville placed in the top 20 percent of all the submissions. “The University has a very positive atmosphere about it,” said Eugene Mizdail, recruiting and operations officer for the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Pennsylvania National Guard veteran. “Millersville is a military friendly University with an active Student Veterans Association and a Veterans Resource Center,” said Dr. Aminta Breaux, vice president of student affairs. “The Veterans Resource Center provides a place for students and veterans to receive support and assistance in attending and successfully graduating from college, while the house serves as a way of supporting families of soldiers who are already deployed or preparing for deployment in military service.”