31 ROTC cadets to be recognized at May 5 ceremony

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Thirty-one cadets in UNL's ROTC program will be honored at a joint recognition ceremony May 5 at the Nebraska Union.

The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium and is free and open to the public. Following is a list of candidates by hometown, with their service branch and the rank of their commission. All are UNL students, except one Nebraska Wesleyan University student (noted in parentheses in list), who participated in the UNL program.

NEBRASKA
• Atkinson: 2nd Lt. Adam D. Flannery, Marine Corps.
• Bayard: 2nd Lt. Miles A. Essay, Marine Corps.
• Bellevue: Ensign Amy M. Holdcroft, Navy.
• Columbus: 2nd Lt. Justin Zwick, Army.
• Grant: 2nd Lt. Dawnie R. Ross, Air Force.
• Lincoln: 2nd Lt. Robert A. Brown (Nebraska Wesleyan), Army; 2nd Lt., Timothy M. Guenther, Air Force; 2nd Lt. Taylor R. Jones, Army; 2nd Lt. Heath A. Kennedy, Army; 2nd Lt. Matthew Kisker, Army; 2nd Lt. Douglas W. Rohde, Army; 2nd Lt. Logan W. Suhr, Air Force.
• Lyons: Ensign Sean C. Roberts, Navy.
• Ogallala: 2nd Lt. Christopher S. Jeffers, Air Force.
• Omaha: 2nd Lt. Christopher W. Fjelstad, Air Force.
• Papillion: 2nd Lt. Nathan T. Jurgens, Army.
• Ponca: Ensign Joshua R. Curry, Navy.
• Roca: 2nd Lt. Morgan M. Huttes, Air Force.
• Tecumseh: 2nd Lt. Timothy G. Kahnk, Army.
• Tilden: 2nd Lt. Scott A. Broberg, Air Force.

ELSEWHERE
• Beach Park, Ill.: Ensign Robert M. Svoboda, Navy.
• Fort Worth, Texas: 2nd Lt. Christopher R. Whitted, Marine Corps.
• Hanover, Kan.: 2nd Lt. Brandon M. Meyer, Army.
• Justin, Texas: 2nd Lt. Matthew G. Eldridge, Air Force.
• Leesburg, Va.: 2nd Lt. Ryan M. Gallagher, Army.
• Lenexa, Kan.: 2nd Lt. Nadine J. Bridgeford, Army.
• Martinez, Ga.: 2nd Lt. William D. Eastman, Army.
• Pensacola, Fla.: Ensign Gregory J. Hogan, Navy.
• Plano, Texas: 2nd Lt. Pablo M. Krueger, Air Force.
• Plattsburg, Mo.: 2nd Lt. Austin M. Ritzman, Army.
• Sioux Falls, S.D.: 2nd Lt. Nathan D. Carda, Army.