President’s Day, ROTC Awards

LSU paid tribute to its military heritage on March 23 at the President’s Day Parade and Change of Command Ceremony at the LSU War Memorial on the Parade Ground.

Rear Admiral Dion D. Anglish, vice director J4, Joint Staff, U.S. Navy, and Colonel Corey M. Ramsby, commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Maxwell Air Force Base, served as members of the Pass in Review team.

Following the parade, America’s future military officers were honored for their accomplishments at the annual Joint ROTC Awards Ceremony. The Corps of Cadets includes the LSU Army and Air Force ROTC and Southern University Navy ROTC. The annual event is sponsored by LSU and Cadets of the Ole War Skule.

Tom W. Dutton Scholarships

LSU Campus Life awarded the 2022 Tom W. Dutton Scholarship to ten female students recognizing their participation, leadership, and outstanding service in campus and community activities and a 3.0 gradepoint average. The award carries a $250 or $500 stipend.

Dutton was a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors from 1940-1967, serving as vice chair and chair from 1940-1944 and 1950-1952, respectively.

Recipients are Morgan Ashley Bourque, senior, Management and Human Resources, Gonzales, La.; Kennedy Cook, junior, Ogden Honors College, Biological Sciences, Grand Prairie, Texas; Emily Demps, sophomore, Ogden Honors College, International Management, Atlanta; Grace Gandy, doctoral student, Leadership and Human Resource Development, New Orleans; Bethany A. Hager, doctoral student, Leadership and Human Resource Development, Taunton, Mass.; Meghan Hodges, doctoral student, Comparative Literature, Baton Rouge; Sara Martin, senior, Ogden Honors College, Political Science and Sociology, Watson, La.; Silvia Jessenia Murillo Miguez, doctoral student, Nutrition and Food Science, Quevedo, Ecuador; Angel Elizabeth Puder, senior, Political Science and African and African American Studies; Houston; and Ankita Rathour, doctoral student, English Literature and Global Film, Bihar, India.