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STUDENT NEWS RELEASE/March 20, 2008

BSU ROTC Cadet Earns Prestigious Leadership Award

Phillip T. Turner, an ROTC cadet and senior history major in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State University, was recently selected to receive the George C. Marshall ROTC Leadership Award.

The award recognizes top student leaders in ROTC programs nationwide. Turner will receive a scholarship to attend the 2008 George C. Marshall Seminar from April 15-18 at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Only 273 cadets nationwide receive the opportunity to attend the seminar and participate in a roundtable discussion with distinguished leaders in the military, government and civil sectors.

Cadets will focus their discussion on issues such as peacekeeping and the U.S. military; terrorism, counter-terrorism and conflict in the Persian Gulf; and ethical matters for U.S. Army officers.

Turner is ranked in the top 9 percent of the more than 4,200 ROTC cadets nationwide. He currently serves as the cadet commander for the Bronco Battalion and holds a 3.8 GPA. A 2000 Borah High School graduate, he will serve as an armor officer in the Idaho National Guard upon his commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in May.

The award, named for Army Gen. George C. Marshall, was established in 1976 and is sponsored by the George C. Marshall Foundation and the Virginia Military Institute. Marshall, who served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of State and Defense, authored the Marshall Plan to aid post-World War II Europe and was the only career soldier to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

For more information on the award or Boise State’s ROTC program, contact Lt. Col. Phillip Chambers at (208) 426-4173.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University’s new Finish in Four program guarantees that eligible students who follow a planned course of study can complete their degree in four years. If not, Boise State will pay for the additional required courses. More information about Boise State’s graduation guarantee can be found at www.boisestate.edu/finish4.
 

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