Some three dozen members of the University of North Georgia’s Corps of Cadets earned military awards and scholarships at the annual Boar’s Head Brigade Military Awards Review, held on April 27 in conjunction with the university’s annual Alumni Weekend.
Cadets were presented with awards and scholarships for academic achievement, potential for leadership, and high moral character.
Cadet Sgt. Gentlemen Baker of Richmond Hill, received the Christian L. Carreras Scholarship during the annual review. Cadet Baker is studying criminal justice at UNG. Cadet Baker is the son of Nancy and Brian Baker of Richmond Hill..
The reviewing officer and speaker for the Corps of Cadets’ annual Military Awards Review was Lt. Gen. James Terry, an alumnus of the University of North Georgia and commanding general of Third Army/ARCENT, the Army Service component of U.S. Central Command. Terry, who also had served as assistant professor of military science and assistant commandant of cadets at the university, credited his time as a cadet for providing the foundation for his life and career.