Order of the Sword & Shield Induction 2018

Front row (L-R): Sydney Brazeau, Cam, Katherine Janoski, James Wall; Back row (L-R): Michael Sutton, Chief Doug Schrage, Glenn Gambrell, Michael High, Antti Kettunen
Front row (L-R): Sydney Brazeau, Cam, Katherine Janoski, James Wall; Back row (L-R): Michael Sutton, Chief Doug Schrage, Glenn Gambrell, Michael High, Antti Kettunen


On Thursday, April 26, 2018, SOM held our 3rd annual induction ceremony for our Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) students into the Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society. These students met the rigorous academic requirements for induction into the only honor society tailored to students in the homeland security and emergency management fields.

The following is a list of students inducted:

BEM Undergraduate Students


Sydney Brazeau
Michael High

MSDM Graduate Students


Glenn Gambrell
Katherine Janoski
Antti Kettunen
James Wall

Professional Inductees


Doug Schrage, University of Alaska Fire Department Chief and Adjunct Instructor for the HSEM program
Michael Sutton, State of Alaska Deputy Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

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