Commissioning new officers at UAF

Submitted by Major John Woyte
Phone: (907) 474-6852
05/03/05

The UAF Reserve Officers Training Corps iscommissioning class of 2005 Officers at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14 in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall on the UAF Campus.

Six graduating seniors of the University of Alaska Fairbanks will become Army Officers. Commissioning is the culminating event for ROTC cadets as they become Second Lieutenants in the United States Army.

The guest speaker will be University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton. President Hamilton, who is also a retired Major General, will administer the oath of office.

A Commissioned Officer is a leader and manager in the Army who holds grade and office under a commission issued by the President of the United States. A soldier who has been appointed to the grade of Second Lieutenant or higher is a commissioned officer. Ranks, in order of progression, of commissioned officers are Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General, and General of the Army.

A commissioned officer’s primary function is to plan and conduct training and operations and lead soldiers. An officer must have a college degree in order to be commissioned.

Name, Army Branch of Commission, UAF Degree Program, Hometown:
1. Kelvin J. Douglas, Quartermaster, BA Criminal Justice, North Pole, AK
2. Jarrett F. Heffner, Medical Service Corps, BA Sociology, Juneau, AK
3. Lee D. Monzon, Military Police, BA Criminal Justice, Kodiak, AK
4. Ryan A. Skaw, Infantry, BA Communication, Kodiak, AK
5. Timothy N. Stahlnecker, Signal Corps, BA Communication, Wasilla, AK
6. Crystal L. Yauch, Military Intelligence, BA Psychology, Ogden UT

In addition UAF ROTC commissioned two officers in Dec:
Christopher F. Johnston, Corps of Engineers, BS Civil Engineering, Fairbanks, AK
Jacqueline D. Mangano, Finance Corps, BA Business Administration, Fairbanks, AK

And is scheduled to commission one officer in July:
Natasha R. Allen, Corps of Engineers, BA Political Science, Fairbanks, AK

Contact: Major John Woyte at (907) 474-6852 or rotc@uaf.edu for more information.