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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, APR. 20, 1976
Awards featured
Events fill Parents’ Day
Easter Sunday was Parents’ Day at
Texas A&M University, and an
awards day for students.
standards, military proficiency, im
provement, leadership and partici
pation in campus activities.
“This is a great event in the
academic year,” said A&M Presi
dent Jack Williams. “It’s also one of
the many activities planned and car
ried through entirely by students.
The festivities started at 7:30 a.m.
in the Corps dorm area with a
flower-pinning ceremony.
The “Aggie Parents of the Year
award was presented to Mr. and
Mrs. John Henry Walker Jr. of
Houston at the Parents Day pro
gram. The program was held in
Rudder Auditorium, and included
the presentation of Corps of Cadets
awards based on academic
The Thomas S. Gathright
Academic Excellence Award was
presented to individuals from each
class and college with the highest
grade point ratio. Frederick Earl
Wilson, a senior in the College of
Science, led the field with a 4.0982
average. A 4.0 represents straight
A s. Wilson surpassed perfection
with physical education grade
points.
The Ross Volunteers performed in
Kyle Field, and were followed by the
Corps Review and an exhibition by
the Fish Drill Team.
Parsons Mounted Cavalry exe
cuted a fancy drill exhibition on the
Main Parade Field.
An Easter Service was held in the
All Faiths Chapel, and included an
invocation by Capt. Ira Orr, special
music by Student Body President
Fred McClure, and dismissal by
Col. Logan Weston.
The Aggie Stage Band, under di
rection of Maj. Joe T. Haney, gave a
concert in Rudder Auditorium, fol
lowed by the Ross Volunteer Awards
Ceremony in Rudder Forum.
Parents’ Day concluded with the
Student Senate Awards program in
the Memorial Student Center at 5:30
p.m.
Recipients of the various awards
presented during the day are listed
separately.
Outstanding cadets awarded
The annual Corps Awards are
based on academic standards, mili
tary proficiency, improvement,
leadership and participation in cam
pus activities.
1. Cadet Colonel of the Corps
Award — Joseph M. Chandler Jr.
2. Outstanding Brigade/Wing
Commander Award —- Paul W. To
ler.
3. The Albert Sidney Johnston
Award — James C. Ledlow Jr.
4. Outstanding Company/Squad-
ron Commander Award— David N.
Buttery.
5. Outstanding Cadet Officer —
John I. Hatridge.
6. Outstanding Second Classman
Cadet Selected for Corps Comman
der — Robert W. Harvey.
7. Outstanding Second Classman
Cadet Selected for Deputy Corps
Commander — Jerry Krenek.
8. Outstanding First Sergeant
Award— Patrick Harrigan.
9. Outstanding Third Classman
Cadet Award — Douglas Fogle.
10. Outstanding Freshman Cadet
Award — Ronald Lastoviea.
11. Best Drilled Cadet Awards
Donnie A. Anderson, sophomore:
Michael E. Hoffpauir, freshman.
12. Association of Military Col
leges and Schools Presidents Medal
— Michael H. Gentry.
13. Lulie Hughey Lane
Scholarship Award— Dale A. Lazo.
14. Society of American Military
Engineers Award — Robert C.
Williams.
15. Society of American En
gineers ROTC Awards Orville J.
Riddles, Army: Robert Spiller,
Navy.
16. Sons of the American Revolu
tion Awards — Dwight E. Schroed-
ter, Army; Paul B. Sannon, Air
Force; Douglas P. Tomlinson, Navy.
17. Veterans of Foreign Wars
ROTC Awards — Scott E. Patton,
Army; Neal E. Socha, Air Force;
Walter A. Meeks, Navy.
•18. Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of American Awards — Gary
LI, Buck, Army; Steven F. Kolb, Air
Force; James C. Pollard, Navy.
d.9. Reserve Officers Association
Award — Kenneth W. Lynch,
Robert D. Campbell, Dale Lazo,
Army; Ray L. MeAnelly, James A.
Patterson, Michael T. MacManus,
Air Force; David L. Haekmeyer,
Gregory C. McCray, Mark A.
Grohman, Navy.
20. American Defense Prepared
ness Association Award — Michael
T. Phillips, Army: Barry L. Byrd, Air
Force; Robert L. Urban, Navy.
21. American Legion Awards —
Timothy M. Hale, William H. Ib-
botson, Army; Stephen B. Talley,
Gerald W. Krenek, Air Force; Jef
frey A. Bin so, Stephen P. Monroe,
Navy.
22. Armed Forces Communica
tions and Electronic Association
Honor Award -— David W. Landry.
23. Daughters of the American
Revolution ROTC Awards —
Charles A. Ellison, Army; John A.
Daseler, Air Force: Steve E. White,
Navy.
24. Richard Hanes Award —
Donald Nielol as.
25. Army ROTC Awards—
A. Army Superior Cadet Awards
Thomas P. Odom, Orville J. Rid
dles, Michael H. Gentry, Ronald W.
Lastoviea.
B. Association of the United States
Army Award — Walter Wilson Jr.
C. Association of the United
States Army Award for Military His
tory — Robert W. Radelifle.
D. American Veterans of World
War If Award -— Karel H. Sig-
tenhorst.
E. Military Order of the World
Wars—Dewey R. Bolton, Dennis J.
O Driscoll, Paul E. Ogden, Ronald
E. Franke.
F. National Sojourners Award —
Michael H. Gentry.
26. Air Force ROTC Awards—
A. Outstanding Flight Award —
Squadron 5, Flight A
B. Air Force Association Award —
Philip J. Duchamp.
C. General Dynamics Award —
Albert Frank Badeau.
D. Outstanding Flight Indoctrina
tion Program Cadet — Darvl W.
II ausmann.
27. Navy/Marine Corps ROTC
Awards —
A. Marine Corps Reserve Officers
Association Award — Jim B. Mick-
Ior, Robert P. Gottlieb, Frederick S.
Haire.
B. Admiral Sam Robinson Award
— Robert A. Cook.
C. U.S. Naval Academy Alumni
Award — Don Scott Elkins.
D. Marine Corps Association
Award — Michael E. Clark.
E. General Dynamics Award —
Paul W. Watson.
F. The Norman Beard Award —
Geary W. Caldwell.
G. Houston Chamber of Com
merce Naval ROTC Award —
Richard E. Avery.
H. The MeConnell-Douglas
Award — Thomas G. Koelzer
28. The Bill Leftwich 54 Award —
Daniel H. Fette.
29. Commander Identification
Awards — Robert Harvey, Gerald
Krenek, Kenney Weynand, David
Borsack, Glenn Alan Francis, Jim
Curley, Robert Spiller.
30. Drum and Bugle Corps
Awards — accepted by James Ram
sey.
31. General Spencer J. Buchanan
Award — Company L-2, com
manded by Phil Bohhnan.
32. The President’s Award —
Mike Anderson.
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SMILING FISH ... a cord, which represents a
year’s work as a member of the Fish Drill Team
(FDT), is fastened around the cadet’s shoulder by
a former FDT member. The FDT is this year’s state
drill champion.
PARSON’S MOUNTED CAVALRY . . . Despite
rainy weather, a large number of parents and stu
dents attended Sunday’s review. The cavalry per
formed precision drills on the main drill fieldlaterin
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parents
honored
The Aggie Parents of the Year
award was presented to Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Walker Jr. of Houston
as part of the Parents Day program
Sunday at Texas A&M University.
Parents of three A&M students
and seven more who plan to be, the
Walkers were presented an Aggie
rose corsage and a plaque by Missie
Miller, chairman of the Student
Government Parents of the Year
Committee. Miller applauded the
Walkers for the “support, encour
agement and love they have shown.
The Walkers were chosen from 21
nominated couples by a committee
of A&M students. They succeed Mr.
and Mrs. James M. Singleton III of
College Station as Parents of the
Year.
Watching the proceedings were
John Henry III, a senior animal sci
ence major; Tammy, sophomore in
chemical engineering; Connie,
freshman physical education major,
and the other Walker children, Be
cky, Chris, Michael, Patrick,
Tommy, Cindy, and Colette.
“Gig-’Em,” was among the first
words learned by 4-year-old Colette.
The entire family attends most
campus activities, athletic events.
Muster, all military reviews and
other Corps functions.
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Outstanding Unit Award, presented
annually by Texas A&M University
to the best over-all units in the Corps
of Cadets, went to:
1st Place — Company M-l,
Commanded by Cadet Major Greg
ory Knape.
2nd Place — Squadron 13, Com
manded by Cadet Major Jimmie
Sim m ons.
3rd Place — Company L-2,
Commanded by Cadet Major Phil
Bohhnan.
The Scholastic Achievement
Award, presented annually by the
A&M Mothers Club of Houston
jointly with Texas A&M University
to the units with the best record in
the combined areas of academic ex
cellence and academic improve
ment, went to:
1st Place — Squadron 13, Com
manded by Cadet Major Jimmie
Simmons.
2nd Place — Squadron 12, Com
manded by Cadet Major Gerald
Parker.
Proud mothers . . . and fathers attended
the activities over the Easter weekend.
3rd Place — Company F-2,
Commanded by Cadet Major David
Elbel.
The Military Achievement
Award, sponsored annually by the
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Military Affairs Committee and pre
sented to the units with the best rec
ord in the combined areas of march
ing, inspections, improvement, re
tention and participation in extra
curricular activities, was given to:
1st Place — Company D-2, Com
manded by Cadet Major Danny W.
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break in the day.
Gathright awards presented
Davis.
2nd Place- — Company B-2,
Commanded by Cadet Major Mike
Wollam.
3rd Place — Squadron 8, Com
manded by Cadet Major Frank Re
agan.
The General Ormond R. Simpson
Award, presented to the outstanding
Color Guard for the school year,
given to:
Second Wing Color Guard com
posed of:
Cadet Technical Sergeant Robert
A. Proske.
Cadet Master Sergeant Jay
Taylor.
Cadet Corporal David Eisenlohr.
Cadet Corporal Kenrteth Con
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Recipients of the Thomas S. Gat-
hright Academic Excellence Award
were:
College of Agriculture
Sophomore — Deborah J. Light-
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Junior— Michael M. Melton
Senior — Wayne F. Stein
College of Architecture and
Environmental Design
Sophomore — Dorthy E. Pautz
Junior —- William M. Ashbaugh
Senior — Ricci J. Wilson
College of Business Administration
Sophomore — Kathryn Elizabeth
Elliott
Junior — Beverly Ann Jenschke
Senior — James D. Payne
College of Education
Sophomore — Mimi Martha Si-
eilio
Junior — Laurie Lane Otto
Senior — Judy Ann Brockett
College of Engineering
Sophomore — John David Shel
ton
Junior — John Kenneth Wollitz
Senior — Gregory' Alan Johnson
College of Geosciences
Sophomore— Mary Jane Greer
Junior — Patricia Ann Grothouse
Senior — Starley Lee Thompson
College of Liberal Arts
Sophomore — Donald R. Deere,
Jr.'
Junior — Lorelei Marie Raesner
Senior — Joe Scott Poff
Moody College of Marine Sciences
and Maritime Resources
Sophomore — Paul Watkins
Gainer
Junior— Cynthia Louise Morrow
Senior — Mark Anthony Pitman
College of Science
Sophomore — Mark Stephen Si-
cilio
Junior — Paul Douglas Meggs
Senior — Frederick Earl Wilson
College of Veterinary Medicine
Second Year — Mark Edwin
Gochenour
Third Year— Kay Lorraine Wiley
Volunteers
get awards
• •••■ - • — ■
The Ross Volunteer Company
Awards.
Outstanding Junior — Leonard
Hruzek.
Outstanding Member of the Isf
Platoon — Michael Tucker.
Outstanding Member of the 2nd
Platoon — Kenneth Weynand.
Outstanding Member of the 3rd
Platoon — Phillip Hitch.
ROSS VOLUNTEERS . . . These junior
and senior cadets perform a rifle ripple
drill for parents on Kyle Field. The Ross
Volunteer Company is Texas’ oldest stu
dent organization and acts as the Gover
nor’s honor guard. These cadets live by
the motto: “Soldier, Statesman, and
Knightly Gentleman.”