Army and Air Force ROTC Commission eighteen Second Lieutenants in joint ceremony

Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units will hold a joint ceremony to commission eighteen Second Lieutenants at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.  The ceremony will occur in Self Auditorium, Strom Thurmond Institute. Nine students will receive commissions into the U.S. Army and nine students will receive commissions into the U.S. Air Force. One student will receive commission into the U.S. Marine Corps.

Following the commissioning ceremony, the newly appointed lieutenants will participate in a Silver Dollar Salute on Clemson University’s Military Heritage Plaza.  The ceremony marks the first salute received by the officer from an enlisted member.  As a sign of mutual respect, the officer presents the enlisted member with a silver dollar.

The commissioning candidates for the December ceremony are:

United States Air Force

• Sophie J. Hofmann, of Crofton, Maryland, majoring in mathematical sciences
• Austin D. Jameson, of Columbia, Maryland, majoring in computer science
• Steven R. Mattson, of Brewster, New York, majoring in industrial engineering
• Olivia D. Mullikin, of Clemson, South Carolina, majoring in civil engineering
• Brady A. Parham, of Kodiak, Alaska, and Jefferson, Georgia, majoring in physics
• Avery K. Parker, of Charleston, South Carolina, majoring in industrial engineering
• Caroline N. Ringler, of Clover, South Carolina, majoring in civil engineering
• Jessica T. Stabell, of Clover, South Carolina, majoring in environmental engineering
• Thomas E. Smith, of Lugoff, South Carolina, majoring in industrial engineering

United States Army

• Paris B. Alunni II, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, majoring in chemical engineering
• John P. Fancher, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, majoring in business management
• Nicholas J. Gephart, of New Fairfield, Connecticut, majoring in industrial engineering
• Benjamin C. Kurland, of Burke, Virginia, majoring in civil engineering
• Charles S. Longacre, of Yorktown, Virginia, majoring in industrial engineering
• Sean P. McKnight, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, majoring in civil engineering
• Larissa A. Pritts, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, majoring in bioengineering
• Baito D. Sarkiss, of The Woodlands, Texas, majoring in economics and Spanish
• Logan T. Wall, of Ninety Six, South Carolina, majoring in forest resource management

United States Marine Corps

• Christian G. Alston, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, majoring in psychology