Clemson University’s Air Force and Army ROTC units held a joint ceremony to commission 41 second lieutenants — representing four branches of the armed forces — on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The ceremony took place in Tillman Auditorium. Twenty-one students received commissions into the United States Air Force — including two into the Space Force — and 17 commissioned into the Army. Additionally, one student commissioned into the United States Marine Corps. It marked the first time in Clemson history students earned commissions in four different branches at the same ceremony.
Following the commissioning ceremony, the newly appointed officers participated in a Silver Dollar Salute at Clemson University’s Military Heritage Plaza. The ceremony marked the first salute received by the officer from an enlisted member. As a sign of mutual respect, the officer presented the enlisted member with a silver dollar.
The commissioning second lieutenants for the May ceremony were:
United States Air Force
Lindsey Bennett
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Criminal justice
Jacob Beyer
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Computer science
Seth Blankenship
Pendleton, Virginia
Mechanical engineering
Bella Camp
Clover, South Carolina
Nursing
Destiny Chapman
Clover, South Carolina
Psychology
Nicholas Clay
Greer, South Carolina
History
Jack Delamater
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Industrial engineering
Gabriel Draisen
Beaufort, South Carolina
Psychology
Christian Habich
Midlothian, Virginia
Management
Vivian Hall
Lexington, South Carolina
Psychology
Martin Levins
Clemson, South Carolina
Automotive engineering
Breanna Lundberg
Dalzell, South Carolina
Chemistry
Jackson Masters
Walhalla, South Carolina
Accounting
Spencer Mills
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Financial management
Skylar Parker
Oak Brook, Illinois
Language and international health
Andrew Rowe
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mechanical engineering
Mason Sharpless
Pataskala, Ohio
Criminal justice
Griffin Silsby
Youngsville, Louisana
Management
Andrew Warder
King George, Virginia
Industrial engineering
Aidan Willhide
Hopkins, South Carolina
Political science
Caeleigh Wood
Taylors, South Carolina
Audit
United States Army
Samuel Blankenship
Richmond, Virginia
Electrical engineering
Caleb Cox
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Environmental and natural resources
Noah Day
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Financial management
Vivian Gabbard
Cleveland, Ohio
Mathematical sciences
Carson Homan
Duncan, South Carolina
Marketing
Alexandra Katramados
Belle Mead, New Jersey
Management
Cameron Mack
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Architecture
Joel McCurdy
Sterling, Virginia
Food science and human nutrition
Brendan Miller
Cornelius, North Carolina
Management
Megan Rice-Weber
Greenville, South Carolina
Audit
Forrest Rozelle
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Forest resource management
Jared Salazar
Rancho Cucamonga, California
World cinema
Brycen Schmidt
Ekron, Kentucky
Nursing
Ryan Shiley
North Augusta, South Carolina
Audit
Allannisse Torres Lebron
Clemson, South Carolina
Language and international health
Ryan Van Epps
West Linn, Oregon
Economics
Althea Vicete
Sumter, South Carolina
Biological sciences
United States Space Force
Eliana Broersma
Summerville, South Carolina
Materials science and engineering
Miles Rockow
Clemson, South Carolina
Computer science
United States Marine Corps
Eli Warnock
Chapin, South Carolina
Biological sciences
