Shreveport Scottish Rite Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

COLLEGE ROTC PROGRAM

THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IS PROUD TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE COLLEGE ROTC PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION.  THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, RECOGNITION AND DISTINCTION ARE GIVEN TO DESERVING CADETS ENROLLED IN THE RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AT THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LEVEL. 

 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES OUR PROGRAM:

 THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY IS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION FIRST ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN 1801.  THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS, CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDER CLINICS, AND PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS, THE SCOTTISH RITE BENEFITS COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR NATION IN DIRECT AND DYNAMIC WAYS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.  ITS MEMBERSHIP REFLECTS THE MANY PROFESSIONS OF AMERICA.

 THIS ANNUAL AWARD CONSISTS OF A MEDAL, A RIBBON, AND A CERTIFICATE.   THE MEDAL, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN ON THE CADET’S UNIFORM, DEPICTS THE HERALDIC DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE LOGO OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY.  THE WORDS WRITTEN ON THE MEDAL ARE “ROTC EDUCATION AND AMERICANISM”.  THEY CALL ATTENTION TO TWO OF THE MAJOR FOCAL POINTS OF THE SCOTTISH RITE.  THE RIBBON WILL BE PURPLE WITH A GOLD STRIPE DOWN THE CENTER.

 THE CADET MUST BE IN THE SECOND OR THIRD YEAR OF A 4-YEAR PROGRAM TO QUALIFY. 

 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME AWARD, A CADET MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

· HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE MOST AMONG CADETS ON CAMPUS TO ENCOURAGE AND DEMONSTRATE PATRIOTISM BY DEEDS OR CONDUCT DURING PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OR COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

· HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BY BEING IN THE TOP 25% OF HIS OR HER ACADEMIC CLASS.

· HAVE DEMONSTRATED A POTENTIAL FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP BY EXHIBITING QUALITIES SUCH AS DEPENDABILITY, GOOD CHARACTER, SELF-DISCIPLINE, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM.

THE PROFESSOR OF MILITARY / NAVAL SCIENCE WILL MAKE THE SELECTION.  REQUESTS FOR THE AWARD ARE TO BE SENT TO THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE.  REQUESTS CAN BE MADE AT ANY TIME DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. 

 WITH 30 DAYS OF PRIOR NOTICE OF THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE WILL SELECT AND PROVIDE A PRESENTER. 

 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF UNIVERSITIES WE PRESENT THE AWARDS TO:

· NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

US ARMY ROTC

NATCHITOCHES, LA

· GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

US ARMY ROTC

GRAMBLING, LA

· LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

USAF ROTC

RUSTON, LA

 THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CADETS BY PRESENTING THEM WITH THIS SPECIAL AWARD. 

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