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Shreveport Scottish Rite
Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of
Louisiana
Southern Jurisdiction,
U.S.A.
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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:
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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.
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HAVE
DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BY BEING IN THE TOP
25% OF HIS OR HER ACADEMIC CLASS.
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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:
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NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
US ARMY ROTC
NATCHITOCHES, LA
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GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
US ARMY ROTC
GRAMBLING, LA
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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.
Site Designed and Published by:
Byron “Keith” Tindell 32° and Donald W. Grindstaff II
32°
This site was made possible by the
immense contributions of
John L. Atkinson 33°
Copyright 2005 © The Ancient & Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry,
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana , Southern
Jurisdiction
of the United States: All Rights Reserved.
Revised:
11/06/12.
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