LAKELAND, Fla. (April 13, 2006) — The Florida Southern College Army ROTC Moccasin Battalion will conduct its spring commissioning ceremony April 28 at 10 a.m. in the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel on campus. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Eleanor Searle Drawing Room.  The event is free and open to the public.

Five Cadets in the ROTC program will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army and two additional Cadets, who will be commissioned over the summer, will also be recognized. Retired Maj. Gen. Fred Raymond, president of the Association of the United States Army Suncoast Chapter, will be the guest speaker.  

The Florida Southern College ROTC program has a long record of excellence and has graduated leaders who have served the Army in leadership roles at the highest levels. For the second consecutive year, the Moccasin Battalion recently earned the distinction of being recognized as one of the top 15% of all ROTC programs in the nation.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.