LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2006) — The Florida Southern College Army ROTC program has been recognized for its success in contracting future Army officers during the 2005-06 school year. The program received a Louisville Slugger Bat at an awards banquet Nov. 29 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

The ceremony was part of the weeklong annual U.S. Army Cadet Command Eastern Region Commander’s Senior PMS Workshop. Lieutenant Colonel Mick Haydak, professor of military science at FSC, attended the event.

In all, 104 of Eastern Region’s 132 Army ROTC programs at colleges and universities across the eastern half of the country were honored for their success in contracting cadets. Because Eastern Region’s headquarters, based at Fort Knox, Ky., is close to Louisville, the awards ceremony takes on a baseball theme. Programs meeting or exceeding their contract mission receive a Louisville Slugger bat.  Eastern Region is part of U.S. Army Cadet Command, based at Fort Monroe, Va. The command produces more Army officers than any other commissioning source.

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 13:1 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-Bachelor’s institutions 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.