Quote:
“Being a Dolphin Scholar means I can focus fully on becoming the officer and person I am working to be, without the weight of financial uncertainty pulling at my attention. NROTC has already shown me what it looks like to serve something larger than yourself. I do not take lightly the trust that comes with this award and I intend to honor it in uniform for years to come.”
Selected: 2023
Sponsor: CDR Kevin Barnard, USN
High School: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Year: Senior
Major: Environmental Resource Management
Academic & Extracurricular Highlights:
• Cadet of the Semester – 2nd Battalion VTCC SP 26
• Blue Chip aboard USS Arleigh Burke during Midshipman Summer Cruise
• Armed Forces Service Medal
Scholarship: Mrs. Katy Chiles Scholarship