Andrew Friesen II commissions as second lieutenant

2016 Jan 11

In ceremonies held Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at the University of North Georgia, graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army or Georgia National Guard.

Andrew R. Friesen II of Suches, Georgia, earned a bachelor's degree and commissioned in the U.S. Army-Chemical Corps. Friesen II's parents are Andrew and Anne Friesen. Friesen II graduated from Woody Gap High School in Suches, Georgia, in 2011. Friesen was a Distinguished Military Graduate.

UNG, with more than 130 years of experience educating future leaders, is one of only six senior military colleges in the country' and its leadership development experiences have earned it designation as a state leadership institution by the University System. For more information about the university's Corps of Cadets, visit http://ung.edu/military-college-admissions/index.php.

With more than 17,000 students, UNG is one of the state's largest public universities, with campuses in Blue Ridge, Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Oconee County. UNG consistently is named a top 25 public university in the South in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" report.