Jackson C. Smith commissions as second lieutenant

2014 Jun 9

In ceremonies held May 9, 2014, at the University of North Georgia, graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army or Georgia National Guard.

Jackson C. Smith earned a bachelor's degree and commissioned in the Georgia National Guard Aviation. Smith's parents are James C. Stephens of Bonaire, Georgia, and Megan H. Smith of Alexandria, Virginia. Smith graduated from Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia in 2009. Smith currently is assigned to Alpha Company 1/171 Aviation, Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Georgia.

UNG, with more than 130 years of experience educating future leaders, is one of only six senior military colleges in the country. UNG is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With more than 16,000 students, UNG is the state's sixth-largest public university.