Jonathan Strickland commissions from UNG as second lieutenant

2015 Sep 11

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Corps of Cadets set multiple academic, training and co-curricular records during the 2014-15 academic year, including commissioning a record 81 cadets as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army or Georgia National Guard. Fifty-one of those cadets, including Jonathan C. Strickland, commissioned during ceremonies this spring and summer.

Strickland earned a Bachelor of Arts and commissioned as an Infantry officer in the Army. Strickland's parents are Jon P. Strickland and Tracy D. Strickland of Gainesville, Georgia. Strickland graduated from North Hall High School in Gainesville, Georgia in 2011.

UNG, with more than 130 years of experience educating future leaders, is one of only six senior military colleges in the country. For more information about the university's Corps of Cadets, visit http://ung.edu/military-college-admissions/index.php.