May 29 - United States Air Force Academy

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Academy Spirit
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013
Outstanding cadets in academics named
Air Force Academy Public Affairs
The Academy named the outstanding Academic
graduates from the Class of 2013 earlier
this week based on their academic accomplishments.
Among those recognized for their achievements
are:
Craig Nowadly, Cadet Squadron 34, Airmanship
Timothy Smith, CS 04, Parachuting
Jonathan Weed, CS 16, Powered flight
Christopher Villanueva, CS 16, Soaring
Nicholas Espinoza, CS 39,Character
Zebulon Hanley, CS 37, Basic Sciences
Charles MacDonald, CS 12, Engineering
Kevin Beauchemin, CS 08, Engineering
Ian Gibson, CS 40, Social Sciences
Zachary Adams, CS 26, Aeronautical Engineering
Jessica Laucher, CS 11, Astronautical Engineering
Kyle Land, CS 16 ,Behavioral Sci. and Leadership
Justin Sleeter, CS 21, Biology
James Neat, CS 39, Chemistry
Randi Imerman, CS 30, Civil Engineering
Samuel Ward, CS 34, Communications
Andrew Leighner, CS 27, Computer Eng.
Francis Adkins, CS 21, Computer Sci.
Michael Powell, CS 38, Eastern Language Minor
Zebulon Hanley, CS 37, Economics
Matthew Kluckman, CS 19, Electrical Eng.
Nathaniel Hall, CS 05, English
Charles MacDonald, CS 12, Environmental
Engineering
Michael Harrington, CS 01, Foreign Area Studies
Kate Kanetzky, CS 23, Geospatial Science
Elisha Henry, CS 04, History
Patrick Helms, CS 29, Legal Studies
Kendra Miller, CS 32, Management
Nathan Pelc, CS 29, Mathematics
Zachary Esau, CS 25 ,Mechanical Eng.
Caleb Belden, CS 09, Meteorology
Samuel Ward, CS 34,Military History
Ryne Hanson, CS 39, Military Strategic Studies
Tyler Glaze, CS 31, National Security Studies
Zebulon Hanley, CS 37 , Operations Research
Kevin Beauchemin, CS 08, Philosophy
Ian Ferguson, CS 13, Physics
Timothy Ambard, CS 15, Political Science
William Peterson, CS 02, Systems Engineering
Conor Henry, CS 07, Systems Eng. Management
Christine Molina, CS 21, Western Language
Minor
2013 graduation by numbers
By Academy Public Affairs
graduate today
are men; just more than 20 percent
are women
the Class of 2013 is 2.95
158 were Boy Scouts and 45 were
Girl Scouts
sets of twins and 58 second generation
graduates, including 10 cadets
who mother and father are graduates
and one posthumous graduate.
lot
training, five for combat systems
operator (navigator) training, five
for air battle manager training, 10
for remotely piloted aircraft training.
Graduates who enter pilot training
incur an active duty service commitment
of 10 years after earning their
wings.
For combat systems operators,
combat rescues officers and special
tactics officers the commitment is
six years after completing training.
All other graduates have a five year
active duty service commitment.
As of January, 588 Academy graduates
have been promoted to general
officer ranks.
SARAH CHAMBERS
Graduating cadets toss their hats into the air at the culmination of the 2012 graduation ceremony.
Marching into the ‘blue’
SAM LEE
Cadets march out of the Terrazzo toward Stillman Field for Tuesday morning’s Graduation Parade. Cadets wearing a yellow sash will graduate today in a ceremony
at Falcon Stadium. More than 3,000 spectators attended the parade.