Lyon College’s ROTC Fighting Scots detachment held its second commissioning ceremony of the year on Friday, Dec. 9. December graduating senior and now Second Lieutenant Alexander Holzwarth was the sole graduate of the ceremony, becoming the first officer in his long line of enlisted and non-commissioned officer family.  Throughout high school Holzwarth intended to join some form of military service to find direction and discipline. After Lyon College offered him the chance to play... Read More

Have you ever done something just to try it, and then it turned out to be an incredible experience that you never expected? Well for Mariah Spix, ‘22, from Wahiawa, Hawaii, that’s what happened when she joined Lyon College’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program, or ROTC. Spix had no idea back in 2019, when she first signed up, that the path she had started would lead her to being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on Friday, August 5. So what is ROTC? Well, as Spix ... Read More

The 2022 graduates of the ROTC Fighting Scots Detachment are the first Lyon students to complete the program, making College history. The two students were recognized for their acheivements on May 13.   The following students received presidential diplomas and took their Oath of Office: Zackary Curlee Greenville, North Carolina Major: Business Management Military Science Concentration   William Sonnier Batesville, Arkansas Major: Computer Science Military Science Concentrat... Read More

Lyon College will hold its first Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Commissioning Ceremony on Friday, May 13, at 11 a.m. in the Brown Chapel Fine Arts Building, and retired Col. Franklin D. Powell, ’98, will serve as the guest speaker. Powell is a retired Arkansas Army National Guard officer with 34 years in uniform and an additional three years working with National Guard organizations across the United States in the areas of organizational development, strategic planning, performa... Read More

The Lyon College ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) Program had five cadets receive awards for their achievements this semester. Mikayla "Blysse" Harmon won the National Defense Industrial Association Award. Alexander Holzawarth won the Edwin O. Carlson Award. William Sonnier won the Veterans of Foreign Wars Award. Zachary Curlee won the Society of the War of 1812 Award, and Mariah Spix won the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Award. The ceremony was he... Read More