Villanova Engineers Win Numerous NROTC Awards

Seventeen Villanova Engineering students were recently recognized at the University’s NROTC Spring Pass-In-Review. This formal military ceremony (held each spring and fall) honors the midshipmen’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life and their achievements over the past semester.  Pass-In-Review also ties together the future of the Navy with its long-held naval traditions and customs.

Awards were presented as follows (listed alphabetically):

• David Colville ’17 ME, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Michael J. DeBartolomeo, USN, Memorial Sword
• Zachary Dardaris ’17 ChE, Captain Robert M. Verbos Sword
• John Dyment ’17 ME, Col. & Mrs. Robert Strayer Scholarship
• Tyler Easlick ’20 EE, Military Order of World Wars Merit Award
• Matthew Garmer ’18 ME, American Legion Award
• Bethany Hartney ’18 ChE, General Society of the War of 1812 Award
• Kurt Heidemann ’17 EE, Navy League of U.S. Gerard Mauer Memorial Sword and the 2017 Naval Submarine League Outstanding Achievement Award
• Peter Herlihey ’19 ME, Cardinal Dougherty Knights of Columbus Award
• Natalie Kapp ’17 ME, Reilly Sword for Leadership Communications
• Brian Keusch ’17 CE, American Veterans Award
• Matthew La Sala ’17 ME, Military Officers of Foreign Wars Award
• Peter Oristian ’17 CE, 2017 award from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America
• George Relias ’17 ME, Commander Alexander G. Severance, Jr., Memorial Sword
• Zachary Swenson ’18 CE, Col. Hoxie Harrison Smith Scholarship
• John Timon ’19 EE, Military Order of World Wars Merit Award
• Nicholas Walsh ’17 CpE, Military Order of World Wars Merit Award
• Zachary Wilson ’18 ME, National Sojourners ROTC Award

2017 NROTC graduates have been named to a variety of positions with the U.S. Navy, including Submarine Warfare Officer, Naval Flight Officer and Surface Warfare Officer.