Alumni and Friends of Princeton ROTC enjoyed a success Reunion lunch and annual membership meeting on Friday of Reunions. Members approved the election of interim President Jim Marshall '72 for a three year term, and , approved the renewal of three year board terms for LTG (Ret.) Daniel W. Christman *69, LTC (Ret) George Dotsey F, COL (Ret) Doug Lovejoy *68 , LTC (Ret) Matthew McCarville F, and RADM, USNR (Ret) H. Kirk Unruh ’70.

President Shirley Tilghman, in addressing the ROTC commissioning class again this year, commended the new officers for their service, and elegantly underscored the critical importance of ROTC at Princeton:   "The complex conflicts of today cry out for liberally educated officers - men and women whose depth of knowledge, critical faculties, and sensitivities to other points of view and cultural conditions can help the armed forces and their civilian leadership dispel the fog of war or keep a fragile peace."

President Tilgman's Commissioning Speech (Full Text)

The Honorable Jim Marshall '72 P10 P13 has graciously agreed to serve as interim President of the Alumni and Friends of Princeton ROTC until our annual membership meeting held at the Reunion luncheon on May 27. Jim has offered to stand for permanent election at the meeting.

"The purpose of the Guthrie Fund is to enable Princeton students to follow the example of General Guthrie’s commitment to the Princeton motto, “In the Nation’s Service” by pursuing commissions in the uniformed services of the United States through their participation in Princeton’s Reserve Officer Training Programs.

This Fund is specifically meant in two ways to encourage Princeton students to pursue commissions. First, by providing substantial financial assistance to Princeton ROTC students who contract for the ROTC Advanced Course (normally in their third or junior year) and who have not received ROTC Scholarship assistance from the military services. Financial assistance would begin as soon as the student contracts to complete the Advanced Course leading to commissioning upon graduation. As such, this assistance is meant to encourage non-scholarship ROTC students to continue in the program until they are commissioned. Second, by offering incentives to students who may be interested in trying out ROTC programs but would otherwise be deterred by financial and time demands, the Fund would support the recruiting missions of the ROTC Programs ..."