Lincoln Land Chapter
Military Officers Association of America
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The Lincoln Land Chapter is an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
MOAA and its affiliated councils and chapters are non-partisan.
Illinois Council of Chapter Website
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JROTC/ROTC MOAA AWARDS
April/May 2025
Lincoln Land MOAA Chapter now has a history of supporting the JROTC/ROTC program, transferred and sustained from the long-standing program sponsored by the former East Central Illinois MOAA Chapter. There have been various Chapter awards, scholarship endowments to Senior class JROTC cadets, and the MOAA medal to Junior class cadets for both JROTC and ROTC.
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This year's 2025 awards were presented as follows:
ROTC AWARDS
University of Illinois:
Certificates, MOAA medals, and checks were presented on 24 April 2025 by Lincoln Land Chapter President Dave Knieriem, Major, USAF (Ret). ​
Army ROTC Cadet Elizabeth McLane​
Air Force ROTC Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS) Lt Col Scalzitti, USAF presents a certificate of appreciation to Major Knieriem (Ret)
Navy ROTC Midshipman Sara Meyer
Air Force ROTC Cadet Emma Podojil
Major Dave Knieriem (USAF, Ret) was honored by a photo op with the Cadet Commander for AFROTC Detachment 190 for the Spring Semester, Cadet Jayden Forte.
She is proudly displaying her University Gold Medal Award of a Saber (This Award was not presented by MOAA).
As a graduate and previous Cadet Commander of the UIUC AFROTC Program, this was an Honor and Privilege to present awards to these great future military Leaders!
Eastern Illinois:
Certificate, MOAA medal, and check were presented on 24 April 2025 by Chapter 2nd Vice President and ROTC/JROTC Liasion Jim Forman, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)​
Army ROTC Cadet
Eric Turner
JROTC AWARDS
Mattoon High School:
Certificates, MOAA medal and check were presented on 7 May 2025 by Chapter 2nd Vice President and ROTC/JROTC Liasion Jim Forman, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Army JROTC
Scholarship Award
Cadet Shelly Pickering
Army JROTC
MOAA Award
Cadet Denber Burch
Richland County High School (Olney):
Lincoln Land MOAA Chapter Certificate, MOAA medal and scholarship check was presented on 8 May 2025 by Chapter 2nd Vice President and ROTC/JROTC Liaison Jim Forman, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)+
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Cadet Brandlee Carpenter
Danville High School:
Lincoln Land MOAA Chapter Certificate, MOAA medal and scholarship check was presented on xx May 2025 by Chapter 2nd Vice President and ROTC/JROTC Liaison Jim Forman, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)+
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