Kirsten Dennen receives the George C. Marshall Army ROTC Cadet Award
U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Black Bear Battalion Cadet Kirsten Dennen of Scarborough has been named the George C. Marshall Award winner from the University of Maine.
Only the top 275 cadets out of over 6,000 nationwide receive this annual award. The award is named in honor of Army General George C. Marshall, who served as the chief of staff of the Army, and secretary of both state and defense. He was the author of the restorative Marshall Plan and was the only career soldier to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
Cadet Dennen was selected for her professional excellence, leadership, personal integrity, and selfless service to the nation.
“Cadet Dennen is a superior example of the character, competence, and commitment that Army ROTC inspires and instills in future military officers,” says Dallas Meachum, assistant professor of military science, UMaine Army ROTC.
Dennen is a 2018 graduate of Scarborough High School and a UMaine chemistry major. She will be commissioned on May 6, 2022, as an armor officer and will be assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, for training.