UNC-Chapel Hill’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) was recently honored with the General Douglas MacArthur Award, marking the fifth time the program has earned the national distinction. The award recognizes programs for “excellence in leadership, training and overall performance.”
“This award is far more than a simple recognition; it is a testament to the unyielding grit, character, and drive of our UNC Army ROTC Cadets,” said Lisa Klekowski, lieutenant colonel and chair of the UNC department of military science, in a release. “These men and women don’t just chase excellence—they live it, embodying the ‘Duty-Honor-Country’ ideal in every mission they undertake.”
The award has been given out yearly since 1989 by the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Army Cadet Command. It honors what both groups consider to be the year’s eight most elite college ROTC programs across the country. UNC’s ROTC previously received the award in 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2023…