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Wilkes University Students Commissioned as Second Lieutenants in United States Air Force

Wilkes-Barre, PA (12/10/2018) — Three Wilkes University students were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The commissioning ceremony was hosted on Dec. 6 by Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 at Wilkes. The event was held in the Henry Student Center and was attended by family, friends and staff.

The students who received commissions as second lieutenants are:

  • Brian Paul McKenna of Hillsdale, N.J.

McKenna will graduate in Wilkes' winter commencement ceremony. with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation, he will be stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., where he will receive pilot training.

  • Wyatt Owen Sebring of Milford, Pa.

Sebring will graduate in Wilkes' winter commencement ceremony with a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. After graduation, he will be stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., where he will receive pilot training.

  • James Leonard Boland II of Port Carbon, Pa.

Boland graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree in 2017. He will be stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, and will serve as an Air Force air battle manager.

PHOTO CAPTION: From left to right, Brian Paul McKenna, Wyatt Owen Sebring, and James Leonard Boland were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the United Air Force on Dec. 6.

About Wilkes University:

Wilkes University is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the nation's finest small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 47 majors, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.

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PHOTO CAPTION: From left to right, Brian Paul McKenna, Wyatt Owen Sebring, and James Leonard Boland were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the United Air Force on Dec. 6.

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