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Shared on Facebook
"School is now OFFICIALLY over for me:)!!!! Great first year of college. Astounding with academics and physically fitness. For every parent, friend and spectator who said 'Why would you go to a military school or why would you let you daughter do that' statistically I surpassed the academic and fitness rate of first year college students. Now my question to all of you is 'Why not?'"
-Sydney Groenendaal '13
"15 years ago today I took my Oath of Office as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army. Hard to believe it's been that long. Big 'Holla' to my Marion Military Institute classmates (AKA the finest class that school has ever produced)!
-Chris Theilacker '97JC
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Congrats to our 2012 Grads!
Following Spring SAP Convocation, College Commencement & Army ROTC Commissioning, MMI counted:
118 SAP Completers
71 Graduates
28 Second Lieutenants |
Alumni Brigade Board Additions
During Alumni Weekend, the following members were voted to serve on the MMI Alumni Brigade Board for three-year terms:
LTC Kit Agee '86HS/'88JC,
Ms. Cile Banks '74HS
Mr. Ken Barton '95HS/'96JC
Mr. Mike Gratz '62HS
MAJ Brian Miller '95HS/'98JC
Our incumbent president was confirmed for another year:
Mr. Fraser Sparkman '65HS/'67JC
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ANNUAL FUND GIFTS DEVELOP LEADERS
Since our founding in Perry County, Alabama, 170 years ago, Marion Military Institute continues to provide quality education to a diverse Corps of Cadets who are tomorrow's future leaders. If you haven't yet made a contribution to the Annual Fund, please consider the value of the academic foundation built in 2 years at MMI.
Giving to the Annual Fund is a way to support the college's most critical needs and safeguard our unique role in higher education.
Get started with your ANNUAL FUND gift by visiting our Razoo fundraising page.
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Upcoming Events
August 4 - Athletes Report
August 10 - SAP Cadets Report
August 13 - ECP & LEP Cadets Report
August 20 - Classes Begin
August 24 - Cresting Parade & Ceremony
October 4 - J.C. Webb Dove Shoot & Ireland Shotgun Drawing
October 19-20 - Parents' Weekend
October 26 - Alabama Military Hall of Honor Induction
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Tiger Camp Prepares 60+ for the Army's Leader's Training Course
Tiger Camp, held at MMI each summer to prepare future MSIIIs for the Leader's Training Course (LTC) at Ft. Knox, is an integral part of our overall recruitment process. It enables MMI to attract, select and retain the highest caliber cadets and ensure their success in the Early Commissioning Program.
During two June/July cycles, more than 60 incoming cadets participated in training and teambuilding exercises such as map reading, drill & ceremony, paintball, one-rope-bridge, combat water survival and a 5K road march.
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 Brandon Taylor '97 Named Director of Alumni Affairs
The MMI Advancement Office is pleased to welcome Mr. Brandon Taylor as its newest Director of Alumni Affairs. A Marion native, he graduated from MMI as valedictorian of the high school class of 1997. As a cadet, he competed on the Tigers football, basketball and baseball teams.
Taylor is a registered nurse (RN) who holds a BSN from the University of Alabama and an MBA in healthcare administration from Florida Tech. He has been a full-time employee at MMI since 2006 and previously served in the Admissions office in addition to coaching the last high school football team. Before stepping up to head the MMI Alumni Office on July 9, he was Director of Cadet Health Services. In his new position, Taylor will manage Annual Fund giving as well as all alumni-related events and initiatives for the college.
"I am grateful for this opportunity to serve my alma mater and look forward to working with the many MMI alumni and friends who possess this same enthusiasm," says Taylor. "I am hopeful that relationships can be cultivated that will generate increased support. MMI is such a part of who I am, and I excited about reconnecting MMI with others who share this sentiment."
Taylor is currently treasurer of the MMI Alumni Brigade Board and has served as a Marion City Councilman since 2004, now seeking re-election. He has two sons: Whitfield (8) and Zane (1); he and his wife Jamie are expecting another child in December.
Contact him at btaylor@marionmilitary.edu or 334-683-2350. |
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Service Academy Appointments at Record 91
As of June 30, the MMI Service Academy Program (SAP) class of 2012 had received 90 appointments*. In addition, a returning sophomore cadet was admitted to West Point, bringing the total to 91. These numbers make MMI the nation's leader among military junior colleges and four-year institutions for cadets receiving an offer of appointment to the U.S. Service Academies. Below is a breakdown by Academy.
Coast Guard 42 West Point 33
Air Force 11 Naval 5 |
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2012 RECAP
Alumnus of the Year: S.C. "Buster" Middlebrooks
Honored Teachers: Mr. John Boyd & Col. Ralph Livingston
Building Dedication: Paul B. Robinson Excess House
We hope to see you at next year's reunion, slated for April 18-20, 2013! |
Cadets Compete on the Road
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Swamp Foxes, along with the Honor Guard and White Knights, represented MMI at the 5th Annual Beale Street Drill Meet in Memphis.
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MMI Army ROTC participated in the 3rd Annual W. E. Winter Amphibious Warrior Mud Run in Auburn. |
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Signing Season for the Tigers
These hometown articles highlight recent MMI signees.
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BASEBALL:
Mitchell Williams, Rome, GA
BASKETBALL:
Jibrail Hayes, Dallas Co., AL
Larry Sanford, Albany, GA
SOFTBALL:
Ashley Strength, Holtville, AL
WRESTLING:
Beau Boggess, Gulf Co., FL
Marcus Roberts, Bay Co., FL
Brian Walker, Huntsville, AL
Olympic Wrestling Family Tradition
Come August, three Hazewinkel men will have represented the United States in Olympic Wrestling. Sam Hazewinkel, son of MMI wrestling coach Dave Hazewinkel and nurse Sue Hazewinkel, recently qualified for the London 2012 Games. His uncle, Jim Hazewinkel, also coaches the wrestling team at MMI.
The Hazewinkel twins are both two-time Olympians ('68 Mexico City & '72 Munich) who hold the record with the most World Games and Olympic appearances for brothers as teammates at the same time. In their six years in coaching the Tigers Wrestling Team, they have earned the following: 2 NCWA Southeast Conference Championships; 1 National Duals Championship; placing three times in the Top 5 at the NCWA National Tournament while competing against primarily four-year schools; producing three National Champion wrestlers.
Naturally, the pair is extremely proud of Sam, who will carry on the family tradition as an Olympian. At age 29, he is currently an assistant wrestling coach at his alma mater, Oklahoma University. Finally joining the U.S. team after placing third and second in previous Olympic Trials, Sam wrestles in the 121 lb. (55kg) freestyle class and will compete on August 10 in London.
Read more about the Hazewinkel family's Olympic Wrestling tradition. |
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