Spring 2024 Commissioning Ceremony

This year’s ceremony was held at The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, MD

commissionees cutting cake

Congratulations to our newest Second Lieutenants! You all have worked so hard in our Battalion to get to this point, and this is just the beginning of your careers. It was an honor to have Major General (Ret.) Michael Place as our guest speaker.

  • 2 LT Daniel Ardia graduated from JHU with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Minor in Applied Mathematics. He commissioned in the Army Reserves as a Cyber Officer.
  • 2 LT Francisco Crespin-Maravilla graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Arts in Health Administration and Policy and Sociology and Minors in Emergency Health Service, and Modern Language and Linguistics focusing in Spanish. He commissioned as an active-duty Medical Service Corps Officer.
  • 2 LT Jack Dunn graduated from JHU with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Minors in Accounting and Financial Management, and Financial Economics. He commissions as an active-duty Infantry Officer.
  • 2 LT Kyle Fisher graduated from JHU with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He commissions in the Army Reserves as a Cyber Officer.
  • 2 LT Mikeala Furman graduated from JHU with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She commissions as an active-duty Engineer Officer.
  • 2 LT Jackson Hall graduated from Stevenson University with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies. He commissions with an Education Delay to attend University of Maryland Law School. Upon graduating with his J.D. he will continue his service as an active-duty Army lawyer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
  • 2 LT Elizabeth Herrera graduated from JHU with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology. She commissions as an active-duty Engineering Officer.
  • 2 LT Shivani Kapoor graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from JHU with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Minor in Music. She commissions with an Education Delay to attend the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. Upon graduating with her M.D., she will continue her service as an active-duty Army physician in the Medical Corps.
  • 2 LT Matthew Lurie graduated from JHU in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. He most recently graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with a Master of Arts in International Relations. He commissions as an active-duty Infantry Officer with a branch detail in Military Intelligence.
  • 2 LT Colleen Morgan graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. She most recently graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Master of Science in Systems Engineering. She also received her Associate Systems Engineering Professional certification. She commissions as a Field Artillery Officer in the Virginia Army National Guard.
  • 2 LT David Whitney graduated from the UMBC with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He commissions as an active-duty Quartermaster Officer.