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 Newly commissioned Second Lieutenant Mollie Griffin, right, shakes hands with Missouri Valley College Interim President Ed Elliot after stepping up from cadet status at a ceremony Friday, Dec. 10. Griffin, a honor scholar and accomplished women's wrestler, will graduate in December from MVC. [Click to enlarge] |
The Aurelia, Iowa, native transferred to MVC from Aurelia Community School in 2000. She completed Basic Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1999, and completed Supply Apprentice School in August, 2000, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Attending the 2003 National Advanced Leadership Camp at Fort Lewis, Wash., she finished in the top third of all cadets. Her excellent performance resulted in her being selected as the Viking Detachment Commander for MVC's 2003-2004 academic year.
During the Cadet Command Accessions Board process this October, Griffin was named as a Distinguished Military Graduate. That title is reserved for the top 20 percent of the national order of merit list.
Aside from her military accomplishments, Griffin is graduating with honors this December from MVC, earning a degree in physical education for kindergarten to 12th grade.
She is also an accomplished athlete, competing as a four-year varsity women's wrestler, as well as three-year captain and three-time All-American wrestler. In 2004, she won the College National Championship in the 63 kilogram weight class, the University National Championship in the 67 kilogram weight class and was a member of the 2004 National Champion-ship women's wrestling team.
This semester, Griffin is serving as assistant women's wrestling coach at MVC and is completing student-teaching requirements at Bueker Middle School. Following her graduation, she will serve as a military police officer in the Missouri Army National Guard.
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