NSU Honors Service and Sacrifice on Veterans Day
F-16s perform a flyover prior to the start of NSU’s Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, Nov. 11.
On Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, Nova Southeastern University held its Veterans Day Celebration at the U.S. Military Service Plaza at Forman Field outside the William and Norma Horvitz Administration Building on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus.
Under sunny conditions accented by a flyover by four F-16 fighter jets, NSU’s Senior Director of Military Affairs Matthew Chenworth introduced the event following the national anthem sung by NSU student Sydney Sturza. NSU President George L. Hanbury II welcomed event attendees, which included top college officials, faculty, staff, and students.
The guest speakers at the event were Colonel John W. Erickson Jr. of the U.S. Air Force and John L. Estrada, the 15th sergeant major of the Marine Corps. Colonel Erickson is an attorney behavioral scientist, and investigator with a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from NSU. Estrada dedicated 34 years to the Marine Corps, rising to the highest enlisted rank.
As part of the ceremony, there was a presentation of Veterans Recognition Awards. The recipients were as follows:
- Veteran Student: Pablo Fernandez, U.S. Navy
- Veteran Staff: Carlos Guiovani Caceros, U.S. Marine Corps
- Veteran Faculty: Kelley Davis, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force
- Veteran Alumni: Andrew Devon Stephenson, U.S. Army
- Army ROTC Cadet: Cadet Jada Parris, U.S. Army ROTC