ESGR Award Ceremony 2023

COL Jason Garcia (US Army Reserve and NMMI Army ROTC Recruiting Operations Officer) and Mr. Alan Edmonson (President, NMMI Board of Regents) represented New Mexico Military Institute in receiving recognition for being a finalist for the National Freedom Award at the ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) Awards Ceremony held on the 12 August 2023 in Las Cruces, NM.  The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

Pictured below:

COL Pia Romero, New Mexico Army National Guard, Director of the Joint Staff

Captain Jonathan Townsend, US Navy, Executive Director, ESGR

Alan Edmonson, Jr., President, NMMI Board of Regents

COL Jason Garcia, US Army Reserve and NMMI Army ROTC Recruiting Operations Officer

Mr. Mike Kakuska, State Chair, NM ESGR

COL Robert Rogers, New Mexico Air National Guard, Commander, 150th Special Operations Wing