BGSU has been awarded for its support of a local National
Guard unit during the troops' first homeland security
deployment in 2001-02.
Executive Vice President Linda Dobb accepted the Center
of Influence Award for the University at Feb. 21 ceremonies
honoring Bowling Green-based Company B, 1st Battalion,
148th Infantry Mechanized.
Roughly 25 BGSU students are part of the company, whose
nearly 130 members spent a year on homeland security duty
in Kentucky and surrounding states following the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Among the University's contributions
to the effort was providing parking space for government
and soldiers' vehicles near Doyt Perry Stadium during
mobilization.
The local ceremonies were part of a national effort called
the "Freedom Salute Campaign," aimed at acknowledging
sacrifices being made by Guard soldiers, their families
and employers as Guard units continue to be called to
full-time active duty.
