Josh Aho Receives Military Leadership/National Security Studies Certificate

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Lt. Col. Rucker Snead, Joshua Aho, and Dr. Christopher Howard

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (04/12/2011)(readMedia)-- Hampden-Sydney College senior Joshua Douglas Aho (center) recently received the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program Certificate from Lt. Col. Rucker Snead, Assistant Director of the ML/NSS Program (left) and Dr. Christopher B. Howard, President of Hampden-Sydney College (right). Hampden-Sydney's Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest initiated the program in the Spring of 2005 for students interested in the historical, political, cultural, ethical, and legal dimensions of national security policy as well as the place and role of the military in American society. Josh also received the James Y. Simms National Security Studies Award, given to a graduating senior who has excelled in the field of national security studies.

A Madison Scholar, Josh is an EMT with the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad and is a member of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. At Final Convocation in May 2010 he received the James Madison Award, given to a political science major for outstanding scholastic achievement. As a member of the ROTC's Spider Battalion, Josh received the Superior Cadet award three times, the George Marshal Scholarship, and the Sons of Liberty Award. He was selected to be Battalion Commander and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne and Air Assault Schools as well as the Leadership Development and Assessment Course. Josh spent time with the 82nd Airborne last summer. He will be commissioned at graduation and plans to attend the Infantry Basic Officer Leader's Course and Ranger School. A foreign affairs and history major, Josh was homeschooled and is the son of Mark & Whitney Aho of Wellesley, MA, previously of Manakin Sabot, VA.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the needs of young men.