PHOTO GALLERY: Two Army ROTC members recieve officer commission

December 16, 2012 | 6:00 p.m. CST

The Army ROTC program at MU held commissioning ceremonies Sunday in which graduating members received officer statuses in their respective military branches. 2nd Lt. Jamar Williams and 2nd Lt. Chris Shoemaker will serve in the Missouri National Guard.

Army ROTC graduates Jamar Williams, left, and Chris Shoemaker stand in front of a small audience of family and friends before graduating from the ROTC program and attaining the rank of second lieutenant at the ROTC Commissioning on Sunday morning. | Kile Brewer

Lt. Col. Rob Boone holds a Mizzou ROTC coin and knife before presenting one to each of the new second lieutenants at the ROTC Commissioning ceremony Sunday morning. | Kile Brewer

Second Lt. Jamar Williams, center, has his officer's shoulder boards attached to his dress uniform for the first time by his mother, Charmane Pearson, left, and grandmother Claudette Plummer during the Army ROTC Commissioning on Sunday morning. | Kile Brewer

With their new officer's insignia, 2nd Lt. Jamar Williams, left, and 2nd Lt. Chris Shoemaker pose for photos together for family members Sunday morning at the Army ROTC Commissioning ceremony in Crowder Hall. | Kile Brewer