Clark State College will hold an induction ceremony for the United States military active-duty, National Guard, reservists and veteran students who met qualifications for the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society. The sevent students to be inducted this year are the fourth group of Clark State students bestowed with this honor, and all have attained a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

“Clark State strives to be as military-friendly as possible,” said Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, president of Clark State. “One small way that we reach out to our veteran and active military students is by honoring them through SALUTE.” 

SALUTE – Service, Academics, Leadership, Unity, Tribute, Excellence – is the only national honor society recognizing and honoring the service and scholastic achievements of student veterans. The SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society is made possible by an ACE/Wal-Mart Foundation Success for Veterans Grant and is headquartered out of Colorado State University.

The students inducted into SALUTE represent all branches of American military and veterans in higher education at two- and four-year institutions. Members include retirees, disabled veterans, active-duty military, National Guard and reservists returning to higher education, starting second careers or helping fund their college careers with military service.

Clark State was designated as a Military Advanced Education and Transition (MAE&T) Top School in 2018. The MAE&T Guide to Colleges and Universities measures best practices in military and veteran education. The College was also named one of the Nation’s Military Friendly Schools in 2023.

Clark State provides tuition discounts to active military personnel and their spouses, and qualifying veterans may use their VA educational benefits.

In 2015 Clark State was the first college in Ohio designated as a Purple Heart Campus and was approved by the Community College of the Air Force as a General Education Mobile (GEM) partner. The College also features a Veterans Lounge that provides student veterans with a place to unwind, study, hold meetings or network.

The SALUTE ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 24 in the LRC room 107/109, on the main campus in Springfield, Ohio.

2023 SALUTE Inductees