CMU ROTC to shine on national stage at Folds of Honor golf event

The Central Michigan ROTC Cannon Club will take their famous Pack 75 Howitzer cannon, “Genny’s Own,” on the road with a firing that will occur during the 3^rd Annual Folds of Honor Collegiate golf tournament in Grand Haven, MI.

The 4-day event, which runs from Sept. 8-11 at the American Dunes Golf Club, features 15 men’s and 15 women’s collegiate teams participating in a 54-hole tournament.

Participants include all the service academies, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) team and one non-Division 1 school, among other Division 1 universities.

While CMU’s golf programs will not take part in the event this year, the men’s and women’s teams participated in the inaugural tournament in 2022 and are scheduled to play in the event in 2025.

The event will be nationally televised by the Golf Channel.

“This is a great opportunity for CMU to get national exposure for our ROTC program and for our men’s and women’s golf programs,” said Mike Tierney, CMU Advancement Board member, President and CEO of Community Bankers of Michigan, and one of the catalysts for getting CMU back into the Folds of Honor Collegiate golf tournament.

“I am proud to support Folds of Honor. CMU has a prominent heritage with military education and we have more flag officers than any other university outside of the military academies, which is something we can all be proud of!”

"We are honored to be part of this elite event paying tribute to some of this nation’s most distinguished heroes," said Amy Folan, Zyzelewski Family Vice President and Director of Athletics.

"CMU has more than 170 alumni who are flag/general officers, which is a testament to our leadership history and aligns our institutional values with this prestigious event."

The Collegiate golf tournament raises funds for the Folds of Honor Foundation. Since 2007, the foundation has provided over 52,000 scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military and families of American first responders.

"It’s an honor for the CMU ROTC Program and the Chippewa Battalion to be invited to support the Folds of Honor event,” said Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Greening, CMU ROTC Chair, Department of Military Science & Leadership.

“Numerous Army officers from our program return to Michigan to continue serving their communities. We are extremely proud to have the opportunity to support such an amazing event and organization that continues to support Michigan military families."

For more information on the 3^rd Annual Folds of Honor Collegiate and the Folds of Honor Foundation, click here.