ROTC program at U. receives regional award

The University of Utah ROTC program was honored Wednesday with the Western Region Brigade Challenge award, given to an institution that is considered the "best large school" in a region that includes California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

Criteria used in deciding which school gets the award include looking at grade-point averages, recruiting, retention, physical fitness and training scores. The training scores come from a 33-day training program at Fort Lewis, Wash., where cadets must show off skills in leadership, weapons training, combat patrol and communication.