by Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Twenty of the U.S. Army’s senior enlisted soldiers will be honored Tuesday, Aug. 22, after earning Penn State master’s degrees as part of a fellowship aimed at improving their teaching skills to prepare the military’s next generation of leaders.

The 20 U.S. Army sergeants major will be recognized at a ceremony at Fort Bliss in Texas after completing the first year of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Fellowship Program. As part of the fellowship, the soldiers graduated with a master’s of education in lifelong learning and adult education through Penn State World Campus. The cohort is the second to graduate from Penn State.