Retired U.S. Army Major General Barrye Price, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, to Speak at Event 
Adelphi, Md. (Oct. 9, 2023)--ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ President Gregory Fowler is honored to announce that Major General Barrye Price (U.S. Army, Ret.), PhD, will be the featured speaker for the university’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 10. Gen. Price currently serves as president and chief executive officer of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. 
The ceremony recognizes our nation’s military veterans—including ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ students, alumni, faculty, and staff who have worn the uniform of our country. Nicole DeRamus, PhD (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.), assistant vice president for veterans programs in ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Department of Stateside Military Operations, will serve as master of ceremonies. 
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ will also present the General John W. Vessey Student Veteran of the Year Award, an honor that recognizes a student veteran who has excelled in their military career while achieving their educational goals at ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ.  This year's recipient is Marine Sergeant Dalton J. Berry, a native of Des Moines, IA, who grew up in Missouri. Sgt. Berry serves as a senior instructor with distinction for the Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems Engineer (ISEC) Course at Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base. His responsibilities include the ongoing enhancement of ISEC and the development of all course instructors, regardless of their seniority.
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Veterans Day ceremony will take place on Friday, November 10, at 1 p.m. ET, in the General John W. Vessey Jr. Ballroom at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center (3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, Md). A reception will follow the event.  
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