ROTC leader recognized as best in brigade, region

Maj. Cantrell, receiving his 6th Brigade and 1st Region Award for Best Instructor. Also pictured is retired Brig. Gen. Thomas Konitzer (left) and Lt. Col. David Freeman (center), ASU Battalion commander.

Maj. Keith Cantrell, leadership enrollment and executive officer for the ASU ROTC Battalion, was recently named Instructor of the Year and Recruiting Operations Officer of the Year for the 6th Brigade.

At this level, Cantrell competed against more than 50 other instructors and 21 other recruiting operations officers throughout Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. He then went on to compete at the regional level where he again won the Instructor of the Year Award, a distinction that recognizes him as the best instructor in the 1st ROTC Region, comprising more than 120 schools from 14 states and Puerto Rico.

“I’m doing what I love, which is teaching students and cadets,” Cantrell said. “What makes me feel really good about the award is that I can help get ASU recognized at a national level.”

Cantrell is responsible for recruiting and screening cadets for the battalion. He has been in the Army for 15 years and at ASU for two years. The battalion currently has nearly 70 cadets enrolled. The battalion anticipates commissioning 10 new Army officers for the year.

Cantrell is from Thomasville, Ga., and specializes in artillery and human resources in the military. He now advances to national competition at Cadet Command in San Antonio May 20-22. At that level, he will compete against finalists from the two other regions, which includes more than 270 universities across the United States.

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