Bellevue, Wash., native named Distinguished Honor Graduate at CGA

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Coast Guard Academy announced Tuesday First Class Cadet Nathanael Crum of Bellevue, Wash., as the Distinguished Honor Graduate for the Class of 2011.

Crum is a member of the men’s varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams. He is graduating from the academy with a degree in Civil Engineering.

Crum is a 2007 graduate of Sammamish High School in Bellevue and the son of Francis and Joanne Crum.

After graduation, Crum is scheduled to report to flight school, and once complete, he will fly Coast Guard aircraft at one of our air stations throughout the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico.

The distinguished graduate designation recognizes the cadet who graduates with the highest Military Precedence List Average. Crum will give an address to the graduating class during commencement May 18.

The MPA is calculated using the cadet’s cumulative grade point average, military precedence index and physical fitness exams.

The Coast Guard Academy offers an educational experience which emphasizes academics, physical fitness, character and leadership, in order to graduate officers of the highest caliber. Graduates go directly to positions of leadership and obligate eight years of service, five of which must be active duty.

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