OSU Air Force ROTC instructor earns regional honor
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Major Sabrina Jones, commandant of the OSU Air Force ROTC unit, recently was named
the Air Force ROTC Southwest Region Instructor of the Year.
Jones now is one of three officers to compete for the national 2009 Air Force Instructor
of the Year.
“It’s a privilege and a great honor to be nominated as national Instructor of the
Year,” said Jones who recently was deployed to Afghanistan where she will work with
a unit training the Afghan Army.
At Oklahoma State University, Jones served as education officer and later was named
commandant of cadets. In 2008, she was named the Southwest Region’s Education Instructor
of the Year.
“Major Jones is a very well-rounded officer with amazing initiative and drive,” said
Col. Kevin Kriner, commander of the OSU Air Force ROTC unit. “Her dedication to students,
as well as her leadership on every front sets her apart.”
Jones, a Colorado native, has served in mission support positions at Lackland Air
Force Base, Volkel Air Base and Eielson Air Force Base. She entered the U.S. Air Force
as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Fayetteville State University
where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. She earned a master’s degree
in political science and international relations from Troy State University.