{"id":3547,"date":"2024-03-21T18:08:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmarytx.edu\/policies\/?post_type=office-president&#038;p=3547"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:09:02","slug":"memorial-plaza","status":"publish","type":"office-president","link":"https:\/\/www.stmarytx.edu\/policies\/office-president\/memorial-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza Walls \u2013 Updating Names"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza was given in memory of Lt. Edwin Frank Dietzel Jr., who lost his life over Tokyo fighting for our freedom in World War II by The Roger L. and Laura Dietzel Zeller Charitable Foundation. The walls in Memorial Plaza honor the memory of former students who gave their lives in defense of our freedom and St. Mary\u2019s graduates who served our country as general officers and flag officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Former Students Who Died in War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only former students who attended or graduated from St. Mary\u2019s, participated in military training at St. Mary\u2019s since it began in 1932, and died while defending our freedom in wars and conflicts are eligible to have their names engraved on a wall in Memorial Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>St. Mary\u2019s Graduates Who Attained the Rank of General or Admiral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Mary\u2019s graduates who served our country as general officers and flag officers (attained the rank of general or admiral) are eligible to have their names engraved on a wall in Memorial Plaza. These graduates may or may not have participated in military training at St. Mary\u2019s and may have earned a St. Mary\u2019s degree (undergraduate, graduate or law) before or after leaving the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Process for adding names to Memorial Plaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>St. Mary&#8217;s will update the walls in Memorial Plaza, adding names of new eligible former students, each year after the University\u2019s Veteran\u2019s Day ceremony.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposed names of eligible former students should be submitted to the Office of the President.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Office of the President will work with the Registrar\u2019s Office to verify the individuals are former students who attended or graduated from St. Mary\u2019s, and with the ROTC Program and the Office of Veteran\u2019s Affairs to confirm military service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Office of the President will work with Facilities Services to add new names to the walls in Memorial Plaza. Names will be presented consistent with the current presentation on the panels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Office of the President will send new names to the Advancement Services Office for updating the University\u2019s official records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3547","office-president","type-office-president","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza Walls \u2013 Updating Names - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarytx.edu\/policies\/office-president\/memorial-plaza\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza Walls \u2013 Updating Names - Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza The St. Mary\u2019s Memorial Plaza was given in memory of Lt. 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