Congratulations to 2004 Political Science alumn, Capt. Rafiel Warfield, for being honored with a 2017 Bear of Excellence award. Capt. Warfield is the Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Corps Forces Command, USMC. He was the first African-American to be president of the MSU Student Government Association. He earned a Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Syracuse University College of Law, where he was the first African-American male to be president of the Syracuse University College of Law Senate. He commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2009. He is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Sponsored by the MSU Alumni Association, Bears of Distinction Dinner Awards Ceremony will be held in the Plaster Student Union Ballroom on Saturday June, 24th with a reception at 6:00 PM followed by dinner at 6:30.