Georgia Southern University ROTC Battalion Commander and U.S. Army Officer George Fredrick was promoted to colonel Friday as part of a ceremony held in Statesboro. Col. Fredrick's official promotion ceremony was held just one day after Georgia Southern's ROTC program received one of eight prestigious U.S. Army MacArthur Awards, recognizing the nation's top ROTC programs. It was the second year in a row that Georgia Southern and the Eagle Battalion was honored as one of the top programs in the country.