The South Rowan JROTC program hosted the 2023 "Wild Bill" Corriher Night, sponsored by American Legion Post 185, on February 14.

The event was well attended by friends and family of "Wild Bill", JROTC parents, American Legion members and many local and school dignitaries.

"Wild Bill'' was recognized for his more than forty years of serving the South Rowan community, especially South Rowan's JROTC cadet battalion.  In 1995, "Wild Bill '' established his JROTC Scholarship Fund, as the Wild Bill Irrevocable Trust, intended to provide scholarship money to college-bound cadets for their first year of studies.

Funded over the years by donations from the Corriher family, and hundreds of people from the South Rowan and American Legion communities, scholarship contributions to date,  exceed more than One Hundred Thousand dollars.  More than two dozen graduates have benefited from scholarships provided by Corriher. 

This total reflects great credit upon the South Rowan community, the North Carolina American Legion, AND perhaps most of all, the consistent, singular efforts of one man, "Wild Bill" Corriher.  May his shining example serve as an inspiration to all. 

Press release courtesy of Amber Hall.