POTSDAM — Air Force ROTC has named Clarkson University's Heather Bradley the 2016 University Employee of the Year for the AFROTC Northeast Region.

Bradley, the administrative assistant for the Department of Aerospace Studies, won the same award in 2012.

Clarkson's Detachment 536 is one of 37 AFROTC responsible for developing Air Force leaders in the Northeast Region, which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

Bradley will now advance to the national competition against civilians from the three other AFROTC regions.

A native of Potsdam and a Colton resident, Bradley is the daughter of Alan and Marcia Bradley of Potsdam. She graduated from Clarkson in 1998 with a bachelor of science degree in social sciences with a concentration in technical communications.

In 2001, she joined the Clarkson staff as a library paraprofessional and six years later joined AFROTC to support officer candidates. At Clarkson’s Years of Service Celebration in December she was recognized for 15 years of outstanding service to the University.

For more information on AFROTC at Clarkson, visit www.clarkson.edu/airforcerotc, or call 315-268-7989.