Photo Caption: Brick resident James L. Ferguson (left), Officer Candidate School Class #49, receives his commission as a second lieutenant in the New Jersey Army National Guard from Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth (right), The Adjutant General of New Jersey on Sunday, June 25, at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt.  In addition to receiving his commission, Ferguson received the Academic Excellence Award for Outstanding Academic Performance. Ferguson will be assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery.