City announces name change from Camellia Bowl to IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
By BARRY ALLEN
The Camellia Bowl will welcome Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) as its corporate sponsor beginning with the 2024 bowl season.
As a result of this new partnership the game will become the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.
The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl will be played Saturday, Dec. 14 at Cramton Bowl. The game will be televised by ESPN and kick off at 8 p.m. (CT), immediately following the 2024 Heisman Trophy presentation.
“We are very excited to partner with an Alabama based company and honor those men and women in the United States military,” executive director Johnny Williams said. “This is an exciting time in the history of our game. We’ve developed a great relationship with the City of Montgomery and Montgomery County in our first 10 years, and now we are thrilled to partner with IS4S to further promote college football.”
The city of Montgomery has been named a Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities, and Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed is excited by the new partnership.
“We are excited to see this change coming to the [former] Camellia Bowl,” said Mayor Reed. “Considering IS4S’ involvement with our military, and Montgomery having the distinction of being named a Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities, I can think of no better partnership for this prestigious bowl game we host right here in our community.”
“The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl is more than just a football game - it's a celebration of Montgomery County's deep-rooted history as a proud military community,” Doug Singleton, Chairman of the Montgomery County Commission, said. “This event gives us a special opportunity to honor the brave men and women who have served our country, while also showcasing the incredible athletic talent of two universities. Montgomery County is proud to support this game, which reflects our commitment to recognizing the sacrifices of our veterans and their contributions to our community and nation. We look forward to a great game!"
IS4S is an employee-owned and controlled small business that provides a wide range of engineering and management solutions to the United States Armed Forces and other government and commercial agencies.
Since its founding in 2008, IS4S has grown to more than 400 employee-owners and 15 office locations across the eastern United States, including its largest single-state presence in Alabama where the company is headquartered. IS4S is committed to supporting those who serve, delivering government-owned solutions in several key technology areas, including:
Advanced positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies
Open software container applications
Weapon and communication systems
Aircraft armament modification
Portable logistics systems
Modeling and simulation
“Sponsoring this bowl is a small gesture to express our immense gratitude for the men and women who have sacrificed so much to protect our nation and defend our freedoms,” IS4S President and CEO Glenn Rolader, PhD, said. “We’re not doing this to advertise IS4S. We simply want to salute our veterans and thank them for what they do for our country. And to do it here in Montgomery - the capital of our home state - we consider it the highest honor to be the title sponsor of the Salute to Veterans Bowl.”
The IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl, formerly the Camellia Bowl, is in its 11th season, and nine of the first 10 games were decided by eight points or less.