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CHARLESTON, SC (05/22/2012)(readMedia)-- Alexander Jeffrey Horne of Smithfield, VA, was recently honored for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. Horne earned one of the college's top academic honors, a Gold Star.

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Her office at The Citadel, where she worked as the director of facilities finance, was cleared out and stuffed into two boxes this week. School officials had left the room untouched for two months, hoping for her return. A sweater remained draped over her chair and the packages of Ramen noodles she often ate for lunch were still in drawers.

In the past two months, relatives have picked up the pieces of a life that once was and tried to make sense of how it likely ended. They have contacted two psychic mediums, both of whom said Gayle McCaffrey is resting in a forest. Her office at The Citadel, where she worked as the director of facilities finance, was cleared out and stuffed into two boxes this week. School officials had left the room untouched for two months, hoping for her return.

It seems the Citadel cannot stay out of court. Last December, a former cadet brought suit against the school in a hazing incident, claiming breach of contract and assault and battery. Of course, hazing is against state law and Citadel policy. The fact that the school cannot enforce its own rules means the taxpayers of South Carolina are on the hook for more legal fees and probably penalties. And it suggests that something is seriously wrong with an administration and a board of visitors that cannot manage their house any better.

James Anthony DeRosa of Winchester, has been named to the Dean's List at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.DeRosa is a Cadet seeking a bachelor's degree in Biology

The Citadel is 3-3 vs. College of Charleston in SoCon tournament games:

Year Score Comment

1999 Citadel, 4-3 Citadel won tourney title

2000 Citadel, 6-3 Bulldogs made semifinals

2003 C of C, 8-2 Bulldogs went 0-2 in tourney

2004 Citadel, 7-2 Citadel beat WCU in finals

2005 C of C, 9-7 Cougars made semifinals

2006 C of C, 5-4 Cougars win in title

Hundreds lined our path as we entered the airport - Citadel cadets, Navy and Air Force personnel, ROTC students, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and hundreds of citizens waving banners expressing appreciation for these brave men and women.

As they open the Southern Conference tournament against The Citadel at 10 a.m. today at Greenville's Fluor Field, the Cougars say they have some work to do before they can look ahead to the NCAA tournament. At 37-18 overall and 21-9 in the SoCon, College of Charleston is on the NCAA bubble with an RPI rating of No. 40. The latest projection at perfectgame.org has the Cougars among the last five teams in the field of 64.

CHARLESTON, SC -- The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, honored the following students for academic excellence during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

Hayden Dunn Lancaster of Fayetteville, NC - Physical Education major.

William Ryan Northcutt of Fayetteville, NC - Civil Engineering major.

After failing to qualify for the Southern Conference baseball tournament last year, The Citadel Bulldogs made it their mission to get in this season.  They did so, squeezing in as the No. 7 seed in the eight-team tournament, and will face No. 2 College of Charleston in the opening game at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Greenville’s Fluor Field.

No Citadel players made first- or second-team all-conference, but left-handed pitcher Kevin Connell and second baseman Mason Davis were named to the all-freshman team.

Caleb Joseph Fair of Easley has earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology.  In addition, Fair earned a Gold Star and Dean's List honors for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester.

Citadel Business Professors Robert Freer and Bill Woolsey are hosting a weekly Free to Choose seminar, based on the Milton Friedman’s PBS series by the same name that aired 32 years ago. The seminar explores the idea that an economy based on individual freedom is the only long term policy to assure the continuation of a republic.

On Feb.18, some six miles away from Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport in the Horn of Africa, the lives of four American airmen were cut short abruptly. Capt. Ryan P. Hall ('04), Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten were returning from a surveillance and reconnaissance mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom when their single-engine U-28A aircraft suddenly crashed. None of the four aircrew members survived.

Charles Michael Sackett, of Kingwood, was recently honored for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.  Sackett is a cadet seeking a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Macedonia Middle School guidance counselor Patricia Hill recently received grant money from the Higher Education Awareness Program to take the entire eighth grade class on tours of colleges.  The students visited The Citadel, and Trident Technical College’s Main Campus and Berkeley Campus.

CHARLESTON, SC - The Citadel's Kevin Connell and Mason Davis were named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team as announced today by the conference office. The league's 11 head coaches also selected Player and Pitcher of the Year and two all-conference teams.

As a Citadel graduate, I read with great interest a recent letter concerning a conservative elective being offered at The Citadel. I couldn't agree more with the letter writer's desire to help promote a fair and balanced approach when taxpayers dollars are involved.

Two Alpharetta students graduated May 5 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  In addition, they each earned Gold Stars and Dean's List honors for academic excellence during the spring semester.

•Anthony Aaron Garcia of Alpharetta, GA, earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Modern Language .
•Dugan J Thomas Turnbow II of Alpharetta, GA, earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology

Charleston, S.C. — Benjamin Lee Hartung of Bowling Green has been named to the Dean’s List at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2011-12 academic year.
Hartung is a Cadet seeking a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.

The Cougars (37-18, 21-9) will face The Citadel, the No. 7 seed, in the first round of the tourney, at 10 a.m. Wednesday.  With Appalachian State (21-9) losing to Western Carolina on Saturday, the Cougars tied the Mountaineers for the regular season title, Charleston’s first since 2007. App State earned the top seed due to its series win over Charleston.

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Cadet Paul John Wasilchak of Dickson City has been chosen by Citadel faculty members for the Class of 2012 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Cadet Wasilchak, a member of Hotel Company and a physical education major, was recognized during the annual Commencement Week Awards Convocation.

Samuel H. Husbands Jr 05/28/1928 - 05/04/2012 Samuel H. Husbands, Jr passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco after a year long battle with cancer. Sam was born in Florence, South Carolina on 05/28/1928 to Samuel Henry Husbands and Teressa Dew Husbands. He graduated from the Citadel in 1950 with a B.S. in Engineering. After graduation he moved to San Francisco to begin a long career as a stock broker with Dean Witter, now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson encouraged Medical University of South Carolina graduates to use what they learned not only to improve health care but also to make a difference in the community. Carson addressed the graduates Friday in The Citadel's McAlister Field House. An outdoor commencement ceremony usually is held on MUSC's campus. But rainy weather Friday forced university officials to both move the event indoors and delay its start by two hours.

ELON, N.C. – Elon scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 ballgame and The Citadel was unable to score with the bases loaded in the ninth as the Phoenix held on for a 4-2 victory and a sweep of the Bulldogs at Latham Park.  The Bulldogs (24-31, 13-17) will be No. 7 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament beginning Wednesday at Fluor Field in Greenville.

Runey earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Clemson University in South Carolina. He taught math and coached three sports at Bishop England and went on to complete a master's degree program in educational administration at The Citadel's Graduate School of Education, according to the Bishop Feehan website.

ELON, NC - Elon scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to break a 1-1 ballgame and The Citadel was unable to score with the bases loaded in the ninth as the Phoenix held on for a 4-2 victory and a sweep of the Bulldogs in Southern Conference action Friday afternoon at Latham Park. The Bulldogs finish the regular season with a 24-31 record, 13-17 in the SoCon and will be No. 7 seed in the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament beginning next Wednesday, May 23, at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.