The Citadel in the News: Archive

January 2005

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Monday
January 31, 2005
'Thank God it's Monday' (not web accessible)
Terriers could test the Bulldogs'Monday success
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,3

Monday
January 31, 2005
Boilermaker Turned Bulldog
Former Purdue standout wrestler now a graduate assistant coach at the Citadel, credits former coach
Published in: Purduesports.com - web site
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Monday
January 31, 2005
COMING UP
Tuesday - GOSPEL CONCERT: The Citadel Gospel Choir will perform with soloist Ronald Conyers at 6:30 p.m. in the Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus. Conyers is the lead tenor of the group The Brotherhood. (843) 953-6779
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B1

Monday
January 31, 2005
The Citadel Baseball Team To Host its Fifth Annual "Meet the Bulldogs"
Charleston, SC - The 2005 Citadel baseball team will host the fifth annual "Meet the Bulldogs" on Sunday, February 6, in beautiful Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park.
Published in: CollegeSports.com - web site
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Sunday
January 30, 2005
Winters buries Citadel with 24-point outburst
DAVIDSON, N.C.—As far as The Citadel Bulldogs have come this season, they were not quite ready for what awaited them Saturday night. Davidson gave the Bulldogs an up close look at why it has to be considered the odds-on favorite to win the Southern Conference basketball championship. The Wildcats thoroughly dominated The Citadel, maintaining a perfect league record with an 81-59 victory in front of 2,663 fans who braved ice and snow to make it to Belk Arena...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,4

Saturday
January 29, 2005
Former C of C president to deliver Citadel speech (scroll down)
Alex Sanders, former College of Charleston president, will deliver the commencement address May 1 to The Citadel's College of Graduate and Professional Studies...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B3

Saturday
January 29, 2005
H. Eugene Luhrs ('75 obit)
H. Eugene Luhrs, 51, of Bond Street, died Thursday, January 27, 2005 after a brave battle against pancreatic cancer.
Published in: The Macon Telegraph and The Post & Courier - web site

Friday
January 28, 2005
Bartell, Broughton hang with the big boys
If they played as if they came from Division I-AA schools, The Citadel running back Nehemiah Broughton and Howard defensive back Ronald Bartell wouldn't have been invited to the Senior Bowl in the first place. A collection of the best college football seniors in the country normally wouldn't dip into the Southern Conference or the MEAC.
Published in: CollegeSports.com - web site
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Friday
January 28, 2005
Panel will select new Citadel commandant
Outgoing Citadel President Maj. Gen. John Grinalds will appoint a search committee next week to select a new commandant for the military college...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B3

Thursday
January 27, 2005
Society for Military History Meeting (not web accessible)
The Citadel History Department will host the 2005Society for Military History annual meeting...This will be the first time the Society for Military History has met in Charleston. More than 500 members are expected to attend the conference Feb. 24-27 at The Citadel.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page ZB9

Thursday
January 27, 2005
Travis Piccard Named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week
Charleston - he Southern Conference has selected Travis Piccard ofThe Citadel as the SoCon Wrestler of the Week for the week of January 26...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Wednesday
January 26, 2005
Citadel changes (Letter to the editor)
It is seldom these days that I read anything in the newspapers that makes me happy. However, this has occurred not once but twice recently...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page A14

Wednesday
January 26, 2005
Citadel president speaks at Hartsville YMCA
HARTSVILLE - A Vietnam War hero from Mullins anchored the speech of Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds during the annual meeting of the YMCA of the Upper Pee Dee on Tuesday night in Hartsville...
Published in: Florence Morning News - web site

Wednesday
January 26, 2005
Death and Dollars
Ben was the love of Stacey’s life. In 2003, when Marine Captain Benjamin Sammis ('96), a helicopter pilot, was killed in Iraq, Stacey was devastated — emotionally, and financially.
Broadcast on: MSNBC - via web site

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Correction
Because of a reporter's error, a chart in Monday's Business Review incorrectly reported tuuition costs at The Citadel. The figures publijshed included costs of room, board and other additional expenses. Tuition at The Citadel this year is $5,900 for South Carolina residents and $14,518 for nonresidents.
Published in: The Post and Courier - ?

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
New headmaster named for Porter-Gaud School
Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds will take helm of prestigious private school in June 2006...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page A1,10

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Piccard Breaks into NWCA Top 20 Poll
Charleston - The Citadel's 157-pound junior, Travis Piccard, broke into the National Wrestling Coaches' Association top 20 poll this week with a No. 18 ranking after defeating his second top 20 opponent in two weeks...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Retiring Citadel president takes new job (scroll down)
John Grinalds, who last week announced he is retiring as president of The Citadel this August, won't be retired long...
Published in: The Sun News - web site

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
THE CITADEL 80, EAST TENNESSEE ST.
76 McLendon leads Bulldogs past Bucs
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,2

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
The Citadel Rifle Team Takes Third
Charleston - he Citadel rifle team competed in its fourth SEARC match of the 2004-2005 season this past Saturday hosted by Wofford College. The Bulldogs pulled in a third place finish with a final score of 2240. North Carolina State took the top team honors for the day firing a 2263 while Birmingham Southern followed with a 2261...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Women's Track Set School Records at Niswonger Invitational
Charleston - he Citadel women's track and field team set new school records after competing in the Niswonger Invitational hosted by East Tennessee State University this past weekend. Sophomore Stephanie McNeill broke her own school record by 2'5" with a toss of 43-7. McNeill placed seventh out of 54 throwers at the indoor meet...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Monday
January 24, 2005
Grinalds to take job as private school headmaster
John Grinalds, who last week announced he is retiring as president of The Citadel this August, won't stay retired for long. Grinalds said Monday he will take an academic year off and then, in June of 2006, assume duties as the head of Porter-Gaud School, a private prep school in Charleston with ties to the Episcopal Church...
Published in: Associated Press - via web site

Monday
January 24, 2005
Porter-Gaud Names New Headmaster
Citadel President John Grinalds announced last week he is retiring from the Citadel this August. But he won't stay retired for long...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Sunday
January 23, 2005
Budget proposal worries colleges
..."The magnitude of some (tuition) increases has been from a direct loss of state appropriations," McCombs said.could hamper recruiting efforts and ongoing costs of being a coeducational military college, said Col. Curt Holland, vice president for finance and business affairs...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B1,7

Sunday
January 23, 2005
Bulldogs can't finish the job
Fueled by free lunch, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and two hours of extra sleep, Citadel cadets showed up in force at McAlister Field House on Saturday afternoon...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,4

Sunday
January 23, 2005
Newspapers should be wary of reporting quotes as undisputed facts
Quoting someone correctly is not always good enough in reporting stories. For example, Tuesday's front page featured a story about events which took place Monday to mark the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It quoted a 67-year-old woman as saying she and her friends, when they were children, left the street if they saw Citadel cadets approaching. "We didn't want to get spit on. That's what they did back then."
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page A9

Saturday
January 22, 2005
Citadel chief may take helm at Porter-Gaud
The man who took the reins at The Citadel during its controversial transformation into to a co-educational college will likely lead a younger crowd in 2006...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B1,5

Friday
January 21, 2005
'Everything Happens for a Reason'
Injury ended Travis Smith's dreams of playing at a major-conference school, pointed him to The Citadel...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,4

Friday
January 21, 2005
S.C. residents revel in inaugural hoopla
...After the president spoke to the nation, the mood lightened, with a parade featuring The Citadel’s elite precision drill platoon — the Summerall Guards...
Published in: The State - Page A7

Thursday
January 20, 2005
Citadel wants leader to share vision, values
The next Citadel president should be committed to advancing the leadership and character education initiative started by Maj. Gen. John Grinalds, according to the head of the college's board of visitors...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B3

Thursday
January 20, 2005
Daniel Library Series (not web accessible)
History, foreign cultures and current world events will highlight the spring 2005 Danield Library Friends book and lecture series at The Citadel.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page ZB7

Thursday
January 20, 2005
Fort Mill High grad to march in parade
Linda and Mike Mattes of Fort Mill will be glued to their television this afternoon during the parade for President Bush's second inauguration. They hope to catch a glimpse of their son, Michael, a member of The Citadel's Summerall Guard that is in the parade...
Published in: The Herald - web site

Thursday
January 20, 2005
Inaugural parade was thrill for Easley NJROTC cadets
...Easley High's 40 Navy NJROTC cadets were one of two South Carolina groups chosen to be in the parade Thursday. The Citadel's Summerall Guards were the other...
Published in: Greenville News - web site

Thursday
January 20, 2005
Zoned-in Paladins rout Citadel
GREENVILLE — Eric Webb scored a game-high 20 points, and Furman continued its stellar 3-point shooting in an 83-59 victory against The Citadel on Saturday afternoon...
Published in: The State - Page C9

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
‘Goals accomplished,’ Citadel chief to retire
Grinalds says he largely completed his missions and will now step down...
Published in: The State - Page A1,12

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Citadel president announces retirement
Grinalds oversaw school's inclusion of women in mainstream...
Published in: Charlotte Observer - web site

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Citadel president announces retirement
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) -- John Grinalds, who as president of The Citadel helped the state military college move forward after its tumultuous fight over the admission of women, said Tuesday he is retiring as of August 1.
Published in: CNN.com - web site

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Citadel President Retiring
Charleston, SC - A major change is underway at The Citadel, the College President is retiring...
Broadcast on: WCIV - Channel 4 - web site

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Citadel president retiring Aug. 1
CHARLESTON - John Grinalds, who as president of The Citadel helped the state military move forward after its tumultuous fight over the admission of women, said Tuesday he is retiring as of Aug. 1.
Published in: The Sun News, AJC.com - web site

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Citadel president to retire
Grinalds credited with easing school transition to co-ed
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page A1,11

Wednesday
January 19, 2005
President Who Guided Citadel Transition to Retire
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 18 (AP) - Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds, who as president of the Citadel helped it move forward after its tumultuous fight over the admission of women, said Tuesday that he was retiring from the post as of Aug. 1...
Published in: The New York Times - web site

Tuesday
January 18, 2005
Citadel president announces retirement
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- John Grinalds, who as president of The Citadel helped the state military college move forward after its tumultuous fight over the admission of women, said Tuesday he is retiring as of Aug. 1.
Published in: Seattle Post-Intelligencer - web site
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Tuesday
January 18, 2005
College - Unlocking the secrets of finlding the right one (not web accessible)
This article was included in a special section that was published on yesterday, Thursday 18 January and quoted Col. John Powell, director of admissions.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page D1,2

Tuesday
January 18, 2005
COLLEGE; Unlocking the secrets of finding the right one
...Not every student who has applied to a college will have received an acceptance letter at this point of the school year, so not to worry, said Lt. Col. John Powell, admissions officer at The Citadel...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page D1,2

Tuesday
January 18, 2005
Ffreshman guard fuells Bulldogs' comeback
SPARTANBURG -- The Wofford radio guy was packing up his gear when he blurted out, "We would have won the game if they didn't have Alex freaking English out there." That wasn't Alex English lighting it up for The Citadel on Monday night, but the confusion is understandable. Freshman Travis Smith put on one of the great shooting nights in Citadel history to fuel one of the Bulldogs' biggest comebacks.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Pafge C1,2

Tuesday
January 18, 2005
President of The Citadel retiring Aug. 1
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- John Grinalds, who as president of The Citadel helped the state military college move forward after its tumultuous fight over the admission of women, said Tuesday he is retiring as of Aug. 1.
Published in: Seattle Post-Intellingcer - web site

Monday
January 17, 2005
Alexander at the controls; Columbus native to help coordinate inauguration events for President Bush
Columbus native Bruce Alexander ('81) has an important job as he prepares his staff to help in the events leading up to President Bush's inauguration Thursday.
Published in: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - via alumni BBS

Monday
January 17, 2005
Quick turnaround could aid shell-shocked Dogs
The Southern Conference's Saturday-Monday rotation is one of the more demanding league schedules in college basketball. It requires a quick turnaround for coaching staffs, who get only one practice to prepare for the Monday game, and doesn't provide much rest for the players...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,3

Sunday
January 16, 2005
FURMAN 83, THE CITADEL 59 Citadel no match for powerful Paladins
GREENVILLE—As he watched Furman's lead grow to 35 points in the second half, Citadel coach Pat Dennis crossed his legs, leaned back in his seat on the bench and grimly shook his head...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,4

Saturday
January 15, 2005
Bulldogs Getting Defensive
Citadel giving opposing offenses many different looks, all of them effective...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,3

Thursday
January 13, 2005
Summerall Guards to perform in inaugural parade (not web accessible)
A photo of the guards read, "The Summerall Guards will perform in the Presidential Inaugural Parade on Jan. 30 in Washington, D.C. The guards were recommended to the Armed Services Inaugural Committee by the entire South Carolina congressional deletation. Named for Gen. Charles P. Summerall, former chief of staff of the army and president of The Citadel from 1931-53, the Summerall Guards is the military college's silent precision drill platoon."
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page ZB7

Tuesday
January 11, 2005
Macs attack hapless Savannah
THE CITADEL 70, SAVANNAH STATE 47
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,4

Tuesday
January 11, 2005
WARLORDS (scroll down)
Steve Coll, a former managing editor of The Washington Post, talks tonight at 6:30 about warlords, terrorism, the Taliban, the CIA and Osama bin Laden.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B2

Monday
January 10, 2005
Citadel commandant to retire Aug. 31 (scroll down)
CHARLESTON — Brig. Gen. Emory Mace, the commandant at The Citadel whose daughter was the first female graduate from the state military college, says he wants to retire...
Published in: The State - Page B3

Monday
January 10, 2005
CGPS ad (not web accessible)
Published in: Charleston Regional Business Journal - Jan. 10 - 23, 2005

Monday
January 10, 2005
Citadel Commandant plans to retire
(Charleston-AP) Jan. 9, 2005 - Brigadier General Emory Mace says he is ready to retire as Commandant at The Citadel. Mace has been third-in-command at the school for eight years. He told the school's board of visitors Saturday he accomplished what he came to do: Help men and women cadets coexist at the formerly all-male college.
Broadcast on: WIS TV - Columbia, SC - web site

Monday
January 10, 2005
Citadel officer to retire in August
CHARLESTON - Brig. Gen. Emory Mace, the commandant at The Citadel whose daughter was the first female graduate from the state military college, is retiring...
Published in: The Sun News, The Herald - web site

Monday
January 10, 2005
COMING UP
TUESDAY
UNTOLD STORY OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN: A presentation on Afghan Warlords, The Taliban, Osama bin Laden and the CIA will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at The Citadel, Bond Hall Room 165. Steven Coll, former managing editor of The Washington Post, will host. Book signing, reception follow.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B1

Monday
January 10, 2005
Cougs brace for flock of angry Eagles
Tom Herrion doesn't need to watch the tape of Georgia Southern's last game. He doesn't expect the Eagles squad that lost at The Citadel on Saturday to bear any resemblance to the one his College of Charleston team will play tonight in Statesboro, Ga.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C1,3

Monday
January 10, 2005
McCormick Tribune Foundation Awards $400,000 to Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Citadel has been awarded $400,000 from the McCormick Tribune Foundation (MTF), one of the nation's largest charitable foundations. The school will also receive $40,000 annually from the foundation for two scholarships...
Published in: mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany - web site

Monday
January 10, 2005
McCormick Tribune Foundation Awards $400,000 to Citadel; Additional Annual $40,000 Designated for Reestablishment of McCormick S
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Citadel has been awarded $400,000 from the McCormick Tribune Foundation (MTF), one of the nation's largest charitable foundations. The school will also receive $40,000 annually from the foundation for two scholarships...
Published in: PR Newswire - via Lexis Nexis

Monday
January 10, 2005
McLendon brothers give Citadel 1-2 punch
CHARLESTON — Several times during interviews after The Citadel’s 76-65 victory against Georgia Southern on Saturday, a smile broke across Bulldogs coach Pat Dennis’ face. Who can blame him? After a pair of lean years, the Citadel is off to its best start in nearly a quarter-century...
Published in: The State - Page C1,3

Monday
January 10, 2005
The Citadel 70, Savannah St. 47
(01-10) 19:22 PST SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Warren McLendon scored 24 points and had eight rebounds as The Citadel handed winless Savannah State its 20th loss of the season Monday night, 70-47...
Published in: SFGate.com (San Franscio) - web site

Sunday
January 9, 2005
Deadline draws near for Citadel stadium decision (not web accessible)
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C8

Saturday
January 8, 2005
The Citadel Downs Georgia Southern, 76-65
Charleston, SC - Freshman forward Warren McLendon posted his second double-double of the season while leading The Citadel to a 76-65 victory over Georgia Southern in Southern Conference basketball action Saturday afternoon in front of 2,617 fans at McAlister Field House...
Published in: CollegeSports.com - web site
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Saturday
January 8, 2005
The Citadel: Every team's nightmare
(Daily Mississippian is the student newspaper at the University of Mississippi) Get pumped Rebel fans. Football 2005 starts with three simple words: THE F-ING CITADEL?
Published in: Daily Mississippian - Alumni BBS

Thursday
January 6, 2005
Governor lays out detailed budget plan touting "fiscal fitness"
COLUMBIA--Gov. Mark Sanford's $5.3 billion budget proposal shifts money from higher to lower education and from cultural resources to law enforcement...-- Gives each agency a pot of money for raises to distribute as it sees fit.
-- Provides no raises for anyone in higher education.
-- Cuts $250,000 for The Citadel to handle ongoing costs of being a co-ed institution...
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page A1,9

Wednesday
January 5, 2005
Citadel lecture to focus on aspects of terrorism (scroll down)
Terrorism expert and former journalist Steve Coll will discuss Afghan warlords, the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and the CIA at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Citadel. The free lecture will take place in Bond Hall, Room 165.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page B3

Wednesday
January 5, 2005
Hanahan QB Carnell commits to The Citadel
The Citadel football team got its man when Hanahan quarterback Ben Carnell committed to attend the military school this week.
Published in: The Post and Courier - Page C4

Tuesday
January 4, 2005
Mobile man gets cadet's highest honor at The Citadel
Every Friday, Cadet Col. Philip R. Meador, 22, of Mobile leads a parade of the 2,000-member Corps of Cadets across the grounds at The Citadel, the famed 162-year-old military college in Charleston, S.C. Meador, a senior, leads these parades because he was selected at the start of this school year by the college's commandant as regimental commander, the highest honor a cadet can receive...
Published in: Mobile Register - web site

Monday
January 3, 2005
Lowcountry military to lend hand at inauguration
...Nearly 100 units had been selected by late December to march in the inaugural parade. South Carolina will be represented by The Citadel's Summerall Guards and the Naval Junior ROTC from Easley High School in the Upstate...
Published in: The Post and Courier

Saturday
January 1, 2005
Mr. J. Reid Ingraham
... He had retired as a Professor of Mathematics at The Citadel, the Military College of SC, after 35 years; prior to The Citadel, he taught in the NC public school system...
Published in: The State

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