News and Events

Tuesday night SportsTalk broadcast live from the Fisher DeBerry Foundation’s “South Carolina Coaches for Charity” event at the Embassy Suites on Greystone Blvd in Columbia.  Among the guests that stopped by to talk to Korn on set were USC Head Baseball Coach, Chad Holbrook; The Citadel’s Head Football Coach, Kevin Higgins; and the President of the Carolina Panthers, Danny Morrison.

As an attorney, Coleman successfully defended an off-duty North Charleston police officer who was arrested in late 2010 on suspicion of drunken driving in Colleton County. Coleman also represented a duck hunter who accidentally shot a Citadel cadet on Wadmalaw Island in 2009.

Terrence Snider, the school’s assistant principal, will be the school’s next leader, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education voted Monday. The decision came just one day before principal Dr. James Davis’ last day at Knox.  Snider, who has a master’s degree in English education from the Citadel Military College of South Carolina and a post master’s in adminstration from Garner-Webb University, will become the fourth principal at Knox in five years.

College football coaches from across the state will gather tonight for the third annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity benefit dinner. The following coaches are scheduled to participate: South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, S.C. State’s Buddy Pough, Furman’s Bruce Fowler, Wofford’s Mike Ayers, The Citadel’s Kevin Higgins and Coastal Carolina’s Joe Moglia.

For the past 27 years, Marc Buoniconti has been paralyzed due to a football injury from his neck down. He sustained the injury while playing at The Citadel in South Carolina. His father, Nick Buoniconti, is a Hall of Famer who played football for the Miami Dolphins and Boston Patriots. He has worked tirelessly since his son was injured to find a cure for spinal paralysis.

From the Citadel - CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tickets for all five Citadel home games this season are now on sale on individual basis by purchasing online at Etix.com, calling (843) 953-DOGS or stopping by the ticket office at McAlister Field House during regular business hours.

Wednesday - CAPITALISM TALK: The Bastiat Society of Charleston meets. The Beatty Center's Wells Fargo Auditorium, 5 Liberty St., Charleston. Scheduled speaker is Bill Woolsey, associate professor of business at The Citadel and mayor of James Island. Topic is economist Milton Friedman and the freedom movement. Free.

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, honored the following students with Gold Stars for academic excellence during the fall semester of the 2010-11 academic year. Gold Stars are awarded to students who achieve a 3.7 grade-point average or higher. Those reading Gold Stars are Cody Jacob Hasty of Spartanburg and William Harleston Lybrand of Spartanburg.

Looking to 2013 - More softball celebs:

Terry Serpico and Bubba Bryant, "Army Wives" actors.

Ted Valentine, veteran college basketball official.

Chuck Driesell, Citadel head basketball coach.

Al Skinner, former Boston College head basketball coach.

I certainly agree that Joe Paterno came across as overly sanctimonious at times. I also believe the president of the NCAA is acting a bit sanctimonious. Why the panic to come down with such a quick decision? Many NCAA violations are debated for years before a decision is rendered. Does it have to do with who it was? Would the punishment have been the same if it were a Syracuse, Citadel or Wofford committing those crimes?

Wilson Wicker had The Citadel in his blood. Making a decision to play baseball there was only natural. The Myrtle Beach catcher made his non-binding commitment to the Charleston military school last week. By all accounts – including his own this is a move that could have been made a long time ago. 

Plamen Paskalev wrestled for Bulgaria in 1996 and 2000, placing 4th in the Atlanta games in 1996. "Every good athlete and professional athlete, their dream is to go to the Olympic games, my dream also was the same way,” says Paskalev. Rob Hermann spent three Olympics on the coaching staff for USA, instructing  and practicing with the top wrestlers in the world. "The highest pedestal for  any amateur coach is to be at the Olympic games, so if you get that far, that is all the work you put into it.”

Todd Garrett, 36, is an industrial real estate broker and owner who's lived in Charleston for the past six years. He's a married father of twin 5-year-old daughters who will start public school this fall. He also has a 2-year-old son. He graduated from The Citadel and Harvard University, and he's a major in the Marine Corps Reserves. He started a nonprofit in Peru, serves as a church deacon and is on the Medical Missions board.

Tom Ducker, 65, served 26 years in the Air Force before retiring as a colonel. He also has worked as vice president of the Utilities Construction Co.  He grew up in North Charleston and graduated from The Citadel. He has three grown children, grandchildren in the county schools, and has lived in the Lowcountry since 1995.

Monday - Charleston county legislative delegation: 5 p.m., The Citadel's Robert M. McCormick Beach House, 4700 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms.

Citadel review - One week after a story broke that The Citadel had backed away from plans to have a complete and independent review of a child molestation case that has touched South Carolina’s military college, school officials vigorously reaffirmed that the outside review will take place. That is as it should be, and it is to the credit of Citadel officials that they have cleared up any misunderstanding and everyone now is saying the same thing.

Like many Floridians, I am no stranger to adversity. Following a tackle during a collegiate football game in 1985 that left me paralyzed, I became personally familiar with challenges that come from life-altering occurrences and the adjustments necessary to establish a new definition of normal.

SoCon sentimentalists can embrace non-conference scheduling. The Citadel, Furman and Wofford can stay on the schedule, just not as often in a CAA world.

Paul Harber knows a thing or two about sacrifice.As the nation began its engagement in World War II, the Navy veteran dropped out of The Citadel to join the effort. He served on five ships, fighting in both the European and Pacific theaters.  Finally, he returned and became a Bulldog of another sort, graduating from the University of Georgia in January 1943, he said.

Sept. 28: The sixth annual Kevin Higgins Golf Tournament supporting Citadel football will be played at Miler Country Club. Contact Connie Tuza at (843) 452-9801 or Elcid58@knology.net.

Please click on the thumbnail to view the news clip.

SoCon Coaches’ Poll

Team (First-place votes) Points

1. Georgia Southern (7) 63

2. Appalachian State (2) 57

3. Wofford 48

4. Chattanooga 44

5. Furman 36

6. Samford 27

7. Elon 24

8. The Citadel 17

9. Western Carolina 8



SoCon Media Poll

Team (First-place votes) Points

1. Georgia Southern (25) 266

2. Wofford (4) 225

3. Appalachian State (1) 223

4. Chattanooga 163

5. Furman 152

6. Samford 105

7. Elon 104

8. The Citadel 79

9. Western Carolina 36

SPARTANBURG - Among Citadel football players and coaches, only two have been at the military school longer than running back Rickey Anderson - head coach Kevin Higgins and assistant coach Aashon Larkins.Preparing for his sixth season (he earned an extra year due to medical hardship), Anderson has seen the Bulldogs evolve from a pass-happy squad that won seven games his freshman year to a triple-option team that won just three and four games the last two seasons.

One week after a story broke that The Citadel had backed away from plans to have a complete and independent review of a child molestation case that has touched South Carolina’s military college, school officials vigorously reaffirmed that the outside review will take place. That is as it should be, and it is to the credit of Citadel officials that they have cleared up any misunderstanding and everyone now is saying the same thing.

SPARTANBURG — Among Citadel football players and coaches, only two have been at the military school longer than running back Rickey Anderson — head coach Kevin Higgins and assistant coach Aashon Larkins. Preparing for his sixth season (he earned an extra year due to medical hardship), Anderson has seen the Bulldogs evolve from a pass-happy squad that won seven games his freshman year to a triple-option team that won just three and four games the last two seasons.

Click on the thumbnails to view the news clip.

All who are part of The Citadel family have been committed to a full understanding of what happened in the Skip ReVille case. Because we have a front gate and a guard post, some may believe we desire to lock the gate against scrutiny.

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation’s Official Electronic Newsletter

Opening Kickoff!

Banners will soon hang at Lake-Sumter Community College Learning Centers proclaiming new bragging rights: National Learning Center of the Year. The top honor bestowed from the National College Learning Center Association puts LSCC in the same company with some prestigious previous winners, including Purdue University and the Citadel.

The athletics committee of College of Charleston’s Board of Trustees discussed a move to the Colonial Athletic Association today, a first step toward a potential change of conferences for the Cougars. The CAA “has been in contact with the College of Charleston about the College’s potential interest in joining the league,” committee chairman Dwight Johnson said in a statement. “No formal invitation has been extended by the CAA at this time.”

About 200 people attended the function at the Pearson Club overlooking the football field at The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium. The crowd included most of the state's lawmakers.

NORTH CHARLESTON — It can take years for a career to move from a cubical to the boardroom. But Ben Gislason's summer internship at the Clemson University Restoration Institute regularly places him at tables with executives from the world’s top energy companies. Gislason, an electrical engineering undergraduate student at The Citadel, is one of more than two dozen interns at locations across South Carolina gaining valuable hands-on experience from internships at Clemson’s economic development campuses.

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Citadel head coach Kevin Higgins are among the scheduled speakers for the third annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity event on July 31 at the Embassy Suites in Columbia.

CHARLESTON, SC - July 25, 2012 - The South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2016 is on track to smash four admissions records this year.  For the fourth consecutive year a record number of high school seniors and transfer students have sought cadet admission to The Citadel. Among the record-breaking application groups are women, minorities and African Americans. Applications from South Carolina residents are the highest in 10 years.

Click on the thumbnail to view the news clip.

The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis “Skip” ReVille.

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) -  The Citadel is set to plan an independent investigation into how the military college handled its role in the child-sex scandal which rocked the Lowcountry. The review will focus on how the school handled allegations made in 2007 against former cadet and camp counselor Louis "Skip" Reville.

Given the implications for looking the other way, universities have been reminded of their primary purpose in our society, which is to provide advanced education. Football is simply a method by which a few can obtain it. Our entire society being so driven by money, academia has been blurred by idol-worshiping, greed and a lust for winning at any cost. I bet Penn State and The Citadel covered all seven deadly sins by facilitating an environment in which the protection of children was disregarded. Penn State got a big lesson. The Citadel in Charleston, SC, awaits its fate.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- Officials at the College of Charleston held an executive meeting Tuesday morning, and one of the items on the agenda -- whether or not to join the Colonial Athletic Association. Joining the CAA would mean a whole new schedule of playing different teams. It also means the Cougars will no  longer be in the same conference as crosstown rival, The Citadel Bulldogs.

The Rochester, N.Y., native began his coaching career at The Citadel, where Pollock served as head cross country and assistant track coach from 1972-74.  Pollock earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from The Citadel in 1971, and was a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs as a distance runner. His senior year, he was voted the team MVP as well as team captain. He also earned a master's degree in physical education from the University of Georgia in 1972.

Of course, we have our own child molestation case involving an esteemed institution and a once-respected leader of boys. There are sharp contrasts between the Penn State/Sandusky case and convicted molester Skip ReVille’s summer camp role at The Citadel, his alma mater. Similarities include far-reaching potential.

The South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2016 is on track to smash four admissions records this year. For the fourth consecutive year a record number of high school seniors and transfer students have sought cadet admission to The Citadel. Among the record-breaking application groups are women, minorities and African Americans.

These clips are from evening news reports taken yesterday.

Click on the thumbnails to view the TV clip.

The Citadel has reversed itself and now says it does plan to hire an independent investigator to review the school’s handling of a complaint relating to admitted child molester Louis “Skip” ReVille. Citadel president John Rosa says it had planned all along to hire an independent investigator. But the Post & Courier of Charleston says that statement contradicts what Rosa and Citadel attorney Dawes Cooke said earlier this month.

 Last October, in a speech at the Citadel, he promised that he would never “wave the white flag of surrender” but, rather, devote himself to creating “an American Century.” This would be secured, he explained, by a hefty increase in U.S. armaments. In terms of U.S. warships alone, he promised to raise annual production by 67 percent.

The Citadel Football Association will present the Third Annual Women’s Football Clinic on Friday (July 27) at Seignious Hall on campus.  The experience is open to ladies and teenage girls only. Registration is 5-6 p.m. and the event runs from 6-9 p.m.   Advance cost is $50 per person or two for $85, and $75 for on-site registration.

Citadel President John Rosa says the school never wavered from its plan to hire an independent investigator to review its handling of a complaint about child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille.The Citadel plans to investigate and to publicly release the report, he said.  Rosa's statement contradicts a July 14 story in The Post and Courier that said the school had reversed an earlier pledge to seek a transparent, third-party review of its actions and policies in connection with ReVille. That report was based on an interview with Citadel attorney Dawes Cooke.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry. Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/QohLFS ) that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis "Skip" ReVille.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry.Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/QohLFS ) that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis "Skip" ReVille.

Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston ( http://bit.ly/QohLFS) that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis "Skip" ReVille. ReVille pleaded guilty in June to nearly two dozen child sex charges and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

ReVille pleaded guilty in June to nearly two dozen child sex charges and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.   ReVille was a counselor at a Citadel summer camp in 2002. A former camper told school officials in 2007 he had been molested by ReVille five years earlier. The Citadel conducted an internal investigation, but never told police about the allegations. ReVille was arrested last year.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry. Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/QohLFS ) that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis "Skip" ReVille.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry.

CHARLESTON, S.C. --  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on to molest several children in the Lowcountry. Citadel President John Rosa told The Post and Courier of Charleston that the military school has always planned an outside review of how it handled allegations made in 2007 against Louis "Skip" ReVille.

All who are part of The Citadel family have been committed to a full understanding of what happened in the Skip ReVille case. Because we have a front gate and a guard post, some may believe we desire to lock the gate against scrutiny. Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, as a disciplined institution, we initiated a formal process seeking to understand, with accountability and transparency, what transpired and how we could improve. This has always included hiring a third party to conduct an independent review.

Click on the thumbnails to view the TV clip.

All who are part of The Citadel family have been committed to a full understanding of what happened in the Skip ReVille case. Because we have a front gate and a guard post, some may believe we desire to lock the gate against scrutiny. Nothing could be further from the truth.

2nd Lt. Ryan Schieber -  Flying and airplanes have “always fascinated” the Philadelphia, Pa., native and graduate of the Citadel, also known as the Military College of South Carolina.  Schieber, 22, was commissioned through the Citadel’s ROTC program.

Army 2nd Lt. Andrew W. Boyle has graduated from the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The course is designed to produce physically fit, competent, and confident infantry platoon leaders who are proficient in basic infantry skills. Lieutenants learn adaptive skills and to train and lead soldiers in infantry platoons to accomplish mission objectives in any environment. Boyle is the son of Kristi and Denis A. Boyle Jr. of Bloomsbury, and earned a master's degree in 2011 from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken.

Get Citadel factsThe decision made by The Citadel not to commission an independent investigation into its handling of the Louis "Skip" ReVille sexual molestation case is one more example of the school's institutional failure and inability to conduct itself with honor and integrity.

 Andre Roberts is entering his third season in the NFL since making the leap from small, military academy The Citadel. His role with the Cardinals increased each of his first two campaigns since being drafted No. 88 in 2010, and this summer is shaping up as a downright vital cog in the offense.

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Former Darlington resident and South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice A. Lee Chandler died Wednesday in a Mount Pleasant Hospice facility.  Chandler, an Orangeburg native, was a member of the Class of 1944 at his beloved Citadel. That class had to give up its senior year to be inducted into the U.S. Army. They became known as “The Class that Never Was.”

Not only is Jesse Ruiz now an assistant wrestling coach at the Citadel, but he is also an Olympian in training. Ruiz qualified for the Olympic wrestling team back in March, and will be wrestling in the heavyweight division. He was emotional and speechless, but Ruiz did have one thing to say, "I finally did it."

More than a dozen state agencies disregarded the intent of state law and collectively spent at least $700,000 on lobbying last fiscal year, a review by The Nerve has found.  The exact total is unknown at this time, but likely higher, because two state entities – the Department of Natural Resources and The Citadel – failed to file disclosure forms by a June 30 deadline as required by state law.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel golf team will compete in five fall tournaments to open the 2012-13 season.  Coach Lori Bonacci, who begins her sixth year with the Cadets, released her team's fall slate on Tuesday.

Ever since she was two years old, Sarah Diaz has been fascinated with birds. Today, that passion has blossomed into a career. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in biology, Diaz began attending the Citadel to earn her master’s degree in biology.

Cameron Wells has watched from afar as two All-Southern Conference guards with whom he did battle made it in the NBA.

Date Opponent Time (ET)

Monday New Orleans 10:30 p.m.

Today Washington 4 p.m.

Thursday NBA D-League 10 p.m.

Saturday Boston 10:30 p.m.

Sunday Chicago 4 p.m.

 

Citadel graduate and local accountant Brian Eliot Holmes died July 18, 2011 in violence on Charleston’s East Side. On Tuesday his father recounted his struggles as a pastor and grieving parent since that tragedy. “Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of Brian’s death.

Scott Buchanan, director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, said the budget strikes are a way for Haley to please her base."You can go and run on that in two years and say, 'Look what I did, but it was the Legislature who overrode that veto,'" he said.

Edward “Monty” Rast of Cameron, S.C., used the discipline he learned as a business management major at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, to develop a modern farm and several farm-related businesses.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) – It's been one year since a Citadel graduate was shot in the front seat of his car on America Street. The family of Brian Holmes visited his grave site on Wednesday to pay their respects. Walking to Brian's grave, his father, Pastor Sonny Holmes of Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston, said even though the days go by, it just never seems to get easier.

Click on the website to view the news clips.

 We decided to visit the Citadel campus. Classes were out for the summer, so it was a good time to drive about and see the campus. I had seen it many years ago several times, but Ski had not seen it. I was interested since one of our Young Eagles and Air Academy students, Lexi Lawson, had just completed her freshman year there.   

The Citadel’s decision not to hire an independent counsel to review its handling of the Louis “Skip” ReVille child molestation case is unwise and should be reversed. Only an independent investigation will advance a meaningful resolution of this case, and provide the assurance that the Military College of South Carolina is being completely forthcoming, no matter how painful that might be.

Former Citadel basketball coach and athletic director Les Robinson leads a class of five who will be inducted into The Citadel’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 28. Robinson led the Bulldogs to their first 20-win season in 1979, and served as AD from 2000-08, spearheading the drive to renovate Johnson Hagood Stadium. He also served as coach and AD at East Tennessee State and North Carolina State.

Contrast that with what has just been done here in South Carolina by The Citadel. The Citadel has announced that it is reneging on its commitment to have an independent investigation done on the alleged cover-up of the convicted Citadel pedophile, Skip Reville.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh's probe of Penn State's handling of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children found "the absence or poor enforcement of policies relating to the protection of children and employee misconduct." Syracuse University and The Citadel also are facing cases that involve alleged sex abuse of minors.

Mt. Pleasant police have released a letter convicted pedophile Skip ReVille emailed to a group of parents one day prior to his arrest last fall.   View a timeline of the events surrounding accused child predator Skip ReVille  In the letter dated October 27, ReVille stated "simple locker room fun among boys blew out of...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) -- The Mount Pleasant Police Department has released information regarding its case against former Lowcountry coach and Citadel camp counselor Louis "Skip" Reville. In nine descriptive paragraphs, Reville graphically told his side of the story from beginning to end. The letter was sent via email to a select group of parents on the day before his arrest, October 27.

Click on the thumbnails to view the news clips.

 A course on "The Conservative Intellectual Tradition in America" at the Citadel, a public military college in South Carolina, features Newt Gingrich, Donald Rumsfeld, Phyllis Schlafly, and the heads of the National Rifle Association and the Ayn Rand Institute. Are they the best that contemporary conservatism has to offer?

Click on the thumbnail to view the TV clips.

CHARLESTON, S.C.– Les Robinson, who guided the basketball team to its first-ever 20-win season and then led the Department of Athletics as its director, leads a list of five who make up The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012.

MOUNT PLEASANT - A touch of the midway comes to Patriots Point when Citadel junior Grady Snowden cranks up a helicopter and offers breezy open cockpit rides.The 5-minute and 10-minute excursions for $35 and $65 respectively are reminiscent of the short hops offered on a helicopter at the Coastal Carolina Fair.

Having been absolved by the S.C. Attorney General’s office earlier this year for failing to report sexual abuse that was perpetrated on its grounds by confessed child molester Louis “Skip” ReVille, The Citadel is now calling off an “independent” review of its handling of this controversial case. Hmmm … that sure doesn’t sound like an “independent” inquiry to us.

The Citadel has shelved plans to hire an independent counsel to review its handling of a complaint about molester Louis "Skip" ReVille, saying the school is dealing with the matter in-house now that it has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.The college revealed the decision late Friday in response to questions from The Post and Courier. The move reverses, at least temporarily, a pledge the military college made in November to seek a transparent, third-party review of its actions and policies in connection with ReVille.

The Citadel has shelved plans to hire an independent counsel to review its handling of a complaint about molester Louis “Skip” ReVille, saying the school is dealing with the matter in-house now that it has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

Click on the thumbnails to view the news clips.

Former Citadel basketball standout Cameron Wells is set to play for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League beginning Monday against New Orleans in Las Vegas. Wells, a 6-1 guard, is the leading scorer in Citadel history with 2,049 points. He played last season in a pro league in Holland, averaging 14.3 points, 3.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game.

The road, if shifted, would be closer to the College of Charleston baseball stadium and would involve relocating the Cold War Submarine Memorial near a bend in Patriots Point Road across from the parking lot entrance. “You have valuable waterfront property and a road going through the middle of it,” Burdette said. “It just makes sense” to move it.

The first year in the classroom can be difficult for new teachers."There were multiple times when I asked myself, 'What am I doing? Why am I here? Why did I want to teach?' " said Mary Katherine Cox, who just finished her first year teaching seventh-grade science at Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science. "But there were also some good moments that were reassuring."

When the Toronto Blue Jays selected college right-hander Asher Wojciechowski 41^st overall in 2010 out of The Citadel, they expected a meteoric rise through the system. They placed him aggressively at Advanced-A Dunedin for his first full season because of his polish and experience.

Citadel junior center Mike Sellers has been selected to The Sports Network preseason All-America second team.

The siege of Raspberry Creek here, July 5 is a major engagement of the multi-weeklong war during Exercise Hamel 2012, 50 Marines fend off the advancing Australian Army 1st Brigade before eventually being overrun. 2ndLt. Cory Moyer, '11, platoon commander of 2nd platoon, Co. G., and officer-in-charge of the Marine forces in Raspberry Creek, was at an eyes-on position watching enemy movement, radioing in fires-for-effect of his own while the Marines prepared their fields of fire.

Baseball fans can begin casting votes today to determine who will be inducted into the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2012. The Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame advisory committee released the list of candidates Tuesday. Ballots will be at Riley Park beginning today or fans can vote by going to www.riverdogs.com. Voting will conclude on Aug. 3 and the top three individuals with the most votes will be inducted prior to the RiverDogs' game on Aug. 10.
The finalists, include

Gettys Glaze: A James Island native who was a standout on The Citadel's 1990 College World Series team.
Tom Hatley: The longtime (24 years) James Island High baseball coach led the Trojans to AAA state titles in 1994 and 1996. He also served as an assistant coach to Citadel coach Chal Port (1981-83, 89-91).
Joseph P. Riley, Jr.: In his 10th term as Charleston's mayor, Riley is one of the Lowcountry's best promoters of baseball. He spearheaded the construction of Riley Park and was enshrined in the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame this year.

SPORTS COORDINATOR: CLARK ROBINSON -Robinson is a Beaufortonian and has lived in Beaufort for most of his life. He is a graduate of the Citadel and currently holds the position of Southeast Senior Regional Sales Director for Berkeley HeartLab, Inc.

Bryan Kizer (Class of 1991) has joined Stantec's North Charleston office as a senior associate and a senior project manager in the firm's civil engineering and site design group. He has 20 years of civil engineering experience. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Citadel and a master's degree in water resources and environmental engineering from the University of South Carolina.

Covering a rooftop with soil and plants can offer many benefits, including energy savings and stormwater control. But a whole-roof "green" retrofit can be complicated and expensive. That's where Charleston entrepreneur Michael Whitfield (Class of 1998) has found a business niche with his company, Green Roof Outfitters.

The 2012 College Football Performance Awards watch lists were announced today for FCS schools. Charleston Southern, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Presbyterian, South Carolina State, and Wofford all have players that are on various award watch lists. The Citadel’s Colin Anderson, received the 2011 CFPA Tight End award last season.

Over the weekend Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced the team's 2012 NBA Summer League roster, which included former Citadel standout point guard Cameron Wells.

After praying for three hours in a campus chapel at The Citadel in the summer of 2001, child molester Louis “Skip” ReVille came to a decision: He needed to come clean about his sexual encounters with young boys.

ReVille, a graduate of the military college, knew he was wrong to lure boys to his room for masturbation sessions while serving as a counselor at the school’s summer camp. So after intensive prayer, he marched over to the campus police department.ReVille asked an officer how he could report a case of sexual misconduct at the summer camp. “They replied with ‘Not us. We don’t handle those,’” he later recalled.Public safety officers sent ReVille on his way without referring him to another department. “I was trying to turn myself in,” he said.

A honeymoon in the mountains of Oregon was cut short by the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The husband, Lt. Col. Horace E. “Sally” Crouch, born in Columbia, S.C., on October 29, 1918, attended Columbia High School, graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, served in the United States Air Force, and retired as a mathematics teacher at Columbia High School.

Lt. Col. Crouch was a member of “The Doolittle Raiders,” the group of United States Air Force pilots and support crews who led the surprise bombing of mainland Japan on April 18, 1942, in retaliation for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942.

Kristen Kessinger will get the best of both worlds.The White Oak High graduate will fulfill her dream of joining the military while also running cross country at the college level after she recently signing to run for The Citadel. “I’ve always dreamt of going to The Citadel because I want to be in the Marine Corps. I love the way they do things and I’ve wanted to be there,” the 18-year-old Kessinger said. “My dad has been a Marine and I’ve always lived in a military environment. They have honor in what they do, integrity in what they do and I wanted to be apart of something bigger.

The following students recently graduated from The Graduate School of the College of Charleston. Charleston: Mark Aakhus, Sarah Allard, Brittany Baugher, Jennifer Bennett, Amanda Birkenhauer, Matthew Carrington, Mary Costello, Vinh Doan, Paul Fischer, Elizabeth Geary, Joseph Geglio, Keith Hanson, Jessica Hazel, Katie Hine, Dana Hughes, Kimberly Larson, Kathleen Lynn...

It was the final play of the scrimmage on March 10, just a week before the end of The Citadel’s spring football practice and less than six months before the Bulldogs’ Sept. 1 season opener.

Defensive end Derek Douglas, an All-Southern Conference pick and probably The Citadel’s best football player, was locked in a stalemate with All-SoCon center Mike Sellers. As the two battled, an offensive tackle lost his balance and fell into Douglas’ right leg, which was extended straight behind him.

After Douglas let out a scream, the entire practice field went quiet.

hn Kerr, a lawyer for The Post and Courier, died Wednesday (July 4). Kerr, 66, a lawyer with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, was a 1968 graduate of The Citadel and received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1973. He was a native of Dillon.

Two laws signed by Gov. Nikki Haley last month authorize dozens of new specialty license plates for vehicles. A look at what they
- Big Red; fees support the Citadel Alumni Association

WESLEY BRENDON SUMMERS of Garrison 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.

As Citadel guard Marshall Harris sprints to the wing, assistant coach Rob Burke barks instructions.“I want to see you get squared up!” Burke yells. “And I want to see you stroke the shot!” Harris does exactly that, draining a 3-pointer during a steamy summer workout at McAlister Field House.

As Citadel guard Marshall Harris sprints to the wing, assistant coach Rob Burke barks instructions.

“I want to see you get squared up!” Burke yells. “And I want to see you stroke the shot!”

Last summer, such a workout — supervised by coaches — would have been against NCAA rules. But thanks to a reform package passed by the NCAA in January, college basketball coaches are now allowed to spend eight hours per week with their teams while the players are in summer school.

CITADEL Women's AND TEENAGE GIRLS Football Clinic: July 27 at Seignious Hall from 6-9. Early registration $50 per person or two for $85 through July 20 and $75 day of (5-6 p.m.). Visit www.cfabulldogs.org or call 843-953-5123 to register.

The Citadel Soccer Centers: Soccer camps for boys & girls ages 4-12 July 9-12 at Citadel. Visit www.citadelsoccercamp.com to apply.

More than 1,900 student-athletes from 12 member institutions were named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2011-12 academic year. The 1,950 students recognized is the second-highest total of honorees since the league being compiling its annual honor roll in 1989.

The average GPA of the student-athletes was 3.46, and 45 percent of the recognized student-athletes achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average, including 90 students who posted a 4.0.

List of Citadel honorees http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/1112honorroll/1112cit.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000

 read somewhere that writing may destroy your life, so you might as well tell a story worthy of that. These words return to me as I settle into Pat Conroy’s My Reading Life, where Conroy recounts bestowing the character Ben Meecham, the dutiful son of a marine fighter pilot in The Great Santini, his own story of physical abuse and “unbearable solitude” at the hands of a bold and domineering military father. 

Josh Steve Saavedra of Fayetteville recently graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He also earned dean's list recognition during the spring semester.

Louise Parker, Linda Scott, June Maranville and Jane Bennett lined up just after 8 a.m. for Rawl's procession. Parker and Scott knew the Rawl family. Maranville came because Rawl went to The Citadel, where her son also graduated. Bennett is Maranville's mother. "I'm representing my son," Maranville said. "He couldn't be here, but he called to make sure I was going to be here."