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F. Michelle Richardson, an assistant professor of sports management at The Citadel and a former academic advising coordinator for athletes at University of California at Berkeley, said the NCAA should fill its ranks with more academicians -- former faculty, not just former school administrators -- who can help put more emphasis on scholastics.

But to Brady Vannoy, a judge advocate in the Army National Guard and Crossfit Discovery Daniel Island athlete, the hero attached to his workout is more than just a name. His friendship with Ryan Hall began at The Citadel. “I met him the first day we all showed up in 2000,” Vannoy explains. “We were roommates, in the same company. We enjoyed a lot of suffering together.” Vannoy recalls that his friend was very scholastic, finishing school near the top of their class. Hall was also a Summerall Guard, an elite silent precision drill platoon at the military college. The two remained close after graduation; Vannoy even credits Hall with steering him in his career.

A Memorial Day and D-Day 70th anniversary remembrance: Rare film footage from The Citadel archives and the story behind the college’s Class of 1944 that became known as The Class that Never Was because of their service in WWII. 

Physical training, drills, inspections…old recruiting films from 1942 depict scenes of life in the S.C. Corps of Cadets. The Citadel’s films were once played at schools and theaters to promote the value of a military college education just as America was fully engaging in World War II and two years before D-Day. But cadets who were sophomores at the time of the filming were about to have their college careers interrupted in dramatic fashion.

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Growing up, I never understood what a day like Memorial Day meant. I always took it for granted and paid no attention to its significance. To me, it was just another day off from school. It meant more time playing with friends, seeing family, and eating lots of food. As I got older, I started understanding and appreciating what the day meant. It’s an opportunity to remember those who have fallen, giving the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I want to share with you two gentlemen who I had the honor of knowing and I will forever remember them for as long as I live...

"Freedom is not free." Those words carved into the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., are not about the cost of defending our freedom, but about the ultimate sacrifice paid by our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen killed in combat.

This Memorial Day we honor those who have died in service to our country and thank those who currently serve in our armed forces.

Corwin Harper has been named Senior Vice President/Area Manager for the Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano service area. He fills the role formerly held by Max Villalobos, who has transferred within the organization. Since 2005, Harper has been the Senior Vice President/Area Manager for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan in the San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

The Citadel's 2014 season came down to three at bats in the ninth, but Wofford closer Eric Eck proved up to the task, striking out the side to preserve a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs in an elimination game of the Southern Conference Tournament at Riley Park.  After walking Hughston Armstrong on four pitches and allowing a two-strike bloop single to left center by Bo Thompson, Eck fanned Tyler Griffin, Drew DeKerlegand and Johnathan Stokes to move the Terriers along in the tournament.

A Citadel baseball season that began with high hopes and big wins sputtered to an unsatisfying end Thursday as the Bulldogs were dismissed from the Southern Conference tournament. A 4-2 loss to No. 6 seed Wofford at Riley Park ended the season for the 10th-seeded Bulldogs, who went 1-2 in the tournament and 24-33 overall, just their fourth losing season in 23 years under coach Fred Jordan.

Knowing the sacrifices our service members make, I am proud when I see a third of our graduates choose a military commission and take the oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Because of our close association with military service, The Citadel has a solemn connection with Memorial Day. Citadel graduates have served in every war since the Mexican War when, on Nov. 6, 1847, J.H. Howell became our first alumnus to fall in battle.

Harrison Brooks, who will go to The Citadel in Charleston, also said he is realizing his dream.

“It’s always been my dream to go to military school and graduate as an officer, and be a leader,” he said. Brooks received an Army ROTC Scholarship.

“The big thing that really pushed me, besides friends there, is you can go in whatever branch you want,” he said about graduating from The Citadel. “It’s gonna be hard, but I’m ready for it.”

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Two comebacks in two days was too much to ask for The Citadel's baseball team.

After a 9-7 loss to No. 2 seed Davidson on Wednesday at Riley Park, the 10th-seeded Bulldogs face an elimination game Thursday against No. 6 Wofford at 1 p.m.

Either The Citadel's disappointing season will come to a disappointing end, or the Bulldogs' drive for a miracle finish in the Southern Conference tournament will continue.

Film Premiere: 'When the Bough Breaks'

What: This premiere screening of "When the Bough Breaks," a documentary on the S.C. education system and the state's comparatively low literacy rates, will benefit Begin With Books.

 When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Copeland Auditorium, Grimsley Hall, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St., downtown Charleston 

Price: $33 

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Larry Leckonby, The Citadel’s Director of Athletics for the past six years, has announced his resignation to accept the same position at Catawba College. During his tenure at The Citadel, Leckonby initiated a new emphasis on athletic fund raising by creating an associate athletic director of development position and hiring a new executive director of the Brigadier Foundation.

Clinton Sulek, 21, was recently chosen for the prestigious Summerall Guards drill team at The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. Sulek, who is majoring in business administration and management, was chosen for the 61-member silent precision drill team in February. “We perform at various events around the nation and the purpose is to show the world our discipline, integrity, and honor. We are the top 61 cadets on campus,” Sulek said.

The Citadel nearly pulled off its second big comeback in as many days in the Southern Conference Tournament before seeing its rally fall just short in a 9-7 loss to second-seeded Davidson at Riley Park.

The Bulldogs will look to avoid elimination Thursday at 1 p.m. when they take on the loser of Wednesday's final game between Samford and Wofford. Davidson faces the winner of that game tomorrow at 8 p.m.

They might also install Fred Jordan as the new athletic director, but that wouldn't be such a radical move. It's too logical.  No one fits the gig better than the Citadel's accomplished and likeable baseball coach, 770-600 in 23 seasons after Tuesday's 10-7 victory over Elon in a Southern Conference tournament game at Riley Park.

Columbia, SC — Date of birth, including year:  1977

Number of years living in the district you seek to represent:   10

Family (name of spouse, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children):  Husband Curtis, children Miles (7) and Ellison (5).

Education:  Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts in Business Administration from The Citadel and holds a Master’s in Mass Communication from the University of Georgia

Current occupation/employer:  Owner of The Mace Group

Raise your hand if you had The Citadel and Elon -- picked to finish second and fourth, respectively, by Southern Conference coaches -- facing off in a SoCon Tournament play-in game.  Yeah, neither did Bulldogs baseball coach Fred Jordan.  But that's where the No. 10 seed The Citadel (23-32, 8-18) and No. 7 Elon (27-25, 12-15) find themselves as the SoCon Tournament begins Tuesday at Riley Park.

Brett Doster, a fifth generation native of Florida, and a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, has been a steady and fierce force behind many of Florida’s most successful lawmakers. Doster was a special assistant to Jeb Bush in his first gubernatorial run in 1993, and has since formed the highly regarded Front Line Strategies consulting firm.

Catawba College has appointed a new athletic director. Larry W. Leckonby, who has served as the director of athletics at The Citadel since July 2008, will begin work at Catawba on June 23. Leckonby has an extensive background in college athletics. His prior experience includes service in senior athletics administration roles at the University of Maryland, the University of Houston, Boston College, Old Dominion University and Boston University.

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Here's an excerpt from the TV transcript, "in tonights celebrity buzz... two citadel alumni rocked the stage with some of country music's biggest stars. lieutenant col. mike corrado and captain john auer got to perform at the academy of country music awards. the active duty marines shared the stage with toby keith and lady antebellum. both were chosen to perform by their branch because of their talents. this year's event is a special celebration for the troops. you can catch the award show tomorrow night at 9 right here on cbs."

The long-rumored departure of Citadel athletic director Larry Leckonby became fact Tuesday morning when he was named the new AD at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.  Leckonby had been the Bulldogs' AD since July of 2008. "Larry's breadth of experience is impressive, but it is his passion for athletes as students that made him such a desirable candidate for us," Catawba College president Brien Lewis said in a statement.

The Citadel will form a search committee to find a replacement for departed athletic director Larry Leckonby, and the committee is likely to have no shortage of candidates. Clemson associate athletic director Bill D'Andrea, slated to retire at Clemson on May 30, has made known his interest in the job through various media outlets.

“He’s completely bored, he doesn’t know who I am. Of course, I know everything about him. He says, ‘Pat, where’d you go to college?’ I said, ‘The Citadel.’ He says, “I have heard of The Citadel. Isn’t it a small military high school outside of Durham, North Carolina?’” Conroy continued: “I said, ‘Isn’t the Naval Academy a small unknown sewage plant on the edge of Annapolis, Maryland?”

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Citadel president John Rosa and the school's general counsel, Mark Brandenburg, filed by parents of a boy who was abused by serial molester Louis "Skip" ReVille. The parents had alleged that the pair covered up a 2007 complaint concerning sexually inappropriate behavior by ReVille with multiple children at the school's summer camp, where he served as a counselor.

A lawsuit against Citadel officials involving serial child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille has been dismissed.  Citadel President John Rosa and the school's general counsel Mark Bradenburg were named in that suit.  The lawsuit was filed by parents of a boy who was abused by ReVille.

A lawsuit against Citadel officials involving serial child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille has been dismissed.

Citadel President John Rosa and the school's general counsel Mark Bradenburg were named in that suit.

The lawsuit was filed by parents of a boy who was abused by ReVille. They say Rosa and Bradenburg ignored a 2007 complaint about ReVille and sexually inappropriate behavior with children at the The Citadel's summer camp.

The Citadel will be seeking a replacement for Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby who has resigned to become director of athletics at Catawba College, in Salisbury, N.C.  Leckonby will begin work at Catawba on June 23.  Lt. Gen. John Rosa, president of The Citadel, praised Leckonby for his management of Citadel athletics during a period of growth and change.   “Larry has done an excellent job as our athletic director and has put our athletic programs on solid financial footing over the past six years,” Rosa said. “He has been an integral part of our senior team and I am grateful for his leadership of this very important segment of Citadel life.”

The Citadel will be seeking a replacement for Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby who has resigned to become director of athletics at Catawba College, in Salisbury, N.C. Leckonby will begin work at Catawba on June 23. Lt. Gen. John Rosa, president of The Citadel, praised Leckonby for his management of Citadel athletics during a period of growth and change. "Larry has done an excellent job as our athletic director and has put our athletic programs on solid financial footing over the past six years," Rosa said.

For a school that isn’t typically considered a baseball powerhouse, The Citadel, who’s churned out just five big leaguers since 1965 including current assistant coach Britt Reames, is harboring one of the better sleeper prospects in this year’s draft class – junior first baseman Leonard “Bo” Thompson.

A Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native was recently awarded a full-tuition scholarship to The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, from the United States Marine Corps.  Gabriel Foster, a Tuscaloosa Christian Academy student from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, accepted the scholarship May 14 in front of an auditorium of students, family members and teachers.

Lt. Col. Mike Corrado is currently assigned as the Executive Officer, for the Wounded Warrior Regiment, in Quantico, Virginia. Capt. John Auer is serving as the Platoon Commander for the Silent Drill Team located at the Marine Barracks, in Washington, D.C. Both are graduates of The Citadel – Corrado in 1992 and Auer in 2007.

They’ll be featured on CBS as part of the Academy of Country Music’s show ACM Presents: An All Star Salute to the Troops. The show will air on Tues., May 20, at 9p.m. EST. The show was recorded in April before a live audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Get a glimpse of the show here.

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Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton has nominated Charleston, S.C., resident Tanis Manseau as operational services division head.  According to a resume and summary released by Lawton:  Manseau has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from The Citadel military college in South Carolina and is a licensed professional engineer in South Carolina, eligible for similar licensing in Pennsylvania.

Bulldog senior Justin Oxendine has been selected as one of 38 Football Championship Subdivision defensive linemen on the College Football Performance Awards watch list for the upcoming 2014 season. Oxendine, from Sumter, S.C., stormed on the scene in 2013, accounting for a team-leading 11.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, both of which were fourth-most in the league, en route to being named first team all-conference by the SoCon Sports Media Association and second team Coaches' All-Conference.

Lt. Col. Mike Corrado is currently assigned as the Executive Officer, for the Wounded Warrior Regiment, in Quantico, Virginia. Capt. John Auer is serving as the Platoon Commander for the Silent Drill Team located at the Marine Barracks, in Washington, D.C. Both are graduates of The Citadel – Corrado in 1992 and Auer in 2007. Both are about to be seen performing their version of country with industry giants on nationwide TV.

They'll be featured on CBS as part of the Academy of Country Music's show ACM Presents: An All Star Salute to the Troops. The show will air on Tues., May 20, at 9p.m. EST. The show was recorded in April before a live audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Get a glimpse of the show here.

Two Citadel alums and active duty Marines will have the opportunity of a lifetime this week. They will perform on stage with Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum.  Lt. Col. Mike Corrado, '92, and Capt. John Auer, '07, teamed up with the country music superstars for the Academy of Country Music’s show ACM Presents: An All Star Salute to the Troops.

South Carolina writer Pat Conroy, whose books have sold millions, made it clear Sunday he is giving not just his name and fame to a new division of the University of South Carolina Press, but also his time.  “If we sell them right, we can be like Simon & Schuster,” Conroy said of his new, unpaid role as editor at large for Story River Books, a USC Press imprint, which will seek works of high quality fiction with S.C. ties.

This revelation and other details about his sordid past came to light during a deposition the serial molester gave last month in a case targeting another former employer, The Citadel, where ReVille sexually abused boys while working at the military college's summer camp.

It's a new week for the baseball teams at the College of Charleston, The Citadel and Charleston Southern, and it's the most important week of the season. This is tournament week for the Colonial Athletic Association, Southern Conference and Big South Conference, and that means the dream of playing in the NCAA tournament is still alive.

Tyler Griffin highlighted a five-run, seven-hit seventh inning with a three-run homer, powering The Citadel to a 7-5 victory over UNCG in the opening game of the final Southern Conference series of the year. The Bulldogs (21-32, 6-18 SoCon) rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 4-2 to defeat the Spartans (21-25, 8-14) for the eighth straight time at Riley Park. The loss drops UNCG into one of the four spots in the SoCon Tournament play-in round on Tuesday.

The Citadel and UNCG combined for 50 runs and 62 hits, but in the end it was the Bulldogs who staged a pair of come-from-behind victories to sweep Saturday's doubleheader and the final series of the regular season.  The Bulldogs (23-32, 8-18 SoCon) wiped out a late 12-3 deficit to win the opener 13-12. In the nightcap, the Spartans (21-27, 8-16) built leads of 7-1 and 10-7 before The Citadel rallied for a 14-11 victory.

I was shocked by the absence of a front-page story about graduation ceremonies at the College of Charleston and The Citadel on May 10.  Rather the paper led with a feature story on the redevelopment of the Neck Area and relegated graduation to four pictures on Page 4 of the South section.

The American Council on Education recently announced its 2014-15 Class of ACE Fellows. The Associate Provost and Dean of The Citadel Graduate College, Col. Robert McNamara, Ph.D., was named to the group along with 30 other higher education leaders from around the nation. The ACE Fellows Program was developed to ensure that higher education's future leaders are ready to take on real-world challenges and serve the capacity-building needs of their institutions.

Former Citadel basketball standout Matt Van Scyoc will transfer to Indiana State, he said Friday. A 6-6 sophomore, Van Scyoc was forced to leave The Citadel after two seasons because of an honor code violation. He chose Indiana State over College of Charleston and will have two seasons of eligibility after sitting out the 2014-15 season as a transfer under NCAA rules.

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The Lowell Sun (Mass.)

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Centre Daily Times (PA)

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"My papers belong here," said Conroy, 68. "I wanted them here, I am happy they are here, I am proud they are here." The author said they could have gone to his alma mater, The Citadel in Charleston, but the military school didn't have the storage capacity to maintain them.

Samuel Stanley Combs, "Epa," 78, died April 2, 2014, at Wake Med Cary Hospital in Raleigh, N.C.Stan was born in Charleston, W.Va., to the late Samuel Morris Combs and Freda Maynard Combs.He grew up on a farm near Lewisburg, W.Va., and attended his beloved Greenbrier Military School and then attended The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

The Citadel School of Business honored four business leaders at its 11th annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The event is held each year to recognize outstanding professionals within the business community. This year's recipients of the Leader of Principle Award include: Dr. Mary Thornley, of Trident Technical College; Joseph J. Keenan, The Citadel Class of 1967; James "Jim" E. Jolley, The Citadel Class of 1947; and Chuck Lawless, of Mesirow Financial in Chicago.

“If your dad did something, has a view, that has nothing to do with your views,” said Mallory Factor, who teaches political science at The Citadel, a South Carolina military academy, and initiated introductions between Paul and other Jewish Republicans. “That is a straw man. Criticize the guy and his own views.”

“If your dad did something, has a view, that has nothing to do with your views,” said Mallory Factor, who teaches political science at The Citadel, a South Carolina military academy, and initiated introductions between Paul and other Jewish Republicans. “That is a straw man. Criticize the guy and his own views.”

More than 400 cadets took part in the May 10th Long Gray Line parade. The Long Gray Line refers to the men and women who have graduated from the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. This is an aerial view of the parade.

Each year during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony, the Cadet Scholarship Medal and the David Shingle Spell First Honor Graduate Award are presented to the senior cadet who has attained the highest academic standing in the class based on the total college record.

Lieutenant General John Sams, a member of The Citadel's Board of Visitors, presented the awards to a cadet from Raleigh, North Carolina - Cadet Major Ryan Joseph Boodee. He graduated with a major in physics and minors in computer science and aerospace science.

Chad Holbrook wanted to give his catcher a night off Tuesday. With a mega series looming at Vanderbilt, and a seven-hour bus ride before first pitch, it was sound strategy.  Except Grayson Greiner refused.  No way the Gamecocks junior catcher was watching his team go for its 40th win of the season from the dugout. Greiner has been South Carolina's catalyst this season. He was determined to crouch behind home plate once again.

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For longer than most people on campus can remember, the last cadet to get his or her diploma and cross the stage during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement has been given the honor of speaking to his or her classmates and to the thousands of family and friends in attendance.  This year the honor goes to Cadet Christopher Zeller. Here is what Zeller had to say to his classmates.

Citadel baseball has had a disappointing season thus far, but the Bulldogs still have a shot at one noteworthy achievement. The Citadel can take a season sweep of No. 17 South Carolina with a victory in Tuesday's 7 p.m. game in Columbia.  The Bulldogs defeated USC, 10-8, in a game at Riley Park on April 16. The Citadel has not swept the Gamecocks in a season series since 2009, when the Bulldogs won by scores of 12-5 and 5-3.

The Dallas Cowboys have invited Citadel cornerback Brandon McCladdie to the NFL team's rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis this weekend. McCladdie, a 6-1, 200-pounder from Martinez, Ga., was named second-team all-Southern Conference last season and played in the inaugural Medal of Honor Bowl all-star game at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Mr. Elzey became S.C. State president a year ago after serving as The Citadel’s first executive vice president for finance, administration and operations.  The Legislature should give him and a new board of trustees the help they need to turn things around at S.C. State. The school has long played an important role in higher education in South Carolina, and its loss would be a blow to the state.

The Class of 2014 is the largest graduating class in recent memory with degree candidates including 522 cadets, 5 veteran cadets, 13 active duty, and 8 veteran day students, as well as 324 graduates from the evening program who will receive master's, specialist and undergraduate degrees. The total number of graduates is 872.

Arnold Milton Levinson, of Columbia, died Sunday, May 11, 2014. He was 86.  Mr. Levinson was born November 21, 1927 in Charleston, S.C., the son of the late Charles and Libby Levinson. Mr. Levinson attended Barnwell public schools, the Citadel and the University of South Carolina. He left the Citadel to serve in the U.S. Army as a medic stationed in Korea.

When Nancy Mace threw her hat into the ring last year, there was speculation that she’d be U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s most formidable challenger.  Mace combines a compelling personal narrative as the daughter of a brigadier general, as the first female graduate of The Citadel, as the owner of a political consulting firm with several high profile clients and as a youthful candidate who can credibly make the case for new leadership and new blood in the U.S. Senate.

"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"

- Capt. Renault, "Casablanca"

U.S. Navy Captain Eugene F. Paluso, will be the new commandant for the S.C. Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, the school announced last week. The commandant of cadets is a vice presidential position responsible for the command and oversight of the 2,300-member Corps of Cadets. Paluso graduated from The Citadel in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

U.S. Navy Captain Eugene F. Paluso, will be the new commandant for the S.C. Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, the school announced last week. The commandant of cadets is a vice presidential position responsible for the command and oversight of the 2,300-member Corps of Cadets. Paluso graduated from The Citadel in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

The Class of 2014 is the largest graduating class in recent memory with degree candidates including 522 cadets, 5 veteran cadets, 13 active duty, and 8 veteran day students, as well as 324 graduates from the evening program who will receive master's, specialist and undergraduate degrees. The total number of graduates is 872.

Take a look at how the largest SC Corps of Cadets class in the history of the school spent  their final hours as cadets here.

See what The Secrutary of the US Air Force said to the Corps by watching her full speech here.

Jeanette Mullen Harper, 79, of Mount Pleasant passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. Commitment of Ashes will immediately follow the service in the church garden. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road in Mt. Pleasant.  She received a BA in English from Carson-Newman College and a Master of Education from the Citadel.

The degree of difficulty wasn't all that sparked Kutilek's interest in the Dirty Kanza. While he was born in Cincinnati, he grew up in Wichita, Kan., where he lived from the third grade until he was 18 and "got dropped off at The Citadel," where he graduated from in 2001 with a degree in history. Wichita is about two hours south of Emporia.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke this past Friday at the Republican National Committee spring meeting hosted at the Peabody hotel in Memphis, TN, where he took aim at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s actions related to the Benghazi terror attack. He believes that Hillary’s actions have precluded her from being qualified to be commander-in-chief.  This wasn’t the first time Paul took aim at Hillary’s leadership. Back in 2013, he spoke to cadets at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.and expressed similar sentiments:

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Mat Batts had a helmet on and a bat ready as the UNCW baseball team prepared to hit in the first inning Sunday against The Citadel. Coach Mark Scalf had a little fun with his starting lineup on Senior Day at Brooks Field, penciling his ace pitcher in at designated hitter. Batts was replaced by Corey Dick before he could get his first career at-bat, but Scalf’s bit of creativity allowed eight of the Seahawks’ 11 seniors to appear in the final box score of a 9-3 win over The Citadel.

Each year during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony, the Cadet Scholarship Medal and the David Shingle Spell First Honor Graduate Award are presented to the senior cadet who has attained the highest academic standing in the class based on the total college record.

Lieutenant General John Sams, a member of The Citadel's Board of Visitors, presented the awards to a cadet from Raleigh, North Carolina – Cadet Major Ryan Joseph Boodèe. He graduated with a major in physics and minors in computer science and aerospace science.

The next highest academic honor at The Citadel is the David Shingler Spell Second Honor Graduate Award. Sams presented that award to Donald Preston Hipps, who is a native of Pelion, S.C. An English major with a minor in Spanish, Hipps served as Chairman of the Corps' Honor Committee which oversees all the processes and procedures that sustain and enforce the Citadel's Honor Code.

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is a bronze medallion presented by The Citadel through the New York Southern Society to students and faculty in recognition of high thought and noble endeavor.

Psychology Professor Julie Ann Lipovsky and Cadet Nolan Moore were recognized as the awards’ recipients during the Class of 2014 commencement exercise Saturday, May 10, 2014.

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At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises Saturday, May 10, 2014, in McAlister Field House, more than 250 degrees were conferred and awards were presented. Entrepreneur and founding chief technology officer of Priceline.com Scott Case delivered the commencement address.  (See news release at the link included for a listing of the awards.)

“I’m a professor at the Citadel; it’s a military college in South Carolina, which is a very conservative college to begin with.  And my students had no idea what conservatism was.  Some thought it was being religious; others thought it was being a member of the Republican Party; and I can go on from there,” author, professor, and Fox News contributor Mallory Factor tells me during our latest interview. “So I decided on putting together a course on what conservatism is, where it came from, how it came about, what are its pillars.  And I found out that I knew very little about it.”

Dr. John O. Willson was a Citadel class of 1862 graduate, and a Confederate Cavalryman in Company F, Sixth South Carolina Cavalry. His unit was known as the "cadet company" because it was made up of Citadel cadets. He became a successful lawyer, preacher, and editor and served as the second President of Lander College in Greenwood, South Carolina. He established a fund for the John O. Willson ring in 1911.

The Class of 20014 has selected History Political Science Professor Jack Porter the James A. Grimsley Undergraduate Teaching Award winner. Porter received the award during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement May 10, 2014, in McAlister Field House.

Members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets were recognized for excellence in areas of leadership, service and academics at the 2014 Awards Convocation event. The Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association sponsored the awards program. 

The Citadel Graduate College conferred degrees on Saturday, May 10, 2014 in McAlister Field House and honored outstanding students in several departments.

Roll of the graduating class (listed in the link included):

Like mother, like daughter? The saying holds true in the case of Nancy Bright, a member of The Citadel Graduate College Class of 2014. She’s walking to accept her  master’s degree while expecting a baby girl, just as her mother did when she earned her master’s degree from The Citadel Graduate College almost 40 years ago.

The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force leads commissioning of The Citadel's Class of 2014 AFROTC cadets.

The Beaufort Academy Board of Trustees has named Stephen Schools the new head of school, effective July 1. He will take over for Julie Corner, who has served as the interim head of school after the death of Randy Wall.  Schools is a native of Charleston and has studied at the University of North Carolina, The Citadel and Columbia University. He attended the program for independent school education at the Klingenstein Center at Columbia.

Cassandra Thomas graduates from The Citadel Graduate College Saturday, May 10,  earning two master’s degrees—business administration and project management—as well as certificates in both technical project management and leadership.  

Dozens of The Citadel’s Class of 2014 graduates share a legacy with many of their predecessors dating back to the late 1800’s. For these graduates, attending The Citadel is a family tradition. As they walk to accept their diplomas, their parents and grandparents who are alumni of the college or graduate college will be on stage to hand them their diplomas. 

Harvey “Skip” Mandel, 82, of Charleston, S.C., beloved husband, father and grandfather, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, April 23, 2014.  Skip was born July 6, 1931, in New York City. Skip was a graduate of the Citadel and served in Korea, retiring as a first lieutenant.  He was a member of Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue, Charleston Jewish Community Center and Federation, the Masons, The Scottish Rite, The Citadel Alumni Association, S.C. Jewish Historical Society and the Hebrew Benevolent Society.

The conversation took place my junior year during a seminar he was teaching on fellowships. Dr. Sparks is the professor of international economics and director of the Office of Fellowships at The Citadel where I am now a senior cadet. He has been awarded three Fulbrights, is the president of the S.C. chapter of the Fulbright Association and serves as a member of the review committee for the Fulbright Specialist Program

This preview features Capt John Ed Auer who was senior class president Class of 2007. 

The Citadel wrestling team has been honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) as one of the nation's Top 30 Division I All-Academic Teams for the 2013-14 wrestling season, as announced by the association on Wednesday.  In addition, Jack Duane, Joaquin Marquez and Aaron Hansen, along with NCAA qualifiers Marshall Haas and Matt Frisch, were named to the NWCA's Individual All-Academic team. Frisch is receiving the honor for the second straight season.

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/3/citadel-grad-getting-bronze-star-6-years-on/

Members of The Citadel Club of Greater Washington are gathering Saturday in Springfield, Virginia, where 1st Lt. Russell Kaufmann will ...

The State

Citadel grad getting Bronze Star 6 years on - The State

1st Lt. Russell Kaufmann in Iraq. CITADEL.EDU ... He was hit in the neck by a sniper near Tikrit, Iraq, in January 2008. He's receiving the award ...

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Dozens of The Citadel’s Class of 2014 graduates share a legacy with many of their predecessors dating back to the late 1800’s. For these graduates, attending The Citadel is a family tradition. As they walk to accept their diplomas, their parents and grandparents who are alumni of the college or graduate college will be on stage to hand them their diplomas.

Three state lawmakers want college students to have a bigger say in making decisions for their schools.  A new proposed bill calls for students to be included on the board of trustees.  CofC, The Citadel, and MUSC are among the 10 schools on the list, but not all students agree with the bill.  Cory Kirk a student at The Citadel said, "It might not be a good idea to put them into any direct role making decisions like that."

The Class of 2014 is the largest graduating class in recent memory with degree candidates including 522 cadets, 5 veteran cadets, 13 active duty, and 8 veteran day students, as well as 324 graduates from the evening program who will receive master's, specialist and undergraduate degrees. The total number of graduates is 872.

A Citadel graduate is receiving the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat more than six years after he was wounded in Iraq.  Members of The Citadel Club of Greater Washington are gathering Saturday in Springfield, Virginia, where 1st Lt. Russell Kaufmann will receive the award. The 30-year-old Kaufmann is a 2006 graduate of The Citadel. He was hit in the neck by a sniper near Tikrit, Iraq, in January 2008.

SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR WIVES, AND GOD. TWENTY-NINE RETIRED SAILORS- ALL WHO WERE ALL STATIONED ABOARD THE NAVY SUBMARINE "SEA POACHER" BEFORE IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED IN THE 70'S, REUNITED HERE IN CHARLESTON THIS WEEK. WHILE THEY MEET UP EVERY OTHER YEAR IN A DIFFERENT CITY-TODAY'S VISIT TO THE SUMMERALL CHAPEL AT THE CITADEL- WAS ALSO AN EMOTIONAL CHANCE TO RENEW VOWS TO THEIR SPOUSES. PHOTOJOURNALIST JASON TIGHE TAKES US TO THE CEREMONY.

Deborah Lee James toured Joint Base Charleston this afternoon. James interacted with service members, families and department of defense civilian employees. James says she hopes other bases will model joint base Charleston in the future. "a decade from now I would expect I would expect joint base Charleston to still be joint base Charleston, I think its been a very successful model that we are likely to replicate in other areas the services are working together to provide for our military. The secretary will also deliver the commencement speech at The Citadel's graduation ceremony this Saturday.

Carlos Hopkins was born and raised in Columbia, S.C., and attended public schools through college. He is a graduate of the Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, which he attended on academic and track scholarships. He was an all-conference sprinter at the school.  He says he still enjoys running, and has run the Army 10-miler several times, as well as the Monument Avenue 10K. He hopes to complete his first triathlon soon.

Clay Matthews Sr. is the son of former Citadel boxing coach Matty Matthews. Clay Sr. was a Golden Gloves champion, and an all-state football player at Charleston High School.  Along with playing football at Georgia Tech, Clay Sr. won two SEC wrestling titles. He also made the swim team. Surely, his four-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers would have been more productive had he not served in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Korean War.

Alex Tomasovich was 3-for-3 and tied the Charleston Southern career record with his 50th double as the Buccaneers broke open a one-run game late for a 12-7 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night at CSU Ballpark. The Bucs improved to 26-21 on the year, while The Citadel fell to 19-29.

May is Jewish American History month—and history is about to be made at the Citadel in South Carolina. On Thursday, May 7, 2014, Cadet Sarah Katchen—who served as the first Jewish Regimental Religious Officer at the Citadel in South Carolina for the past year—will take her seat at the Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2014. Then, early in the ceremony, Rabbi Stephanie Alexander of Charleston’s Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (the the birthplace of American Reform Judaism), will become the first female and the first Jewish member of clergy to offer the prayer at the historic service.

Traffic will be heavy in Charleston on May 10 with college graduations and other events underway around the city. To assist visitors attending The Citadel South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony at 9a.m. and The Citadel Graduate College's graduation at 3:30p.m., as well as neighbors in the community, tips to navigate commencement at The Citadel are below. Both events will be held at McAlister Field House on campus, with doors opening for seating for the morning event at 7:30a.m.

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James called on Charleston-area business leaders to stress mission-readiness to Congress as the Pentagon faces an uncertain future of cuts and reductions. Her comments come as sequestration and a base closure and re-alignment review could still become reality, putting Charleston's military installations under national scrutiny.

At The Citadel, Janet Shealy has been encouraged by surveys about how assault reports have been handled, she said. Shealy, the school's sexual assault response coordinator, also said the statistics were not readily available. "There's always room to improve," she said, "but we already do most of what the White House expects colleges to do."

A Citadel graduate is receiving the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat more than six years after he was wounded in Iraq. The 30-year-old Kaufmann is a 2006 graduate of The Citadel. He was hit in the neck by a sniper near Tikrit, Iraq, in January 2008

Dr. Martin has received numerous national, state, and university awards for teaching, research, and professional service, including the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Norman Medal. He received the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech.

With spring -- and love -- in the air, 14 elderly military couples renewed their vows at the Summerall Chapel at the Citadel Friday.  It was just another stop on the group's navy reunion weekend. But this stop meant a little more.  “Well, I don’t do this everyday!” Don Waldrop said. Fourteen elderly military couples totaling hundreds of years of marriage renewed their vows Friday at the Summerall Chapel at the Citadel. Avis and Don Waldrop were among those in the ceremony. They’ve been married for 58 years.

It's never too late to do things right. A group of Navy veterans - many them married decades earlier by a justice of the peace - renewed their wedding vows in a joint ceremony at The Citadel Friday."It's a fresh start," said Colvin Cochrane of Mount Pleasant, who celebrates his 61st wedding anniversary this month and was one of 19 couples renewing their vows in Summerall Chapel. "We figured it might work this time."

Business leaders from across the Carolinas are gathering in Charleston for The Citadel's fifth annual Directors' Institute hosted by the military college's School of Business. The daylong forum set for Friday is for executives and directors of corporate boards. The topics include everything from risk management and strategic planning to governing boards and government regulations.

Columbia-based law firm Chappell, Smith & Arden promoted three attorneys to be partners in the firm.

W. Beau Busch, C. Daniel Vega and W. Hugh McAngus Jr. will join the founders — Mark D. Chappell, a personal injury litigation attorney, and William L. Smith II and Mark T. Arden, both workers’ comp attorneys — in the firm that was founded more than two decades ago.

Busch concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation cases for injured workers. Busch graduated from The Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was admitted to the S.C. Bar in 2002. Busch has been with the firm since 2003.

Citadel 8, Wofford 1 -Logan Cribb tossed his second complete game of the season and came within one pitch of a shutout, leading The Citadel to a win over Wofford in the opening game of a Southern Conference series Friday at Riley Park. The Bulldogs have won three of their last four conference games and four of five overall to improve to 19-26 and 5-16 in the SoCon. Wofford dropped back to the .500 mark at 23-23 and 5-13 in the league.

May 10 (correction noted with newspaper; SCCC Graduation is at 9:00 a.m.)

The Citadel: 8:30 a.m., McAlister Field House. Speaker: Deborah Lee James, secretary of the Air Force.

The Citadel Graduate College: 3:30 p.m., McAlister Field House. Speaker: Scott Case, co-founder and CEO, Main Street Genome, and founding Chief Technology Officer, Priceline.com

Kathryn Johnston, 23, can’t imagine her life without volleyball. She continued playing at Central Cabarrus High School and through all four years of college at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, in Charleston. During her senior year, she was co-captain of the team.  The choice to pursue a spot on a national volleyball team is also an expression of her desire to represent her country, which was instilled during her time at The Citadel. She graduated in 2012.

Kathryn Johnston, 23, can’t imagine her life without volleyball. She continued playing at Central Cabarrus High School and through all four years of college at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, in Charleston. During her senior year, she was co-captain of the team.  The choice to pursue a spot on a national volleyball team is also an expression of her desire to represent her country, which was instilled during her time at The Citadel. She graduated in 2012.

The degree of difficulty wasn’t all that sparked Kutilek’s interest in the Dirty Kanza. While he was born in Cincinnati, he grew up in Wichita, Kan., where he lived from the third grade until he was 18 and “got dropped off at The Citadel,” where he graduated from in 2001 with a degree in history. Wichita is about two hours south of Emporia.  How he decided on raising money for the Semper Fi Fund, Kutilek said, is “a crazy story,” going back to his days as an instructor in 2006 at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. The school staff wanted to teach the students that included future Marine officers about “giving back” to the community, including charities.

Break out your pastels, seersucker and big hats; it’s time again for the Junior League of Charleston’s Night at the Races. Serving as a fundraising event, proceeds will benefit JLC’s nonprofit partners, including Fields to Families, Florence Crittenton Programs, Lowcountry Food Bank, Lowcountry Orphan Relief, MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, and Pet Helpers. The event will feature Kentucky Derby coverage, a silent auction, live music, food and an open bar.

 When: 4-9 p.m. Saturday

 Where: Johnson Hagood Stadium, 68 Hagood Ave.

Price: $75 for individuals, $125 for couples

 For more info: www.jlcharleston.org

Join the Friends of The Citadel's Daniel Library for an unforgettable Piccolo Spoleto event, "An Evening with Pat Conroy and John Warley." New York Times bestselling writer Pat Conroy and author John Warley were classmates at The Citadel, graduating together in 1967. The writers will discuss their fifty-year friendship and their new books, Conroy's The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son, and Warley's A Southern Girl: A Novel.

Billing itself as the premier baby event in the South, the Southern Baby Show welcomes expecting and new mothers for an afternoon filled of meet-and-greets, educational opportunities, shopping and more. Parents will be able to find everything “from bump to baby” at the event. Attendees will be able to shop at nearly 50 local and national pop-up shops; enter to win baby gear and raffle prizes worth more than $2,500, with all proceeds benefiting the March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction; attend free classes on a variety of parenting and pregnancy topics; and meet Rosie Pope, a pregnancy and parenting guru, designer, educator and star of Bravo TV’s “Pregnant in Heels.”

 When: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday

 Where: The Citadel Alumni Center, 69 Hagood St.

Price: $10 for general admission, $35 for VIP tickets; $25 for “MommyIQ” talks

 For more info: www.southernbabyshow.com