In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, The Citadel is featuring some of the college’s outstanding veteran students representing different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. There are more than 330

Cari Staples is a Mechanical Engineering major from Charleston, South Carolina. She is an Army contract and has been on the Dean’s List and Commandant’s List multiple times. Staples is also a member of The Citadel’s Sailing Club.

Austin Brown is from Lake City, South Carolina. His major is Supply Chain Management, with a minor in Construction Engineering.

In its 13th year, The Citadel School of Engineering inducted five new members into the Academy of Engineers on April 11.

Cadet Caroline Weeren is a senior from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. In addition to being an Air Force contract, she is also a member of the women’s soccer team and serves as the Human Affairs Office for her company.

Through support from Amazon Web Services, or AWS, The Citadel hosted the first 2023 Senior Military College and Service Academy Warrior Week DeepRacer Tournament.

Elisha Byron is an active duty, undergraduate student at The Citadel majoring in Electrical Engineering. Byron is currently serving in the Navy in his eighth year of service.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, John Bauman is an active duty, undergraduate student at The Citadel majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Thanks to a generous gift through The Citadel Foundation, the college will soon be improving and enhancing its offerings through the School of Engineering.

Zachary Sowards is a Mechanical Engineering major from Summerville, South Carolina. He is Lima Company’s commander.