Journal entries by Prof. Ronald Welch, Dean for The Citadel School of Engineering, May 7 – 28, 2017

“Service to others is what makes this country great,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing public affairs superintendent. His 31 years of service is a testament to his commitment to serve his country.

The Zucker Family School of Education at The Citadel continues to be a driving force behind the development of the Lowcountry’s educational workforce, steadily producing principled leaders for K-12 classrooms.

Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ), the National Leadership Honor Society, the newest honor society at The Citadel inducted 2017 students, faculty and staff.

David Preston, Ph.D., an award-winning author and professor of history at The Citadel, can now add a third acclaimed book to his bibliography. Preston recently released his latest work, “Theaters of the American Revolution”.

A group of cadets will settle in at home for the summer after an exciting beginning that took them on a 15,000-mile round-trip journey halfway across the planet, led by the head of The Citadel Department of Political Science.

The South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony celebrated 551 graduating members of the Class of 2017 on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

Ashley Kron, the manager of ticket operations and outbound sales at The Citadel, will be greatly missed.

Cadet Kevin MacDonald of Hilton Head, South Carolina, is this year’s recipient of the John O. Willson Ring. 

Two South Carolina natives are the first and second honor graduates of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2017.