The Class of 2024 commencement ceremonies — honoring nearly 1,000 cadets and students — will be held on Saturday, May 4.

Cadet Karessa Hill is a junior from Greenville, South Carolina. Hill is an Intelligence and Security Studies major who is pursuing a contract with the Marine Corps.

Cadet Lauren Sommerfeld is a junior from Columbus, Ohio. Sommerfeld, an Education major with a minor in Psychology, is involved in several organizations on campus.

The Citadel has announced the 61 rising-senior cadets who are now officially members of the elite military drill troupe.

The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes will proudly represent the United States for the fourth time as the country’s designated military band.

Four individuals who embody the college’s definition of principled leaders were chosen for the Palmetto Medal Award this year.

Members of the Class of 2027 are now officially recognized as part of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Cadet Alma Orozco-Rico is a senior from Beaufort, South Carolina. She is a Biology major who plans to enter the field of dentistry after graduation.

Cadet Zoe Crecos is a Marketing and Business Development major with a minor in Data Science from Palm Beach, Florida. She is a member of the Regimental Band.

Cadet Andrew Palmer, ’25, has been selected as a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.