Nearly 600 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets accepted diplomas during The Citadel’s virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9. In addition to graduating, about 30% of the class accepted commissions as U.S. military officers in all branches of service.
The Citadel Class of 2020 was celebrated for their achievements during two virtual commencement ceremonies. Both can be viewed on the college’s Facebook page and on a special commencement website.
Part of the virtual commencement celebrations included creating a webpage for each graduate, where they and their loved ones can share messages. In total, more than 6,000 messages were left on the commencement profile pages. To view an example of a graduate page, click here to see the profile for Richard “Ben” Snyder, the 2019-20 Regimental Commander.
By the numbers, the ceremony included:
- 590 cadets from 33 states
- Approximately 210 cadets are earning commissions in all branches of U.S. Armed Forces to become new officers. These ceremonies were also virtual, managed by each ROTC branch.
- 26 veteran students
- 4 active duty students
The following cadets were among the graduating class:
| Last name | First name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achterkirch | Peter | Stephen | ||
| Adams | Montele | Markwese | ||
| Adkins | Ryan | Matthew | ||
| Allen | Gavin | Alexander | ||
| Alsbrook | Joseph | Morgan | Hunt | |
| Alvarez | Larry | Stephen | III | |
| Anderson | Marshall | James | ||
| Arline | Oscar | Riley | ||
| Arnold | Roman | Alexander | ||
| Asher | Michael | Ilan | ||
| Askins | John | Dyer | ||
| Avalos | Eric | Cristian | ||
| Bach-Davis | Griffin | Lloyd | ||
| Baer | Charles | Dean | ||
| Baghdady | Mohamed | Gaber | ||
| Baker | Justin | Scott | ||
| Ballard | Nathaniel | Aaron | ||
| Barbee | Allen | Hunter | ||
| Barber | Daniel | Forbes | ||
| Barberena | Daniel | Jarrett | ||
| Barbero | Michael | Patrick | II | |
| Barbot | Jenifer | Lyn | ||
| Barnes | Donald | Milling | ||
| Barrett | Phillip | Matthew | ||
| Barrineau | Abigail | Ann | ||
| Bauknight | Paul | Foster | ||
| Beasley | Jack | Henry | ||
| Becker | Andrew | Samuel | ||
| Behney | Nicholas | Harrison | ||
| Beier | Booker | Jeffrey | ||
| Belida | Dylan | Charles | ||
| Bell | Austin | Jonathan | ||
| Bell | Preston | Michael | Dollard | |
| Bergeron | Albert | William | III | |
| Best | Jacob | Stuart | ||
| Bianco | Cory | Brenton | ||
| Bishop | William | Taylor | ||
| Bitting | Grayson | Sawyer | ||
| Blackburn | Zachary | Thomas | ||
| Blair | Matthew | Bryce | ||
| Blankenship | Jacob | Bartholomew | ||
| Blanton | Samuel | Charles | IV | |
| Blount | RayQuan | Marquis | ||
| Bobel | Michael | Austin | ||
| Bogdan | Andrew | Tyler | ||
| Bord | Nathan | Lawrence | ||
| Botkin | Brandon | Lane | ||
| Bourlet | Keara | Morgan | ||
| Bradfield | Matthew | Thomas | ||
| Bradford | Jacquary | Marquise | ||
| Brawley | Aaron | Isaiah | Don | |
| Brennan | Hunter | Paul | ||
| Bridenbaugh | Donald | Peter | III | |
| Broach | Bryce | William | ||
| Broad | Breana | Marie | ||
| Broad | Breana | Marie | ||
| Brooks | Shiloh | Mark | ||
| Brown | Henry | Taylor | ||
| Brown | Jeffery | Stacy | Jr | |
| Brown | Rhaei | Christian | ||
| Brown | Tanner | Preston | ||
| Brunson | Keith | Hunt | ||
| Bryant | Andrew | Richard | ||
| Bryant | Mitchell | Todd | ||
| Buckhannon | Collin | Patrick | ||
| Buckles | Gabriel | Paul | ||
| Buda | Jackson | William | ||
| Buddenberg | Alex | James | ||
| Burger | Sean | William | ||
| Burgess | Elena | Ann | ||
| Burk | Lee | Thomas | ||
| Burke | Clayton | Michael | ||
| Burkholder | Taylor | McCoy | ||
| Burn | Murray | Thomas | ||
| Burris | Rian | Derek | ||
| Butterfield | Andrew | Christopher | ||
| Byrnes | Matthew | Alexander | ||
| Cain | Albert | Ryan | Jr | |
| Calkins | Hunter | Christian | ||
| Campbell | Peyton | Alexander | ||
| Carter | Craig | Robert | ||
| Casco | Otoniel | |||
| Charles | Samuel | Bennett | ||
| Chen | Boey | |||
| Chiu | Cheng-Yu | |||
| Choppa | Jacob | Allen | ||
| Chu | Chun-Jung | |||
| Clark | David | Allen | ||
| Clark | Jack | Vandiver | ||
| Clark | Timothy | Grant | ||
| Cobb | Cameron | Christian | ||
| Cochran | Edward | Hutchinson | III | |
| Coker | John | Thomas | ||
| Collins | Emmett | Michael | ||
| Coluccio | Salvatore | Constantinos | ||
| Conley | Charley | James | ||
| Connolly | Shane | Michael | ||
| Cooper | Alexander | Mason | ||
| Corbett | Connor | Franklin | ||
| Corley | Gunter | Price | ||
| Coste | Charles | Lee | ||
| Cote | Ryan | Joseph | ||
| Cothran | Brian | Alexander | ||
| Courtney | William | West | ||
| Covey | Gunner | Klein | ||
| Cramer | Christopher | Michael | ||
| Crawford | Jacob | Tyler | ||
| Creech | Robert | Sanders | IV | |
| Croft | John | Willson | ||
| Crook | Jackson | Lee | ||
| Crosby | Zachary | Shannon | ||
| Crosswhite | William | Jackson | ||
| Crowder | Robert | Lee | III | |
| Culler | Holden | Keefe | ||
| Cummings | Richard | Cole | ||
| Curtis | John | Thomas | Jr | |
| Curtis | Joseph | Edward | Jr | |
| Dalhouse | Malcolm | David | ||
| Daniel | William | Alexander | ||
| Davidson | Robert | Gage | III | |
| Davis | Jonathan | David | Jr | |
| Davis | Jonathan | Matthew | ||
| Davis | Megan | Elizabeth | ||
| Dawes | Preston | Matthew | ||
| DeGenova | Adam | Emory | ||
| Delpizzo | John | Richard | ||
| Dennen | Kaitlyn | Taylor | ||
| Dennis | James | Henry | ||
| Derrick | Daxton | Storm | ||
| DeSalle | Julianna | Marie | ||
| DeStefano | John | William | ||
| Diegel | Andrew | Benton | ||
| DiNovo | Anna | Elizabeth | ||
| DiSabatino | Jacob | Pasquale | ||
| Dixon | Chase | Beauregard | ||
| Dobin | Mitchell | David | ||
| Dobrich | Sarah | Elizabeth | ||
| Dockins | Ross | Alexander | ||
| Doherty | Oliver | Andrew | ||
| Doud | Victoria | Elizabeth | ||
| Douglas | Jared | Brian | ||
| Duane | Martin | Liam | ||
| Dunbar | Richard | H | ||
| Duong | David | |||
| Durnan | William | Waldron | ||
| Dykens | Adam | Nathaniel | ||
| Eckert | Samuel | Cole | ||
| Edwards | Grady | Cornelius | III | |
| Eich | Ethan | Victor | ||
| Elgazar | Mustapha | Mohamed | ||
| Elliott-Ford | Trevon | Debarr | ||
| Ellmann | Timothy | Leonard | ||
| Eppley | John | Thomas | ||
| Epps | Blakely | Taylor | ||
| Ermakov | Arthur | Oleg | ||
| Erney | Joshua | Michael | ||
| Erwin | Woods | Twitty | ||
| Evans | Charles | Wade | III | |
| Evdemon | Matthew | Graham | ||
| Farr | Tyler | Grant | ||
| Feinberg | Colton | Ryan | ||
| Feldman | Parker | Joseph | ||
| Finneseth | Gunnar | Paul | ||
| Fisk | Caitlin | Saenz | ||
| Fitzhenry | Jesse | Joseph | ||
| Foggo | Ian | William | ||
| Follin | John | Thomas | ||
| Foulds | Taylor | Steven | ||
| Franklin | Hunter | Sean | ||
| Franklin | Jacob | Adam | ||
| Frazier | John | Paul | Joseph | |
| Frazier | John | Rhett | IV | |
| Fritz | Jacob | Matthew | ||
| Gaillard | Griffith | Blaine | ||
| Gambert | Kyle | Michael | ||
| Gambill | Cole | Allen | ||
| Gardner | Andrew | Ronald | ||
| Gardner | Jason | Campbell | ||
| Garrell | Raymon | Bryce | ||
| Garrett | Drake | Williams | ||
| Gates | Jacob | Isaac | ||
| Gause | William | Joseph | Ryan | |
| Geter | Aaron | Tyrek | ||
| Gibson | Cecilia | Karin | Song | |
| Gilbert | Robert | Coker | ||
| Gilstrap | Jon-Scot | Bradley | ||
| Godek | Jacob | Paul | ||
| Gonzalez | Gabriel | Andres | ||
| Graupner | David | Joseph | Jr | |
| Green | Jeremy | Christian | ||
| Greve | Richard | Arthur | ||
| Griffith | Micah | Duggan | ||
| Gudenburr | Douglas | Henry | ||
| Gunn | Paul | Alexander | ||
| Guth | Kaeleigh | Christel | ||
| Guy | Trace | Jordon | ||
| Hall | John | Randall | III | |
| Hall | Kevin | Karl | ||
| Hamilton | Chandler | Grant | ||
| Hamilton | Connor | James | ||
| Hamilton | Hunter | Blake | ||
| Hamilton | Joseph | Trammell | ||
| Hammeran | Alexandra | Lynn | ||
| Hammond | Logan | Campbell | ||
| Hammond | Matthew | David | ||
| Harley | Hart | Legette | ||
| Harrelson | Spencer | Cash | ||
| Harrington | Nicholas | John | ||
| Harris | William | Ellis | ||
| Havener | Jesse | Vere | ||
| Heath | William | Walker | ||
| Heintschel | Alexander | Jonathan | ||
| Helms | Charles | Brandon | ||
| Hembree | Brayden | Banks | ||
| Hemphill | Paul | Hardin | ||
| Henderson | Thomas | Clark | ||
| Hensley | Richard | Gunnar | ||
| Hesse | William | Patrick | ||
| Hession | Henry | Francis | Xavier | VI |
| Hester | Benjamin | Thomas | ||
| Hicks | Ian | Jeremy | ||
| Hill | Ruston | LeBarre | II | |
| Hinson | Mills | Gray | ||
| Hoefgen | Greer | Olivia | ||
| Hoffer | Ethan | Mitchell | ||
| Hohlbein | Adam | Joseph | ||
| Hohlbein | Ian | Joseph | ||
| Holliday | Johnathan | Devin | ||
| Honeycutt | Richard | Odis-Bane | ||
| Hope | William | P | IV | |
| Hough | Jason | Phillip | ||
| Howard-Whitaker | Prince | William | ||
| Howard | Robert | Louis | III | |
| Htoo | Joshua | Gaynay | ||
| Hudgens | Nicholas | Crosswell | ||
| Huff | Allen | Pierce | ||
| Hughes | Shane | Jefferry | ||
| Huntington | Ryan | Matthew | ||
| Hutchins | Quintin | Bentley | ||
| Inglis | John | Brewer | ||
| Jablonski | Vincent | Edward | ||
| Jackson | Ashley | Monique | ||
| Jackson | Ryan | Austin | ||
| Jacobs | William | Harrison | ||
| Jalbert | Hannah | Rae | ||
| Jeffcoat | Braxton | Sharron | ||
| Jeffords | Davis | Marion | ||
| Jennings | James | Patrick | ||
| Jensen | Cameron | Douglas | ||
| Jhang | Rong-Rong | |||
| Jhang | Rong-Rong | |||
| Johnson | Jonathan | Michael | ||
| Johnson | Logan | Marie | ||
| Johnson | Nikolaus | Raymond | ||
| Jones | Nikolas | Michael | ||
| Jones | Olivia | Donetta | ||
| Just | Alex | Joseph | ||
| Kamara | Ballah | Yaroh | ||
| Karitis | Joseph | William | III | |
| Karres | Gus | Michael | ||
| Kellam | Meridith | Clarke | ||
| Kelley | James | Dillard | ||
| Kelley | Liam | Clyde | ||
| Kennedy | Matthew | Jordan | ||
| Kent | Charles | Cameron | ||
| Kent | Jesse | Louis | ||
| Ketphan | Phromnachanok | |||
| Khan | Fauzan | Ahmed | ||
| Kicklighter | Bradford | David | ||
| Kidd | Aidan | Christopher | ||
| Killough | Noah | Lance | ||
| Kilpatrick | Austin | Chandler | ||
| Kim | Bryan | Jongin | ||
| Kim | Yoon | |||
| King | George | Shields | III | |
| Kinsey | Chase | Bronson | ||
| Kinsey | Dacota | Nicholas | ||
| Kirscht | Devin | Maureen | ||
| Kiser | Eugene | Pickens | Jr | |
| Klassen | Benjamin | Charles | ||
| Klauber | Caroline | Sims | ||
| Krone | Victoria | Grace | ||
| Kuchta | Denis | James | III | |
| Lavallee | Zachary | Neil | ||
| Lee | Sae-Eun | |||
| Lemmons | Leland | Alexander | ||
| Lentz | David | Michael | ||
| Lewis | Parker | Alexander | ||
| Lewis | Thomas | Charles | ||
| Lima | Michael | Assis | ||
| Lindsey | Sloan | Addison | ||
| Lipscomb | Brett | Arthur | ||
| Lipscomb | James | Edwin | ||
| List | Mitchell | Ferguson | ||
| Livingston | Nicholas | Reid | ||
| Lovick | Coleman | Brentley | ||
| Lowe | Elijah | Jeremiah | ||
| Lowery | Thomas | Michael | ||
| Lucas | Brady | Joseph | ||
| Lucillo | Jial | Alain | Jaca | |
| Ludwigsen | Dillon | Von | Red | |
| Mabry | Michael | Brian | ||
| MacDonald | Austin | Robert | ||
| Madden | Ethan | Tyler | ||
| Madden | Landon | Ford | ||
| Mai | Koy | Adam | ||
| Major | Evan | Collins | ||
| Maldonado | Kimberly | Sherry | ||
| Mappus | Andrew | Michael | ||
| Markiewicz | Zachary | Joseph | ||
| Marsh | Jakob | Ian | ||
| Martin | Brian | Thomas | ||
| Martindale | Trent | Watkins | ||
| Martinez | Joseph | Luke | ||
| Martinez | Kalvin | |||
| Marzitelli | Jaron | Jeffrey | ||
| Mason | Emily | Rose | ||
| Massey | William | Spencer | ||
| Mathis | William | Richard | ||
| Matthews | Justin | Bryant | ||
| McAlear | Alexander | Thomas | Hugh | |
| McAleavey | Michael | Francis | Jr | |
| McAlpin | Matthew | Owen | ||
| McCann | Dennis | Paul | Jr | |
| McClary | James | Frank | III | |
| McCormick | Kyle | Thomas | ||
| McDonald | Connor | Joseph | ||
| McDonald | David | Evan | ||
| McDougal | William | Gregory | ||
| McDowell | Daniel | Henry | Jr | |
| McEntyre | Drew | Jordon | ||
| McGee | Jeffrey | Hunter | ||
| McIntosh | Kory | Jordan | ||
| Meacham | Jason | Andrew | ||
| Meetze | Dylan | Baker | ||
| Melville | Alec | James | ||
| Mewhorter | Michael | Vincent | ||
| Miller | Isaha | Fox | ||
| Mills | Zachary | Raymond | ||
| Minaudo | Anthony | Philip | ||
| Minor | John | Raymond | IV | |
| Mitchell | Gage | Chandler | ||
| Monteiro | Josef | Gianni | ||
| Moon | William | Clyde | III | |
| Moore | Hunter | Allen | ||
| Moore | Trace | Nevin | ||
| Moran | Lucas | Matthew | ||
| Morgan | David | Walker | ||
| Morris | Sierra | Marie | ||
| Morton | Samuel | Alexander | ||
| Moser | Cash | Selby | ||
| Mueller | Gabriel | Ashton | ||
| Mueller | John | Andrew | Jr | |
| Mullally | Brenden | Blair | ||
| Mundy | James | Patrick | Updyke | |
| Murdaugh | Brian | Thomas | ||
| Murray | Michael | Thomas | Jr | |
| Nance | George | Chandler | ||
| Nations | Austin | Lee | ||
| Nawabi | Noah | Lee | ||
| Neal | Haylee | Dakota | ||
| Neal | Landen | Mitchell | ||
| Neeley | Jordan | Elizabeth | ||
| Nettles | Joshua | David | ||
| Neu | Zacarias | Hunter | ||
| Newman | James | Edward | Jr | |
| Newman | Turner | Champ | ||
| Newton | Andrew | Russell | Lee | |
| Nichols | Timothy | Mitchell | ||
| Niehoff | Adam | John | ||
| Offredo | Sébastien | Daniel | Jean | |
| Ortiz | Dillon | Antonio | ||
| Osborne | Addison | Leroy | III | |
| Owens | Brandon | Christian | ||
| Pack | Lewis | Gerald | III | |
| Packard | Ian | Christian | ||
| Padgett | Hadyn | Alexander | ||
| Page | Jessy | Lenea | ||
| Parker | Gavin | Andrew | ||
| Parker | Sebastian | Noah | ||
| Parker | Zachary | Lucas | ||
| Parry | Evan | John | ||
| Passarelli | Michael | Adam | ||
| Peckham | Jacob | Tyler | ||
| Peña | Hernan | Elias | III | |
| Pessagno | James | Paul | II | |
| Peterson | Nathaniel | Zane | ||
| Pflieger | Donovan | Wyatt | ||
| Phillips | Samuel | Jacob | ||
| Pillsbury | William | George | ||
| Pippins | John | Cameron | ||
| Polk | Chandler | Griffith | ||
| Price | Tierra | Natia | ||
| Priester | Antoinette | Rio | ||
| Prince | Austin | Barry | ||
| Puckett | Hunter | Lee | ||
| Pyritz | Jack | Logan | ||
| Quimby | James | Rea | ||
| Quinn | Ryan | Charles | ||
| Ramutkowski | Jeffrey | Anthony | ||
| Randall | Marcell | Herbert | Jr | |
| Randolph | Joseph | Leon | II | |
| Ransom | Matthew | James | ||
| Ray | Michael | Elbridge | II | |
| Reeves | Harrison | Lee | ||
| Reihl | Aaron | Livingston | ||
| Reinhart | Nicholas | Graham | ||
| Renda | Sebastian | Frank | ||
| Rhyne | Paul | Neal | II | |
| Richardson | Bailey | Elisa | ||
| Richerson | Jake | Lane | ||
| Richmond | Dereck | Tyler | ||
| Rickenbaker | Grayson | Alexander | ||
| Riddle | Lake | Garrison | ||
| Rider | John | Lingle | II | |
| Ridge | Colby | Ryan | ||
| Riegerix | Colleen | Jean | ||
| Riley | Hayden | Thomas | ||
| Riley | Rashad | Jermaine | ||
| Riley | William | Michael | ||
| Rivers | Nicholas | Clark | ||
| Rizzo | Nicholas | Xavier | ||
| Robinson | Robert | Carlton | ||
| Robinson | Tyler | Odel | ||
| Rodgers | Natalie | Laura | ||
| Rodriguez | Caricia | |||
| Roides | Joshua | Michael | ||
| Rollings | Jack | Powers | ||
| Roof | Chadd | Davis | ||
| Ross | Huntor | Joseph | ||
| Rossbach | Skyler | Lee | ||
| Rossi | John | Cole | ||
| Rozanski | Riley | Gerald | ||
| Ruble | Robert | Tucker | ||
| Russell | Christopher | Gage | ||
| Ryan | Patrick | Andrew | ||
| Salazar | Matthew | Thomas | ||
| Sanchez | Martinez | Daniela | Amida | |
| Sandifer | John | Alexander | Rutland | |
| Santiago | Samuel | Lloyd | ||
| Sauls | Isaac | Duncan | ||
| Savage | Hunter | Chance | ||
| Sawicky | Neel | Michael | ||
| Schall | Kyle | Andrew | ||
| Scheuer | Michael | Francis | ||
| Schindler | Jake | Allen | ||
| Schlageter | Logan | Pitts | ||
| Schoonover | Grant | Joseph | ||
| Schrieks | Christopher | |||
| Segars | Turner | Wells | ||
| Shave | Christian | Cullen | ||
| Sheriff | Colton | Reid | ||
| Shugart | William | Ware | ||
| Simmons | Thomas | Crispin | ||
| Simon | Jeff | Kenna | ||
| Smith | Cole | Stephen | ||
| Smith | Connor | Michael | Theodore | |
| Smith | Hunter | Wes | ||
| Smith | Samuel | Hudson | ||
| Smith | Troy | Vasily | ||
| Snell | Maxx | Oliver | ||
| Snyder | Richard | Benjamin | ||
| Sobota | Hailey | Nicole | ||
| Sotile | John | Chase | ||
| Spoehel | Elizabeth | Schuyler | ||
| Sposato | Cole | James | ||
| Stansberry | Kimberly | Andra | ||
| Stone | Chandler | DuRant | ||
| Suber | Khari | Troyé | ||
| Sullivan | Raymond | Alan | ||
| Summerford | Zachary | Curtis | ||
| Taglieri | Zachary | Michael | ||
| Tallon | Daniel | Evan | ||
| Taylor | Kenneth | Wyman | ||
| Terris | Kyle | Carter | ||
| Terry | Oliver | Wendell | ||
| Thompson | Scott | James | ||
| Tia | AnaMalae | Lealofiamoa | ||
| Triplett | Joshua | Allen | ||
| Tripp | Zachary | Thomas | ||
| Trocha | Nicolás | Correa | ||
| Urbanic | Jonathan | Raymond | ||
| Van | Zyl | Willem | Jacobus | |
| Vargas | Paul | Vincent | ||
| Vargo | Kenzie | Nicole | ||
| Viado | Christopher | Glen | ||
| Viteri | Anthony | Giuseppe | ||
| Vlass | Tyler | Joseph | ||
| Voskian | Vayk | |||
| Waldrop | Patrick | Quinn | ||
| Wallace | Adam | Alexander | ||
| Walrath | Brycen | Orcino | ||
| Walton | David | Parker | ||
| Ward | Jackson | Carlisle | ||
| Warner | Cameron | Paul | ||
| Warner | Ethan | Daniel | ||
| Warren | William | Daniel | ||
| Washington | Devan | Keanu | ||
| Way | James | Daniel | ||
| Weakland | Mark | Matthew | ||
| Weatherholt | Dante | Robert | ||
| Wentworth | Timothy | Jacob | ||
| Werder | Michael | Everett | ||
| West | Jaylin | Tyree | ||
| West | Matthew | McKinley | ||
| Westmoreland | William | Harley | Logan | III |
| Wheeler | Colin | James | ||
| Williams | Edgar | Beck | ||
| Williams | Eric | O'Cyrus | ||
| Winston | Brandon | Michael | ||
| Wisniewski | George | Joseph | ||
| Wittman | Andrew | David | II | |
| Wode | Christopher | Ian | ||
| Woodbury | Tristan | Philip | ||
| Woods | Richard | Donnie | ||
| Wratislaw | David | Leslie | Jr. | |
| Wright | Denzel | Ray | ||
| Wyble | Darrian | Robert | ||
| Ye | Huazhou | |||
| Yongue | Webb | Alston | ||
| Young | Bratton | Frank | ||
| Zeigler | Brennen | Alexander |
From service to The Citadel, these veteran graduates are good to go
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