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

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.

Willam Varn is Tango Company commander from Pawleys Island, South Carolina. He is a Mechanical Engineering major that is pursuing his PE licensing. Varn is a member of the 2024 Junior Sword Arch, 2024 Summerall Guard and a recipient of Gold Stars, Dean’s list and has been awarded President’s List. 

“Both the contributions and outcomes of our cadets, students, faculty, staff and supporters have made our long-running success possible, and we appreciate the recognition of that hard work.”

Gregory Mazzaro, a professor in The Citadel’s electrical and computer engineering department is working with Army researchers on a new way to help soldiers detect buried bombs.

The Citadel School of Engineering is taking a big step forward in artificial intelligence research and development through a grant awarded by the National Science Foundation.