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The Inauguration of John W. Rosa Lieutenant General, United States Air Force, Retired as the Nineteenth President of The Citadel® The Military College of South Carolina H H H Friday, the Twenty-First of April Two Thousand and Six Charleston, South Carolina Presidents of The Citadel (The title of the the presiding officer was Superintendent until 1921 when the title was changed to President.) Captain William Fair Graham ...................................................................................................................1843-1844 Major Richard Woodward Colcock ..........................................................................................................1844-1852 Major Francis Withers Capers ...................................................................................................................1852-1859 Major Peter Fassoux Stevens ......................................................................................................................1859-1861 Major James Benjamin White ....................................................................................................................1861-1865 Colonel John Peyre Thomas .......................................................................................................................1882-1885 Brigadier General George Doherty Johnston ..........................................................................................1885-1890 Colonel Asbury Coward .............................................................................................................................1890-1908 Colonel Oliver James Bond ........................................................................................................................1908-1931 General Charles Pelot Summerall .............................................................................................................1931-1953 General Mark Wayne Clark .......................................................................................................................1954-1965 General Hugh Pate Harris ..........................................................................................................................1965-1970 Major General James William Duckett ....................................................................................................1970-1974 Lieutenant General George Marion Seignious II ....................................................................................1974-1979 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale ........................................................................................................1979-1980 Major General James Alexander Grimsley, Jr. .........................................................................................1980-1989 Lieutenant General Claudius Elmer Watts III .........................................................................................1989-1996 Major General John Southy Grinalds .......................................................................................................1996-2005 H H H The Nineteenth President of The Citadel John William Rosa Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa was born in was named superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy Springfield, Ill., Sept. 28, 1951. After graduating from high in Colorado Springs, Colo., and in September of that year, school in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1969, he was recruited to he was promoted to lieutenant general. play football at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. While at The Citadel Rosa was starting Bulldog Rosa holds a master’s degree in public administra- quarterback in 1970 and went on to earn three varsity let- tion from Golden Gate University. He is a graduate of ters in football. He graduated from The Citadel in 1973 the Air Force Command and Staff College, the U.S. Army with a degree in business administration and was awarded Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army a commission in the Air Force. War College. And he has studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Graduate School A command fighter pilot with more than 3,600 flying of Education. hours, Rosa enjoyed an illustrious 32-year career in the Air Force. Among his career highlights, he was stationed in His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Lossiemouth, Scotland, as an American exchange officer -fly the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit ing the Jaguar for the Royal Air Force. He has commanded with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with at squadron, group and wing levels at air bases in South four oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal Korea, Idaho, South Carolina, New Mexico and Georgia. and the Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He served as inspector general for Pacific Air Forces at He has flown the A-7, A-10, Hunter and Jaguar aircraft, F- Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii and commandant of The 16, F-117A, HH-60G and HC-130. Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. As deputy director for operations for the Joint On Jan. 3, 2006, Rosa returned to The Citadel where he Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., he was in charge of serves as 19th president. He is married to Donna Kangeter, the National Military Command Center and served as the a Charleston native. They have two sons, Jonathan and military spokesman for the Pentagon when U.S. troops were Brad, ’03, and a grandson, Michael Bradley, who is the son deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002. In July 2003, he of Jonathan and his wife, Elisha. The Inaugural Ceremony Colonel William E. Jenkinson III Chairman of the Board of Visitors Presiding Prelude Selections performed by The Citadel Regimental Band Commander J. Michael Alverson, USN, Retired Director Processional Triumphal March from AIDA by Giuseppe Verdi Order of Procession* The Faculty** The Delegates The Platform Party Invocation* Colonel David O. Golden, USA, Retired Chaplain to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets The National Anthem* led by Colonel W. Gary Nichols College Marshal Welcome and Introduction of Distinguished Guests Colonel Jenkinson Greetings Greetings from the State of South Carolina The Honorable R. André Bauer Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Greetings from the Charleston Community The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Mayor of the City of Charleston Greetings from The Citadel Alumni Association Major General Nathaniel H. Robb, Jr., USANG, Retired President of The Citadel Alumni Association *The audience will stand. ** Cadet Marshals will precede each unit. Greetings from the Corps of Cadets and Active Duty Students Cadet Colonel F. Ogden Nash Regimental Commander of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Greetings from the Students of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies Mr. Ryan R. Treat President of the CGPS Student Government Association Greetings from the Faculty and Staff Major Harry D. Davakos Chairman of The Citadel Faculty Council Introduction of the Inaugural Speaker Colonel Jenkinson Inaugural Address General Lance L. Smith, USAF Commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation Installation of the President Colonel Jenkinson President’s Address Lieutenant General John W. Rosa, USAF, Retired Nineteenth President of The Citadel Alma Mater* led by Colonel Nichols (Refer to inside back page) Recessional* Gloria by Frank H. Losey (Please remain in your seats until the Platform Party, Delegates and The Citadel Faculty retire.) *The audience will stand. H H H Alberta Robinson Oral Translator The Platform Party Colonel Glenn D. Addison Colonel James E. Jones, Jr. Member of the Board of Visitors Member Emeritus of the Board of Visitors Major General Arthur H. Baiden III, AUS, Retired Colonel William G. Kastner Vice Chairman of the Board of Visitors Member of the Board of Visitors The Honorable J. Gresham Barrett Colonel Harry B. Limehouse, Jr. United States House of Representatives Member of the Board of Visitors The Honorable R. André Bauer Colonel Allison D. Love Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Member of the Board of Visitors The Honorable Henry E. Brown Cadet Colonel F. Ogden Nash United States House of Representatives Commander of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Colonel Claude W. Burns III Colonel W. Gary Nichols Member of the Board of Visitors College Marshal The Honorable Stephen E. Buyer The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr. United States House of Representatives Mayor of the City of Charleston Major Harry D. Davakos Major General Nathaniel H. Robb, Jr., USANG, Retired Chairman of the Faculty Council President of The Citadel Alumni Association Colonel Harvey M. Dick General Lance L. Smith, USAF Member of the Board of Visitors Commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation Colonel John R. Douglas Member of the Board of Visitors Colonel Douglas A. Snyder Member of the Board of Visitors Colonel Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr. Member Emeritus of the Board of Visitors Major General Stanhope S. Spears Adjutant General of South Carolina Colonel David O. Golden, USA, Retired Chaplain to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Brigadier General Donald A. Steven Provost and Dean of the College Major General James A. Grimsley, Jr., USA, Retired Sixteenth President of The Citadel and President Emeritus Colonel Gregory A. Stone, USA, Retired Commandant of Cadets Major General John S. Grinalds, USMC, Retired Eighteenth President of The Citadel The Honorable Inez M. Tenenbaum