The Citadel Magazine, 2013
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THE CITADEL FUND The Citadel’s mission is to educate and prepare its graduates to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of The Citadel in a challenging intellectual environment. Acting in service of this mission, The Citadel Foundation aims to secure, manage and steward philanthropic support for The Citadel. Unrestricted gifts to The Citadel Fund provide the resources and flexibility to recruit and retain outstanding students and professors, provide them with state- of-the-art technology and facilities, and enrich campus life through athletic and cultural activities. The Citadel Fund offers every member of the college’s family an opportunity to have a direct and immediate impact on campus priorities. Each unrestricted gift, then, represents an investment that enriches The Citadel experience for every graduate student and member of the Corps of Cadets. GIVE ONLINE AT FOUNDATION.CITADEL.EDU The Citadel is an annual publication produced by The Citadel and The Citadel Foundation. Questions or comments should be directed to Jennifer Wallace, The Citadel Office of External Affairs, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, S.C. 29409 or Jennifer.Wallace@Citadel. edu. This publication is protected by copyright and cannot be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. All rights reserved in all countries. President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, USAF (Ret.), ’73 Vice President of External Affairs Col. L. Jeffrey Perez Chief Executive Officer, The Citadel Foundation John P. Dowd, III Editor Jennifer Wallace Associate Editor From the President Jarret Sonta 2 by Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, USAF (Ret.), ’73 Photographer Russ Pace Special Assistance In the News Dania M. Alshafei 4 Cadet Jonathan T. Ammen by the Office of External Affairs Mark Danes Constance Floyd Carla DeMille Lt. Col. Kevin C. Dopf, USA (Ret.) The Four Pillars Gervais Hagerty 10 Kimberly Keelor by Cadet Jane Ma; 2nd Lt. Collin Whiteford, ’13; Brian Gargone, CGC ’12; Patricia M. Kinard Cadet Lowell Dixon; Professor Grant Goodrich Patricia P. McArver Maj. Jeffrey B. Price, ’92 Three Lessons Board of Visitors 20 by Heather Anderson, CGC ’03 and ’12 Lt. Gen. W. Michael Steele, USA (Ret.), ’67 Col. Dylan W. Goff, ’02 Col. Douglas A. Snyder, ’82 Col. Allison Dean Love, CGC, ’93 Col. Glenn D. Addison, USAFR (Ret.), ’79 STEM Lt. Gen. John B. Sams, Jr., USAF (Ret.), ’67 24 by Glenda La Rue Col. Tecumseh Hooper, Jr., ’69 Col. Peter M. McCoy, Sr., ’74 Col. Robert H. Nuttall, Sr., ’62 Col. Lewis Eugene Pinson, ’72 Col. Gregory A. Lapointe, ’85 A Day in the Life 28 by Lance Braye, ’13, and Cadet James McManus Secretary to the Board of Visitors Col. Myron C. Harrington, Jr., USMC (Ret.), ’60 Ex Officio Board Members The Honorable Nikki R. Haley Inside Lesesne Gate Governor of South Carolina 34 by Russ Pace Maj. General Robert E. Livingston, Jr. Adjutant General of South Carolina The Honorable Mitchell M. Zais State Superintendent of Education 44 From Kings Mountain Street Chairman Emeritus to Constitution Avenue Col. Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr., ’51 by Jennifer Wallace Emeritus Member Col. William E. Jenkinson, III, ’68 A Legacy of Leadership Non-Voting Representatives 50 by The Citadel Foundation Claudius E. Watts, IV, ’83 Chairman, The Citadel Foundation Frank E. Gibson, III, ’69 President, The Citadel Alumni Association Leaders in Philanthropy Matthew G. Watson, ’97 52 by The Citadel Foundation President, The Citadel Brigadier Foundation Provost & Dean of the College Brig. Gen. Samuel M. Hines, Jr. They Rest So We May Live Free Commandant of Cadets 56 by Cadet Jonathan T. Ammen Col. Leo A. Mercado, USMC (Ret.), ’79 Vice Presidents John P. Dowd, III Hope Springs Eternal Institutional Advancement 58 Larry W. Leckonby by Cadets John W. and Wilson R. Hope Athletics Col. James N. Openshaw, USAF (Ret.), ’83 Representing Stevens Barracks on the cover are Cadets Margaret LaRiviere of Springfield, Va.; Paris Finance (interim) Scott of Hanahan, S.C.; Po-Lun Su of Taiwan; Ryan Cass of Tega Cay, S.C.; Cornelius Lee of Clarkston, Col. L. Jeffrey Perez External Affairs Ga.; and Matthew Bungarden of Palo Alto, Calif. Col. Thomas G. Philipkosky, USAF (Ret.), ’82 Operations Director of Governmental and Community Affairs Col. Cardon B. Crawford, USA (Ret.), ’83 1 2 FromTHE th CITADELe P resident’ 2013 Welcome to this special edition of The Citadel. It’s been 10 years since the publication of the inaugural issue, which generated enthusiasm and acclaim from family, friends and alumni alike. While much has happened in those years, our commitment to preserving the values and traditions on which the college was founded remains as strong as ever. Our success as an institution relies on our ability to adapt to the times by offering a cutting- edge education coupled with a preeminent leader development program. To do this we have created a strategic roadmap—the LEAD Plan 2018—to achieve our vision of educating and developing principled leaders. Our Dare to Lead campaign captures the bold spirit of the LEAD Plan and highlights our academic and leadership prominence. This issue is about cadets, students, faculty and alumni who dare to lead. From the story of Cadet Ryan Boodee’s project to build a near-infrared camera that will enable scientists to take pictures of objects in the solar system (page 12) to 2nd Lt. Collin Whiteford’s account of an Army ROTC training exercise as a senior that will prepare him for the responsibilities of a career as an Army officer (page 14), cadets dare to lead. Heather Anderson, CGC ’03 and ’12, leads every day as a school counselor helping children overcome problems (page 20). Glenda La Rue, who leads The Citadel’s STEM Center of Excellence, creates successful and innovative programs for preschool through graduate school students in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (page 24). Alumni, too, play a fundamental role in our Dare to Lead campaign. Bill Krause, ’63, and his wife, Gay, who were featured in the inaugural issue of this magazine, are featured again for their generous gift of $9 million to support the advancement of leadership at the college (page 50). Ashley Garry, ’03, served the nation as an Army officer in Iraq, graduated from Cornell Law School, clerked for South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal and is now working for Nelson Mullins law firm in Washington, D.C. (page 44). He dares to lead, as do the alumni inducted this year into the Leaders in Philanthropy giving societies for their loyalty and generous support of the college (page 52). A Citadel education continues to be in high demand thanks to the example set by our faculty, staff, graduates, cadets and other students who every day demand excellence from themselves and those around them. They dare to lead, and they make us proud. John W. Rosa, ’73 Lieutenant General, USAF (Retired) President 3 InNews from The Citadel The News2013 in Review The Citadel No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report for third straight year For the third straight year U.S. News & World Report named The Citadel the top public college in its category in the South. The college was also designated a “Best Value” and recognized for “strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” Highlights of The Citadel’s Rankings A new class of graduates Saturday, May 4, was a big day for members of the class of • No. 1 public college in the South offering a master’s degree 2013. The class graduated ready and confident to serve as • Overall score (88) highest nationally for all public leaders of principle in the military and a global workplace. schools in The Citadel’s category Participating in commencement exercises were 468 • Average alumni giving rate (29 percent) highest students, including 12 veteran students and 28 men nationally for all colleges in The Citadel’s category, both and women who are currently serving as members public and private of the Marine Corps and Navy. Among them was Nathan Cintula, who after nearly 22 years as an enlisted • No. 2 “Best Value” among public colleges in The serviceman was commissioned as a Naval officer and was Citadel’s category in the South ready to embark on a whole new military career when • No. 22 undergraduate engineering program at schools most are considering retirement from the service to join without a doctoral program the civilian sector. • No. 3 public college in The Citadel’s category in Cintula, 39, had always wanted to be an engineer and the South for “strong commitment to undergraduate a Navy officer, but as a 17-year-old enlisted sailor, he teaching” did not have the grades or study habits to excel. He took college courses part-time over the years, and when he “I am very proud of our cadets, students, faculty and staff was just a semester away from graduating from Southern for all the hard work that led to this distinction. This was a Illinois University with a degree in science technical team effort,” said Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, president of The management, he applied for a slot in the very competitive Citadel. “We don’t chase rankings but endeavor to achieve Seaman-To-Admiral 21 program. STA-21 allowed him to our vision: excellence in the education and development of earn an engineering degree at The Citadel and an officer’s principled leaders.” commission in the Navy. Among the factors considered by U.S. News & World “The STA-21 program made a lot of sense to me—it Report (with The Citadel’s rating in parentheses) are: was an opportunity to begin a new career, complete an • Average retention rate (82 percent) engineering degree, become a commissioned officer and continue to serve my country proudly,” Cintula said.