List of Citadel alumni

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This is a list of famous individuals associated with The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, including graduates, former students, and professors.

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[edit] Alumni

[edit] Military

  • Johnson Hagood, 1847. Brig Gen, CSA
  • Micah Jenkins, 1854. Brig Gen, CSA
  • Evander M. Law, 1856. Maj Gen, CSA
  • Ellison Capers, 1857. Brig Gen, CSA
  • Thomas Hueginen , 1859. Brig Gen, CSA/SC Militia
  • General William W. Hartzog, 1963. USA,only active duty four star general in Citadel history. Former Commanding General, Army Training & Doctrine Command
  • General William O. Brice, 1921. USMC Former Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and Director of Marine Aviation, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps for Air and Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Marine Aviation. He had been advanced to the rank of general upon retirement by reason of having been specially commended in combat
  • General Edwin A. Pollock, 1921. USMC - Former Commander of the Pacific and Atlantic Fleet Marine Forces. He had been advanced to the rank of general upon retirement by reason of having been specially commended in combat
  • General Chokechai Hongthong (1963), Commanding General Royal Thai Armed Forces
  • General Weerachai Iam-Saard (1968), Chief of Joint Staff Royal Thai Armed Forces
  • General Lertrat Ratanawanich (1971), Chief of Joint Staff Royal Thai Armed Forces
  • Lt. Gen. Jack B. Farris, 1958. USA - Former Deputy Commanding General, US Pacific Command
  • Lt. Gen. George M. Seignious II, 1942. USA, Ret. - Former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense; Director, Joint Staff, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Delegate-at-large to the SALT talks; Former President, Atlantic Council of the United States; Former Commandant of the Berlin American Zone
  • Lt. Gen. Claudius E. Watts III (1958), USAF, Ret. - Fullbright Scholar; Former Comptroller of the USAF; retired President of The Citadel; Managing Director and Head of the Technology Buyout Group at The Carlyle Group
  • Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, Jr. (1973), USAF, Current President of the Citadel and former Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy
  • Lt. Gen. Donald E. Rosenblum (1951), USA - He was the initial Division Commander of the 24th Infantry Division, was Deputy Commander of XVIII Airborne Corps and commanded the First Army.
  • Lt. Gen. John B. Sams, Jr. (1967), USAF, Ret. - Former Commander of 15th AF, Travis AFB
  • Lt. Gen. Harry T. Fields (1960), USA - Former Deputy Commanding General, US Pacific Command
  • Lt. Gen. E.G. Shuler, Jr. (1959), USAF, Ret. - Former Commander of 8th AF, Barksdale AFB, LA
  • Lt. Gen. Carmen J. Cavezza (1961), USA - Former Commanding General, I Corps, Ft Lewis, WA
  • Lt. Gen. Samuel L. Wakefield (1960), USA - Former Commanding General, US Army Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia
  • Lt. Gen. Herbert J. Beckington (1943), USMC - Former USMC Deputy Chief of Saff for Plans and Ops
  • Lt. Gen. William P. Tangney (1967), USA- Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Command
  • Lt. Gen. William M. Steele (1967), USA - Former Commanding General, US Army/Pacific
  • Lt. Gen. James E. Vaught (1946), USA - Former Commanding General, US Forces Korea.
  • Lt. Gen. Gary L. Parks (1969), USMC - Former Deputy Commandant of the USMC for Manpower & Reserve Affairs
  • Lt. Gen. John Costello (1969), USA. Former Commanding General, US Army Space & Missile Defense Command
  • Lt. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater (1972), USA - Chief of Staff, US European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Lt. Gen. John F. Kimmons (1974), USA - HQ US Army, Director of Intelligence, G2
  • Lt. Gen. Edwin Broadhurst, Jr. (1938), USAF, Ret. - Former assistant deputy chief of staff for operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
  • Lt. Gen. Joesph M. Heiser (1943), USA - Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics of the U.S. Army
  • Lt. Gen. James T. Moore, USMC (1916, deceased)- Infantry General during World War II Marine Corps
  • Maj. Gen. Lewis G. Merritt, USMC (1917, deceased)- Pioneer in Marine Corps aviation; honored with the renaming of the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, SC, in his memory
  • Maj Gen Robert M. Williams (1974), USA - Commanding General US Army Armor Center Fort Knox
  • Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Bowra (1970), USA - Asst. Chief of Staff for Operations, Regional Command North, The Netherlands
  • Maj Gen William H. Brandenburg (1973), USA - Deputy Commanding General for Training & Readiness, I Corps & Fort Lewis
  • Maj. Gen. Terry W. Juskowiak (1973), USA - Commanding General/Commandant, US Army Quartermaster Center and School
  • Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell (1911), Adjutant General of the South Carolina National Guard.
  • Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth(1980), Adjutant General of the New Jersey National Guard.
  • Maj. Gen. Nathaniel R. Robb (1964), Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard.
  • Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram (1943), Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard.
  • Maj. Gen. John A. Wilson(1950), Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard.
  • Brig Gen John T. Kennedy (class of 1907), USA (left the Citadel and graduated from West Point). He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1909, in the Philippines Campaign. Maintained lifelong membership in the Citadel Alumni Association.
  • Brig Gen Michael (Mike) Bozeman, 1967. USAR; Track Coach (1985-present), Interim Director of Athletics (1998), and Commandant (temporary) (1995-1996) at the Virginia Military Institute.[1]
  • Lt Col Horace Crouch (1940, deceased), USA - World War II hero; Served as a navigator in the famous Doolittle Raid over Japan.
  • Major Thomas D. Howie (1929, deceased), USA - World War II hero; “The Major of St. Lo”; leader of the battalion that captured St. Lo (where he was killed)
  • Maj Samuel R. Bird, (1961) USA - Officer in Charge of President Kennedy's Funneral Honor Guard and the subject of a May 1989 Reader's Digest feature on leadership and strength of character.

[edit] Business

  • Charles E. Daniel, 1918 and R. Hugh Daniel, 1929. Founders of Daniel International Construction Corporation. (at one time the largest construction company in the world); major Citadel benefactors for whom Daniel Library is named.
  • Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., 1942. Chairman/CEO of Knight-Ridder, Inc.
  • John B. Sias, 1947. Executive VP, The Chronicle Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA; president of ABC Television Network
  • Alonzo A. Burris, Jr., 1950. Chairman/CEO, Burris Chemicals Inc.
  • Eugene V. Risher (1954) - Former UPI White House Correspondent & ABC-TV News Executive
  • Dr. Brantley D. Thomas, Jr. (1955) - Senior VP, Westvaco Corporation, Charleston, SC
  • Eugene C. Figg, Jr (1958)- President/CEO, Figg Engineering Group(one of the world’s largest bridge designers), Tallahassee, FL
  • James E. Moseley (1958)- Attorney; Past President, US Maritime Lawyers Association, Jacksonville, FL
  • Dr. John M. Palms (1958) - President, University of South Carolina
  • Julian G. Frasier III (1959) - President, Frasier Tire Company, Sumter, SC
  • Dr. Harvey W. Schiller (1960) - Pres./CEO, Assante, US, New York, NY; President, Turner Sports Inc., Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta, GA; Executive Director, United States Olympic Committee
  • Tandy C. Rice, Jr. (1961) - President, Country Music Association, and Music Industry Executive, Nashville, TN
  • Allan C. Schreiber - Executive VP, Morton’s Restaurant Group, New Hyde Park, NY; Executive VP, National Westminster Bank, New York, NY
  • L. William Krause, Jr. (1963) - President, LWK Ventures, Los Altos Hills, CA; retired Chairman/CEO, 3Com Corporation
  • A Stewart Hall, Jr. (1964)- President, Hughes Supply, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL
  • H. Stephen McManus (1964) - President/Chief Operating Officer, Hardee's
  • O. Perry Earle III (1965) - Chairman/CEO, Regions Bank, Greenville,
  • R. Kenneth Tonning (1966)- President/General Mgr., WTLV-TV/Gannett Broadcasting, Jacksonville, FL
  • Robert S. Cauthen, Jr. (1968) - Chairman/CEO, New World Marketing, Inc., Houston, TX; President/CEO, American General Life Insurance Co
  • Charles T. Cole, Jr. (1968) - Executive VP & Regional President, Palmetto Region, Wachovia
  • Frank J. DeMarco III (1968) - President, Carolinas Division of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation
  • Richard L. Wackenhut (1969) - CEO, The Wackenhut Corporation
  • John P. McAleer III (1972) - VP, APAC, Inc., Atlanta, GA; President, TRS International Group (subsidiary of Fluor Daniel)
  • Charles B. Coe, 1973. President, BellSouth Telecommunications, Atlanta, GA.
  • Daniel J. Kohl, 1978. President/CEO, Sonus Corp., Atlanta, GA
  • Anderson D. Warlick, 1979. President/Chief Operating Officer, Parkdale Mills, Gastonia, NC

[edit] Sports

  • Paul L. Maguire (1960) - ESPN sports analyst; former professional football player (one of only 12 players to play from the inception of the American Football League until its merger with the NFL); member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • W. Calvin (Cal) McCombs (1967) - Former head football coach, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • John K. Small, Sr. (1970) - Former professional football player; linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons & the Detroit Lions; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • L. Ellis Johnson (1975) - Former head football coach, The Citadel
  • Richard A. Johnson (1976) - Director of Athletics, Wofford College
  • William Timothy Jones - Former Major League Baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • L. Frederick Jordan (1979) - Head baseball coach, The Citadel
  • Lyvonia A. "Stump" Mitchell (1985) - Assistant football coach, Seattle Seahawks; former running back for the St. Louis & Phoenix Cardinals; former head football coach, Morgan State University; had his Citadel jersey #35 retired; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Jeffrey C. Barkley (1982) - Former baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians; 2002 inductee of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Gregory B. Davis (1987) - Former professional football player/place kicker for the Oakland Raiders; also played for the Atlanta Falcons; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Gettys M. Glaze (1992) - Former baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox organization; former Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Lester J. Smith, Jr. (1992) - Safety for Montreal Alouettes, Canadian Football League; had his Citadel jersey #15 retired; member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Dallas McPherson - Professional baseball player. 3rd Base, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
  • Nehemiah Broughton (2005) - Professional football player. FB, Washington Redskins.

[edit] Other

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