The Citadel Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Highlight Christopher M. Lemonis, '92 Lemonis is one of The Citadel's most accomplished baseball alumni. A standout player and record-setting Bulldog, he later returned as an assistant coach, helping lead the program to five NCAA Regional appearances. As head coach at Mississippi State, he guided the Bulldogs to the 2021 College World Series championship—the university's first national title in any team sport. His coaching career also includes seven NCAA Tournament appearances at Louisville, where he earned national Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2013. In 2026, he was named head baseball coach at Coastal Carolina University, adding another milestone to an accomplished career in collegiate baseball. Learn more about distinguished alumni at citadelalumni.org/news-stories/distinguished-alumni/dcal/.

July 6, 2026

LTC Robert M. Burnham III, USA, '04, concluded his tenure as commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District. (U.S. Army photo by Kaylee Wendt) dvidshub.net/news/568694/us-army-corps-engineers-buffalo-district-welcomes-new-commander

From a story published in the July 5, 1922, Edgefield Advertiser: Citadel Moving to New Buildings This is moving time at The Citadel and various articles of equipment are now being transferred to the buildings at the Hampton Park site, where in the fall the cadets will report for the new term. The Citadel library, composed of several thousand volumes, has already been moved to the new barracks building along with tables, chairs, book racks and other equipment and motor trucks are hauling apparatus and supplies from the chemical laboratory, to be installed in new quarters. Considerable progress is being made on the hospital at the Hampton Park campus and various activities are going forward to be ready in the fall for the big opening. It is understood that the faculty members, for the most part, will continue to use the present quarters at Marion Square, as a delay has developed in plans for erecting officers' residences at Hampton Park this summer. This will mean considerable inconvenience to the professors but they are taking the situation philosophically. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026897/1922-07-05/ed-1/

Happy 250th!

📢 Office Closure Notice The Citadel Alumni Association and The Citadel are closed today, July 3, for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Have a wonderful 250th! 🎆🎇🎆

📢 Office Closure Notice The Citadel Alumni Association and The Citadel are closed tomorrow, July 3, for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Have a wonderful 250th! 🎆🎇🎆

July 2, 2026

MajGen J. Kevin Jarrard, USMC, '95, is overseeing the U.S. Department of War's support to Venezuela earthquake relief efforts as the senior U.S. Southern Command official on the ground there. https://www.southcom.mil