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LtCol John W. Powell, Jr., USMCR, Ret., ’77, assumed command of the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, on March 25. Powell is the former Director of Admissions for The Citadel.

George E. Alvites joined Venerable as vice president, head of audit.

Col Thomas E. Barnett, USAF, Ret., ’93, met Col J. Quincy Collins, USAF, Ret., ’53, at the Charlotte Area Citadel Club’s Muster on March 20.

Dr. Darrell K. Smith is the executive director of the U.S. Industrial Pellet Association.

Gerald D. Jowers, Jr., ’98, was honored by Lawdragon as one of the 500 top leading plaintiff consumer lawyers for 2025.

Charles J. Williams, Jr., achieved certification as a certified financial planner.

Wilbert C. Wilks II, ’96, was named S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year for Post D (Horry County).

COL Jefferson D. Jordan, SCSG, retired from public and private school education after 40 years as a teacher, coach and administrator. He is now the assistant farm manager of a private hunt club along the banks of the Wateree River in Camden.

Lance Corporal C.H. Sprott, ’11, was named the 2024 South Carolina Highway Patrol Statewide Trooper of the Year. He serves on the Coastal Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team.

Brian P. Schiltz is the general manager and director of operations for Discovery Land Company/Discovery Builders, overseeing construction for Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in Abaco, the Bahamas, and the Barbuda Ocean Club in the West Indies.

At a recent Boy Scout Court of Honor, Troop 312, sponsored by Edmonds (Wash.) United Methodist Church, honored Robert O. Dixon, ’61, with a 40-year adult service pin. During that period Dixon served as treasurer for Troop 325 and Scoutmaster, an Order of the Arrow advisor and chartered organization representative […]

LTC Timothy A. Terese, USA, Ret., ’97, celebrated his 50th birthday on Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pa. Terese is the recruiting and operations officer for The Citadel’s Palmetto Battalion Army ROTC program. He attended the ROO Workshop in San Antonio, including a visit to the Texas Military Institute, supported several […]

The Citadel Army ROTC Palmetto Battalion had the honor of hosting LTG E. Miles Brown, USA, ’95, the Deputy Commanding General of Army Futures Command and an alumnus of the program. During his visit, Brown engaged with The Citadel’s Defense Cyber Institute, had lunch with Army cadets, and provided an […]

COL Wyatt E. Ball, USAR, served as task force commander for United Nations General Assembly 79 in New York City and is serving as the defense coordinating officer for Region 02 (N.J., N.Y., P.R. and U.S.V.I.).

COL Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr., SCM, ’51, and Mrs. Jean F. Fulghum renewed their wedding vows in Summerall Chapel with the assistance of Citadel Chaplain S. Aaron Meadows, ’04.