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Frank E. Gibson III, ’69, traveled to Peru and visited the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

Lt Col John M. Lloyd II, ANG, Ret., ’98, retired from the Georgia Air National Guard on Oct. 1, 2025, marking the completion of his 22-year military career.

K. Wayne Wicker was named treasurer of the American Bankers Association.

BGen J. Kevin Jarrard, USMCR, served as the keynote speaker at the National Museum of the Pacific War’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 11, 2025.

CAPT James D. Bearden III, USN, Ret., was featured in a GoUpstate.com article highlighting his retirement from medical practice and his contributions to patient care and cancer treatment in Spartanburg.

LTC B. Dean Akers, Jr., USA, Ret., ’94, was honored with his U.S. Army retirement ceremony on Aug. 15, 2025, after more than 33 years of service, including more than 21 years on active duty as a chaplain.

Col Robert G. Coleman II, USAF, Ret., was inducted into the 2025 Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame.

Todd R. Brown, ’94, published his debut novel, The Preacher’s Son.

Rev. Paul T. Sizemore, ’13, served as deacon at the Canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 19, 2025, in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City.

Maj Grant P. Broggi, USMC, founder of the Strength Company was featured in an iHeart Radio segment, Making America Strong: How The Marine Is Bringing Strength, Jobs and Grit Back.

David A. Peacock, ’84, was appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to the Arkansas State Board of Education to serve a term of seven years.

J. Carlton Beasley was hired as the director of the Natchez-Adams County Airport in Mississippi.

Col Cesar A. (Rico) Rodriguez, Jr., USAF, Ret., was featured in the Fall 2025 issue of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Air & Space Quarterly magazine.

The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., was inducted to the S.C. Business Hall of Fame on March 12, 2026.