MG Wallace E. Anderson, SCM

Class of 1934

Hometown: Scranton, SC

Distinguished Alumnus Photo

  • Interim President of The Citadel, 1979.
  • Anderson was 1st Honor Graduate of the Class of 1934 at The Citadel and a Rackham Fellow at the University of Michigan where he earned his Ph.D. in physics.
  • Prior to being named Interim President, Anderson was a professor and Head of the Physics Department, and Vice President for Academic Affairs at The Citadel.
  • Anderson served in the US Army Reserves from 1934 to 1964.