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The Citadel Alumni Association Contributes to Scholarships
The Citadel Alumni Association capped off a banner year of giving at its annual membership meeting. The Association will contribute $900,000 to support college operations, CAA legacy cadet and need-based scholarships, and enhance The Citadel’s Service to Country Tuition Scholarships and National Service Room and Board Scholarships for ROTC cadets.
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The Citadel Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Highlight
Dr. Ronald A. Charles, '65
Charles holds 9th degree Judo black belt rank. The US Judo Association twice inducted him into its National Hall of Fame and honored him with Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2010 and 2020.
He learned Judo as a freshman in 1961 through a required physical education course.
He earned his black belt in Tokyo at the Kodokan Judo Institute, where he studied for more than a year under a direct former student of Judo’s founder. Charles propagated Judo to hundreds of clubs in more 40 countries on five continents.
In 2010 the World Judo Museum in Berlin presented him with their Medal of Honor. His Judo uniform, adorned with every certification patch, is now one of their featured exhibits.
Charles also holds 7th degree black belt rank in traditional Jujitsu and co-authored the Jujitsu Manual of the United States Judo Association. He has taught Jujitsu worldwide.
Eight years after his graduation, he returned to The Citadel and earned a master’s degree and received his PhD degree from the University of South Carolina. Charles also earned a post-doctoral master’s degree from The Citadel.
In the 1990s he taught Judo and coached the team at The Citadel. For decades Charles ran the USJA’s largest club, the Samurai Judo Association, sharing Judo and Jujitsu instruction without charge.
Charles served six elected terms as president of Coastal Carolina Mensa, the area chapter of the international high-IQ society.
To learn more about The Citadel Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni List, visit citadelalumni.org/news-stories/distinguished-alumni.
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The 1992 Bulldog Football team became the winningest in The Citadel's history. The "Dream Season" included a 50-0 victory over VMI on November 14, 1992.
The Bulldogs made it to the second round of the NCAA playoffs.
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Mr. Joe Culbreth, ’54, visited us in the Holliday Alumni Center during Homecoming 2024 when he returned to campus for his 70th reunion. He chatted with us for a bit about his time at The Citadel, his Citadel Ring and being a CAA Life Member.
Mr. Culbreth graduated with a degree in civil engineering and went on to establish CBM Construction Company, an industry leader in commercial, industrial and residential construction and engineering.
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Congratulations to our 2024 CAA Award Recipients, presented by The Citadel President Gen Glenn M. Walters, USMC, Ret., '79, and outgoing CAA President Norm Poole, '90, at the CAA Annual Meeting during Homecoming 2024.
Leo Mercado, '79, was named our 2024 Distinguished Life Member.
Hank Fuller, recently retired director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, was named our 2024 Honorary Life Member.
Rachelle Riegerix, '12, is the 2024 Young Alumnus/Alumna of the Year.
Bill Washo, '71, is our 2024 Citadel Club President of the Year for his work with the Fayetteville-Sandhills Area Citadel Club.
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