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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
LtGen Lawrence D. Nicholson, USMC, Ret., '79
Nicholson’s distinguished 39-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps included four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. His leadership roles ranged from Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Japan in 2015 to Commander of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, CA (2012–2015). He also served as Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (2010–2012), Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Afghanistan (2009–2010), and Commanding General of the 5th Marine Regiment in Iraq (2006–2007). Nicholson was seriously wounded in 2004 while serving with Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, during Operation Phantom Fury, the second battle of Fallujah, Iraq.
His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart.
Learn more about distinguished alumni at citadelalumni.org/news-stories/distinguished-alumni/dcal/.
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The Olde School Blazer Company will be in the Holliday Alumni Center, Friday, November 14, from 10am-4pm and Saturday, November 15, from 9am-Kickoff for Homecoming. Stop by while you're here or place your order online anytime.
oldeschoolblazer.com/schools/citadel/
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The Citadel football team's victory over VMI on November 4, 1961, earned the Bulldogs their first Southern Conference crown, winning in front of 750 Citadel Cadets who had made the trip to Lexington, VA, to support the team.
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BGen J. Kevin Jarrard, USMCR, '95, will serve as the keynote speaker at the National Museum of the Pacific War's annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11 a.m. CST.
northdallasgazette.com
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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.
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