WATTS, CLAUDIUS E.
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Citadel Class of 1958. LTG U.S.A.F., (Ret.). President of The Citadel 1989-1996. While at The Citadel he had the rank of Cadet LTC, commanding the third battalion. He was a gold star student every semester he was here. After graduation he attended the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Fulbright Scholar. In 1967, he earned a master's degree in business administration from Stanford. His father and his son both graduated from The Citadel, 1932 and 1983 respectively. As an Air Force officer he logged more than 7,000 flying hours. His 44 awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Vietnamese Service Medal. From 1986 until his retirement in 1989 he served as Comptroller of the Air Force. His portrait hangs in the Daniel Library, and another portrait hangs over the fireplace in Mark Clark Hall. (Sources: CDR Bruce E. Williams, "Bud Watts, '58: Above the Crowd," Citadel Magazine, vol. 1, no. 3 (Spring 1999), pp. 24-27. PRIOLEAU ROOM U430 .C5 A823) (DH)
See also Citadel History - Lieutenant General Claudius E. Watts III.
