TCF Board members receive honorary degrees at Commencement
(View Article) Anderson D. Warlick, '79, Vice Chairman of The Citadel Foundation's Board of Directors, and Major General Arthur H. Baiden, III, '62, AUS, Citadel Board of Visitors Chairman, were awarded honorary degrees during the 2009 Commencement exercises for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets on May 9.

Employment Opportunity
(View Article) Join our fundraising team! The Citadel Foundation is currently accepting applications for the position of Development Officer. Click the link for more information and application instructions.

"What's Your Story?"
(View Article) TCF donors share their inspiration for making a gift to The Citadel in the new feature, "What's Your Story?" For our first profile, Christi Page shares her story of creating a scholarship in memory of her husband, Roscoe Ashley "Trip" Page, III, '00.

Cadet Toastmaster Becomes State Finalist
(View Article) Cadet Shaun Hornilla advanced through three rounds of the Toastmasters International Speaking Contest this semester, proudly reprsenting El Cid Toastdawgs, The Citadel's campus chapter of the global public speaking organization. Cadet memberships in Toastmasters are generously funded by Henry Dale Smith, Citadel Class of 1947. Under the guidance of the Oral Communications Lab, the club meets weekly during the academic year. Cadet participants give both prepared and impromptu speeches, then critique one another's performance to hone their public speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

Thanks from the Front Lines
(View Article) The Citadel Family Association has partnered with cadets on campus to create the ongoing "Citadel Heroes Project," which sends letters and care packages to Citadel cadets whose academic plans were interrupted when they were called to serve their country in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specialist James D. Purgason, '07 of the S.C. Army National Guard shares how meaningful he and his unit found this support from The Citadel family on Christmas Day, 2007, while deployed in Afghanistan.

The Four Pillars, June 2009 Issue Available
(View Article) Click to read the June 2009 issue of the Four Pillars: The Citadel Foundation Parents Newsletter.