The Citadel Foundation, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, will recognize and celebrate for the first time the generosity of those whose lifelong support allows the college to pursue its vision of achieving excellence in the education of principled leaders. 

Nearly 160 members of The Citadel’s four lifetime giving societies, which represent individual donations of $100,000 or more, will gather at 2 p.m. in Summerall Chapel to be honored.  Taken together, the current living members of the giving societies have committed nearly $122 million to The Citadel.

"Private philanthropy makes the crucial difference in the lives of cadets and graduate students because it is flexible, targeted, and can offset some of the recent cutbacks," said Dennis Bergvall, executive director of The Citadel Foundation. "Gifts from alumni and friends, particularly in times of economic uncertainty and declining state funding, provide the vital support that gives us a margin of excellence.  A Citadel degree has value in the working world, and donor support ensures that The Citadel experience will remain exceptional.”

Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, ’73, will preside over the induction ceremony. Joining will be retired BellSouth executive Charles B. Coe, '73, chairman of The Citadel Foundation's board of directors, and Anderson D. Warlick, '79, president and CEO of Parkdale Mills and a founding member of the Society of 1842, the college's most prestigious giving society honoring those whose lifetime contributions exceed $1 million.

The featured speaker will be Holly D. Maslowski, Class of 2009. At 22, Maslowski has already demonstrated her own philanthropic leadership by committing to fund an endowed scholarship honoring Nancy Mace Jackson, '00, and Petra Lovetinska Seipel, '00, the first two women to graduate from The Citadel. For information about this scholarship and a profile of Ms. Maslowki, please visit http://externalaffairs.citadel.edu/holly_maslowski

The inaugural members of The Citadel Foundation's Leaders in Philanthropy are listed below.  The 2009 inductees have demonstrated their profound commitment to the college through their leadership contributions of $100,000 or higher at the close of the 2008 calendar year.

In future years, new members will be invited to campus to participate in a similar induction ceremony, establishing the Leaders in Philanthropy weekend event as a new annual tradition celebrating charity and service as virtues of the principled leader.

The Citadel Foundation's 2009 Leaders in Philanthropy

Listed below are the inaugural members of The Citadel Foundation’s four lifetime giving societies:

• The Society of 1842 ($1 million and higher)
• Mark Clark Society ($500,000 - $999,999)
• Star of the West Society ($250,000 - $499,999)
• Summerall Society ($100,000 - $249,999)

The Society of 1842

Since its founding in 1842, The Citadel has molded cadets into citizen-soldiers whose guiding principles learned in the barracks, in the classroom and on the parade field serve their families, their communities, their professions and their country with distinction. The Society of 1842 is The Citadel’s most prestigious giving society.

2 Anonymous Donors
Mrs. Henrietta B. Altman
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Alton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavous H. Bell, III
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Block
Mr. and Mrs. T. Walter Brashier, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace W. Brawley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Cary, II
Mrs. Betty B. Chapman
Mr. Thomas R. Culler, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. William Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett I. Davis, Jr.
Mr. Harry F. Dawley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard P. Goldman
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Todd R. Hammerstone
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Johnson, Jr.
The Jolley Foundation,
     Mr. Robert A. Jolley and
     Mr. James E. Jolley, Trustees
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Josias
Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Kelce
Mr. and Mrs. L. William Krause
Mr. Joseph M. McCabe, III
COL and Mrs. W. Thomas McQueeney
Mr. O. Lloyd Moody, Jr.
Mr. Gene Moore, III
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Ogier
Dr. Harris F. Pearson, Jr.
RADM and Mrs. William D. Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Sansom
Mr. David Shingler Spell
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Swygert, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Tobias
Dr. Bryan S. Traubert and Ms. Penny Pritzker
Mr. Robert E. Turner, III
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson D. Warlick
Mr. Jack I. Weinberger

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The Mark Clark Society

General Mark W. Clark became president of The Citadel after a brilliant career in the U.S. Army. During his tenure (1954-1965), The Citadel achieved international recognition, and the Corps of Cadets increased to the maximum capacity of the barracks. One of General Clark’s most enduring accomplishments was the founding of the Cadet Honor Code, whereby a cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do.

2 Anonymous Donors
Mr. and Mrs. H. Walter Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Aughtry, III
Dr. Barry G. Bartow
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Boyd, III
Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Bray, III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Coe
COL and Mrs. John A. Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Collins
Mrs. H. Barbara Croft
Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Cushman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Estes
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood
Mr. and Mrs. E. Cantey Higdon
Mr. and Mrs. Malachi B. Hiott, Jr.
Dr. Francis G. Horne
The Hon. and Mrs. James M. Ideman
Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Jeter
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, II
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kunze, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. McKeithan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stephen McManus
Dr. and Mrs. S. Dean McPhail
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Schiller
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Settle
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dale Smith
Mrs. Rita H. Smith
COL and Mrs. James E. Townes, Jr.
Mr. R. Read Tull

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The Star of the West Society

Citadel graduates have served their country in every conflict since the Mexican War. Named for the historic Civil War action led by a detachment of Citadel cadets, the Star of the West monument on Summerall Field commemorates all Citadel cadets and graduates who have died in defense of their country and recognizes the strong call to service demonstrated by Citadel men and women.

One Anonymous Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. Adams
Mrs. Martha Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Baysden
Mrs. Diane A. Bruton
Mr. Chester T. Coffin
Mr. Louis Coisson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Croft, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Friedner
Mr. and Mrs. W. Brantley Harvey, Jr.
Mr. Samuel H. Husbands, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Alvin W. Katz
Mrs. Cornelia J. G. Logan
Mr. and Mrs. William Lowndes, III
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Maloney, Jr.
Mrs. Mary L. McGhee
Mr. Daniel L. McKnight, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph J. Medica
Mr. Horace A. Morris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Murdock
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Poole, III
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sulick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Harmannus H. van Bergen

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The Summerall Society

General Charles Pelot Summerall (1867-1954) assumed the presidency of The Citadel in 1931 after retiring as chief of staff of the U.S. Army. During his 22-year tenure as president, the campus was greatly expanded to include many of the buildings that shape The Citadel footprint today, including Summerall Chapel, Capers Hall, LeTellier Hall, and McAlister Field House.

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ahearn
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Albrecht
Col and Mrs. John S. Allison
Col Anthony L. Baggiano and Dr. Faye S. Baggiano
Mrs. Katherine R. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bastin
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bearden
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Antoine A. Berenyi
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Berlinsky
Dr. Ralph N. Bloch
Mrs. Nancy B. Carson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clement, Jr.
Mr. Frank D. Cline
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Coffee, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Cole, Jr.
Mrs. Edith Combs
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cook, Jr.
Mrs. Mary M. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight J. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. G. Steele Dewey, III
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dwelle
LTC and Mrs. Gregory W. Dyson
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney W. Engard
LTC and Mrs. John W. Falkenbury
Ms. Susan R. Faulkner
COL and Mrs. Julian G. Frasier, III
COL and Mrs. Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr.
MG and Mrs. Joseph G. Garrett, III
COL and Mrs. John G. Gergulis
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Glenn
Maj. and Mrs. Edgar R. Goldenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Z. Graham, Jr.
MG and Mrs. James A. Grimsley, Jr.
Mrs. P. Copeland Groverman
Mrs. Germaine E. Hamrick
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Hargrove, III
Mrs. Charlene C. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Harris, III
Mrs. Vesta Haselden
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Hayes
Dr. and Mrs. William R. Haynie
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Herlong
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Hesse
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hayne Hipp
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hoffman
The Honorable and Mrs. Ernest F. Hollings
Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Hopke
Dr. and Mrs. Larry D. Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hutchinson, Jr.
Mr. Jesse B. Jackson
COL and Mrs. William E. Jenkinson, III
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Jones, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Kelly, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kerr, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Klich
Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Knox, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Kohl
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Laffitte, Jr.
Mrs. Frances C. M. Leitner
MG and Mrs. Carroll N. LeTellier
Dr. and Mrs. Dallas W. Lovelace, III
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mann
Mr. and Mrs. A. Clyde Marsh
Mrs. Helen Maybank
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Maybank
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Maybank
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. McCall
Mrs. Jeanne L. McCann
MAJ and Mrs. T. Bennett McClelland, Jr.
Mrs. Harriet P. McDougal
Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott McFadden, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Foster McKissick, III
Dr. Daniel E. Mengedoht and Dr. Marjorie M. Mengedoht
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mikytuck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moody, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Moseley
Lt Col and Mrs. John J. Motyl, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Newsom, Sr.
Mr. H. Clifton Northum
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Ogburn
Lt Col and Mrs. Sam Payne
MAJ and Mrs. Christopher F. Polites
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Potts
Lt Col and Mrs. Allen B. Radcliffe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rasberry
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Rayevich
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Renken
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Rhoad
Mr. and Mrs. Tandy C. Rice, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Rothschild
Col. Ned M. Sanders, Ret.
Mrs. Elizabeth Scarborough
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Schivera
LTC and Mrs. David G. Schofield
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Schupp
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Scott
Dr. Marc F. Settin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Settin
Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Shebel
Mrs. Dale Spears
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. St. John, III
Mrs. MaryJo T. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. T. Howard Suitt
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Terrell, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Brantley D. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe H. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo W. Varner, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Waring
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Warren
Mr. W. Burke Watson
CPT William J. Westberg, USAR, Ret.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kevin Williams
Mrs. Rose M. Winslow
Mr. E. Linwood Yarborough, III

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