{"id":20,"date":"2020-08-17T16:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T20:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/administration\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:58:00","slug":"past-presidents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/administration\/president\/past-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page lists all Citadel Superintendents and Presidents since 1843. The title of Superintendent was changed to President in 1910. The current president is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/administration\/president\/\">Gen. Kenneth F. \u201cFrank\u201d McKenzie Jr., USMC (Ret.), \u201879<\/a>. Biographical information is available by clicking one of the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-captain-william-f-graham-usa-1843-1844\">Captain William F. Graham, USA (1843-1844)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Newberry, South Carolina, on June 15, 1818, William Graham received his early education in Newberry and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1838.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/captain-william-f-graham-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-richard-w-colcock-usa-1844-1852\">Major Richard W. Colcock, USA (1844-1852)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Born June 6, 1806 in Beaufort, South Carolina, Richard Colcock graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1826.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/major-richard-w-colcock-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-francis-w-capers-scm-1852-1859\">Major Francis W. 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White, SCM (1861-1865)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>James White was born on a plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina in 1828.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/major-james-b-white-scm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colonel-john-p-thomas-csa-1882-1885\">Colonel John P. Thomas, CSA (1882-1885)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonel Thomas was born in 1833 in St John&#8217;s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/colonel-john-p-thomas-csa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brigadier-general-george-d-johnston-csa-1885-1890\">Brigadier General George D. Johnston, CSA (1885-1890)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Hillsboro, North Carolina in 1832, General Johnston graduated from Howard College, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/brigadier-general-george-d-johnston-csa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colonel-asbury-coward-csa-1890-1908\">Colonel Asbury Coward, CSA (1890-1908)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asbury Coward was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1835 and graduated from The Citadel in 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/colonel-asbury-coward-csa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colonel-oliver-j-bond-scm-1908-1931\">Colonel Oliver J. 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(1980-1989)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>General Grimsley was born in Florence, SC on November 14, 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/major-general-james-a-grimsley-jr-usa-ret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lt-general-claudius-e-watts-iii-usaf-ret-1989-1996\">Lt. General Claudius E. Watts III, USAF, Ret. (1989-1996)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>General Watts was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina on September 22, 1936.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/citadel-history\/presidents\/lt-general-claudius-e-watts-iii-usaf-ret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bg-roger-c-poole-usar-ret-interim-1996-97-2005-06\">BG Roger C. Poole, USAR, Ret. (Interim: 1996-97, 2005-06)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Roger C. 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