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The Charles Thurston Razor award annually recognizes an outstanding electrical and computer engineering senior on the basis of scholastic achievement, and ability and willingness to help others. It is in memory of The Citadel’s first Electrical Engineering department head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Recipients: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1960:<\/strong> Russell B. Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1961:<\/strong> Ronald D. McDaniel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1962:<\/strong> Timothy Meyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1963: <\/strong>Charles H. Schley, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1964:<\/strong> Robert H. Fletcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1965:<\/strong> Daryl W. Donahey, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1966:<\/strong> Henry P. Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1967:<\/strong> John F. Hodges<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1968:<\/strong> Donald A. Conrad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1969:<\/strong> Samuel W. Hammond<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1970: <\/strong>Donald A. Conrad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1971: <\/strong>Richard M. Gregory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1972:<\/strong> Richard A. Coste<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1973:<\/strong> Charles B. Coe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1974:<\/strong> Richard C. Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1975:<\/strong> Bernard P. Clark, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1976:<\/strong> Douglas R. Hess<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1977:<\/strong> James M. Johnson, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1978:<\/strong> James A. Black, III<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1979:<\/strong> David B.Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1980:<\/strong> Michael A. Kelsch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1981:<\/strong> Andrew C.Weston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1982:<\/strong> Richard E. Zakrzewski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1983:<\/strong> Raymond H. Kelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1984:<\/strong> Emerson L. Beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1985:<\/strong> Joseph W.Epple, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1986: <\/strong>John M. Smolka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1987:<\/strong> John W. Brickell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1988:<\/strong> Michael C. McGhree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1989:<\/strong> Robert W. Wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1990:<\/strong> Glenn H. Gainey, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1991:<\/strong> Jeffrey R. Sankey, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1992:<\/strong> Kenneth W. Stauffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1993: <\/strong>Russell V. Hime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994:<\/strong> Mark A. Wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995:<\/strong> Ta-Wei D. Wu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996:<\/strong> Cassius E. Rest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997:<\/strong> Michael T. Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998:<\/strong> Daryl E. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999:<\/strong> Nicholas R. Gigis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000:<\/strong> William V. Bradshaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001:<\/strong> Charleen P. Shirley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002:<\/strong> Frederic B. Duffy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003:<\/strong> Richard M. Poling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004: <\/strong>Richard R. Vien<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005:<\/strong> Bruce A. Bailey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006:<\/strong> Edwin M. Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007: <\/strong>Danial L. Fickling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008:<\/strong> Jonathan Kelley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009:<\/strong> William C. Cromer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010:<\/strong> Stone B. Gregory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011:<\/strong> Elmore F. Smoak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012:<\/strong> Gordon C. Finlay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013:<\/strong> William A. Harney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014:<\/strong> Ryan D. Faucher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015:<\/strong> Jason A. Shea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016:<\/strong> Bertus A. Shelters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017:<\/strong> Earl S. Fitts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018:<\/strong> Douglas R. Wattier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019: <\/strong>William F. Quade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020:<\/strong> Ronald Weimar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021:<\/strong> Tyrone R. Tanco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022:<\/strong> Kyle D. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023:<\/strong> Christopher J. Manley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024:<\/strong> Shamar Z. Goodridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025:<\/strong> Samuel Iverson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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