{"id":1545,"date":"2022-06-10T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/?page_id=1545"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:17:04","slug":"2020-lecture-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/2020-lecture-new\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-5th-annual-gold-star-journal-academic-conference-gsjac\">The 5<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference (GSJAC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tuesday-march-24-2020-canceled\">Tuesday, March 24, 2020 (CANCELED)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This spectacular evening would have marked the fifth anniversary conference.&nbsp; The featured speakers would have included the published authors from&nbsp;<em>The 2020 Gold Star Journal<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>GSJ<\/em>) and Renowned Author Jason Ryan.&nbsp; &nbsp;Nonfiction author Jason Ryan would have discussed the thrills of investigatory research, the importance of narrative storytelling, and the crucial roles several Citadel alumni played in South Carolina\u2019s famous drug smuggling case, Operation Jackpot.  The conference would have included dinner, presentations, and an award ceremony.  This event was canceled due to COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-2019-2020-gold-star-journal-staff\">The 2019-2020 Gold Star Journal Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2020-GSJ-group-photo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2019-2020 Gold Star Journal Staff\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2020-GSJ-group-photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2020-GSJ-group-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2020-GSJ-group-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2020-GSJ-group-photo.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured at front from left to right: Ashley Ruiz (Editor), Jake Norris (Editor-in-Chief), and Taylor Diggs (Co-Assistant Editor-in-Chief).<br>Pictured at back from left to right: Steven Jones (Editor), Dr. Suzanne T. Mabrouk (Advisor), and Daniel Wilkes (Editor).<br>Missing: Carleton Bailiff (Co-Assistant Editor-in-Chief). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-2020-gsjac-awardees\">The 2020 GSJAC Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark Vowels II, Best Oral Presentation Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Vowels, Best Overall Paper Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew Blair, Best Undergraduate Paper Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blake Harllee, Best Graduate Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zachary Adkins, Best Photograph Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dashawn Costley, The GSJ Distinction in Photography Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-2020-gsj-presenters\">The 2020 GSJ Presenters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"229\" data-id=\"1551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/jasonryan2020.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Ryan\" class=\"wp-image-1551\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Renowned Author Jason Ryan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"231\" data-id=\"1549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/elizabethspoehel2020.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Spoehel\" class=\"wp-image-1549\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elizabeth Spoehel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"231\" data-id=\"1550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/grantspeer2020.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Speer\" class=\"wp-image-1550\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grant Speer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"231\" data-id=\"1555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/matthewblair2020.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Blair\" class=\"wp-image-1555\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Blair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"231\" data-id=\"1554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/goldstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/markvowels2020.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Vowels II\" class=\"wp-image-1554\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Vowels II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img 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