- Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy (born October 26, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an Irish-American, New York Times bestselling author who has written several acclaimed novels and memoirs. He was one of seven children born to Marine Colonel Donald Conroy, of Chicago and the former Frances "Peggy" Peek of Georgia. Conroy's stories have been heavily influenced by his upbringing and by tragedies in his family over the years. His father, a military pilot who flew nuclear weapons, … - A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist who is remembered chiefly as the author of "The Citadel" and "The Keys of the Kingdom", both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. The Dr. Finlay character originated in Cronin's 1935 short story, "Country Doctor," which led to further stories that were collected in "Adventures of a Black Bag". These provided the basis for the long-running BBC television and radio series entitled "Dr. - Les Robinson
Les Robinson is a former American basketball coach and currently the athletic director of The Citadel. Robinson graduated in 1965 with a bachelor's of science degree in parks and recreation and physical education from North Carolina State University. He then became an assistant coach at N.C. State for one year. From there, he was the head basketball coach and athletic director at Cedar Key High School in Florida for two years. - Shannon Faulkner
Shannon Faulkner, born in Powdersville, South Carolina, United States, was the first female cadet to enter The Citadel. Faulkner enrolled after a successful lawsuit against the military academy. She joined an otherwise all-male class on August 15, 1995. However, she spent the majority of the first week in the medical infirmary (to which she was assigned for housing, rather than being quartered with the male cadets) before voluntarily resigning, … - Johnson Hagood
Johnson Hagood (February 21, 1828 - January 4, 1898) was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army and a Democratic Governor of South Carolina from 1880 to 1882. Born in Barnwell, Hagood attended Richmond Academy in Augusta and afterwards graduated at the top of his class from The Citadel in 1847. He was admitted to the bar in 1850, but never practiced because he preferred life on the plantation. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, … - Ed Conroy
Ed Conroy is the head men's basketball coach at The Citadel. - Joseph P. Riley Jr.
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is an American politician. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1943, graduated from The Citadel in 1964, and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1967. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1968-1974. First elected Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina in December 1975, as of April 2007 he is serving an unprecedented eighth term. Riley is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, … - Robert Donat
Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 - June 9, 1958), better known by his stage name Robert Donat, was a distinguished Academy Award-winning English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. He was born in Withington, Manchester. Donat made his first stage appearance in 1921 and his film debut in 1932 in "Men of Tomorrow". His first great screen success came with "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (playing Thomas Culpepper), … - Bobby Ross
Robert Joseph Ross (December 23, 1936, Richmond, Virginia) is a retired football coach. His career as a head coach included stints at The Citadel, the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech, in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions, and at Army. Highlights of his coaching career include winning a share of the National Championship at Georgia Tech in 1990, and guiding the San Diego Chargers to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX. - Nehemiah Broughton
Nehemiah Broughton (born November 4, 1982 in North Charleston, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays fullback in the NFL with the Washington Redskins. He played collegiately at The Citadel. He is currently on the injured reserve after tearing his ACL in practice. - Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace was the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel; she graduated on May 8, 1999. She was a member of the class of 2000. Her father was the Commandant of Cadets during her enrollment at The Citadel, … - John W. Rosa
Lieutenant General John W. Rosa Jr. is a retired United States Air Force officer currently serving as president of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. While on active duty, Rosa also served as the sixteenth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy. - Charlie Taaffe
Charlie Taaffe (born April 20, 1950 in Albany, New York) is the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats football club of the Canadian Football League and former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Maryland Terrapins. After 4 years as a college quarterback (1 with Clemson, then 3 with Siena College) Taaffe's coaching career began in 1973 as an Offensive Backfield coach at Albany. - Ben Cross
Ben Cross (born Harry Bernard Cross on December 16, 1947 in London, England) is an English actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Jewish Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 movie "Chariots of Fire". Cross first emerged as a minor actor in the 1977 war film "A Bridge Too Far". He appeared in two "Masterpiece Theatre" miniseries, namely "The Flame Trees of Thika" and "The Citadel", … - Steve Buyer
Stephen Earle "Steve" Buyer (born November 26 1958) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993 for. He was born in Rensselaer, Indiana, was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and the Valparaiso University School of Law, served in the United States Army, and was a lawyer, Indiana state deputy attorney general, … - Tim Jones
William Timothy Jones (born December 1, 1962, in Sumter, South Carolina) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He is an alumnus of The Citadel. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Jones would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on July 26, 1988, and appear in his final game during on October 2, 1993. - J. Gresham Barrett
James Gresham Barrett (born February 14, 1961) is an American politician from the Republican Party and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the 3rd Congressional district (map) in the northwestern part of the state. - Stump Mitchell
Lyvonia "Stump" Albert Mitchell (born March 15, 1959 in Kingsland, Georgia), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1981 NFL Draft. A 5'9", 188 lbs. running back from The Citadel, Mitchell played his entire NFL career with the Cardinals from 1981-1989. His best year as a pro was during the 1985 season when he rushed for 1,006 yards and 7 touchdowns. Stump is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, … - Travis Jervey
Travis Richard Jervey (born May 5, 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former American football tailback. He played for the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons. He played his college football at The Citadel. In 1997, he was the first Packers' player to make the Pro Bowl for his play on kick coverage. - Charles Frend
Charles Frend (1909-1977) was an English film director, born in Pulborough, Sussex, England. Charles Frend worked as an editor on Alfred Hitchcocks movies "Secret Agent" (1936), "Sabotage" (1936) and "Young and Innocent" (1937). For several years, Frend was headquartered at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's British facilities at Elstree, where he edited MGM's "A Yank at Oxford" (1938), "The Citadel" (1938) and "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1939). - Ernest Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (born January 1 1922) served as a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. - Lu Parker
Frances Louise "Lu" Parker was born in Anderson, South Carolina. She attended the College of Charleston and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to receive a Masters of Art in Education from The Citadel. After graduating, Parker taught English Literature at North Charleston High School. Her first television broadcasting job was for WCSC in Charleston where she was an education reporter and fill-in anchor. - Red Floyd
Johnny Red Floyd was a college football coach who coached at Auburn, Middle Tennessee State, and The Citadel in South Carolina. In 1917, he entered his 1st stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee, and had a record of 7-0. In 1929, he coached at Auburn, and compiled an 0-4 record. This makes him the only coach in NCAA history to lose 4 straight games after winning his first 7. From 1930 to 1931, he coached at The Citadel, and compiled a 9-9-3 record. - Saul Adelman
Saul Joseph Adelman (b. 18 November, 1944, Atlantic City) is an astronomer at The Citadel's Physics Department in Charleston, South Carolina. Adelman received his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Maryland in 1966 and his PhD in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology in 1972. He specializes in stellar astronomy. He is a co-author of "Bound for the Stars: Travel in the Solar System and Beyond" (1981, ISBN 0-13-080382-0). - Micah Jenkins
Micah Jenkins (December 1, 1835 - May 6, 1864), was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of the Wilderness. Jenkins was born in Edisto Island, South Carolina. He graduated first in his class from the South Carolina Military Academy, now called The Citadel, in 1854. He fought under David R. Jones at the First Battle of Bull Run and distinguished himself in the Battle of Seven Pines in the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. - Norm Sloan
Norm Sloan was an American college basketball coach. Sloan was a 1951 graduate of North Carolina State University, where he lettered in basketball under coach Everett Case and was a classmate and teammate of Vic Bubas, who later coached Duke. As players, both won multiple Southern Conference Championships, including 1947,1948 and 1949. Sloan was head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Presbyterian College from 1951 to 1955, … - Red Parker
Jimmy "Red" Parker was a college football coach. From 1961 to 1965, he served as the head football coach at Arkansas A&M, where he compiled a 29-19-2 record. From 1966 to 1972, he coached at Citadel College in South Carolina. He compiled a 46-37 record there. In 1966, he coached an NCAA record 20 games that season, going 11-9. From 1973 to 1976, he coached at Clemson, where he compiled a 17-25-2 record. - Claudius E. Watts III
Lieutenant General Claudius Elmer "Bud" Watts III (born 1936) is an American military leader and past president of The Citadel Military College of South Carolina from 1989-1996. Born in Bennettsville, South Carolina, he graduated from The Citadel in 1958, and attended the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Fulbright scholar. He later earned an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1967. - Thad Viers
Thad T. Viers (b. March 13, 1978) is a Republican South Carolina State Representative for District 68. He lives in Myrtle Beach. He is a Business Development Consultant by occupation. Viers is a graduate of The Citadel (military college). - Charles E. Daniel
Charles Ezra Daniel (November 11, 1895 - September 13, 1964) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Elberton, Georgia, he moved with his family to Anderson, South Carolina in 1898. He attended the public schools, was a student at The Citadel (Charleston) from 1916 to 1918 and during the First World War served as a lieutenant in the infantry from 1917 to 1919. He was a businessman with interests in construction, banking, building supplies, … - John Avlon
John P. Avlon (b. 1973) is the author of "Independent Nation: How the Vital Center is Changing American Politics". He is a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun and worked as chief speechwriter for former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Avlon was the youngest and longest-serving speechwriter in the Giuliani Administration as well as Deputy Communications Director. - Glenn K. Rieth
Glenn K. Rieth is the Adjutant General of New Jersey, and is the commander of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard. He was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on March 4, 2002. Major General Rieth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, where he was the Distinguished Military Graduate. General Rieth’s military service began in 1980. - Thomas D. Howie
Thomas Dry Howie was an American army officer, killed during the Battle of Normandy during World War II, while trying to capture the French town of Saint-Lô. He is known as "The Major of St. Lo". Howie was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, and graduated in 1929 from The Citadel, where he was president of his class and a star halfback on the football team. He taught English and coached at Staunton Military Academy, then joined the Virginia National Guard. - Marvin Griffin
Samuel Marvin Griffin (September 4, 1907- June 13, 1982) was a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959 Griffin was born in Bainbridge, Georgia and he graduated from The Citadel in 1929. He taught in Virginia for a short time before moving back to Bainbridge. In 1934, Griffin was elected to the general assembly. Two years later, he failed in an attempt to be elected to the House of Representatives. - Alex McMillan
John Alexander 'Alex' McMillan III (born May 9, 1932) is a North Carolina Republican politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing North Carolina's 9th congressional district. McMillan, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from the prestigious Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Virginia. - Tim Valentine
Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. (born March 15, 1926), generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995. Valentine was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and attended public schools. During World War II he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps (now the United States Air Force) and served on active duty from 1944 to 1946. - William M. Steele
Lieutenant General William M. Steele commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from July 1996 to October 1998. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he graduated from The Citadel in 1967 and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in St. Louis. His military education includes the National War College. In Vietnam Steele served from 1969 to 1970 as battalion advisor for the 23rd Ranger Battalion and as operations advisor for the 2nd Ranger Group. - Harlan Erwin Mitchell
Harlan Erwin Mitchell, Sr. (born August 17, 1924) was a United States Representative from Georgia. Mitchell was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. From 1943 through 1946, he served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps. He also served in the United States Air Force in 1951 and 1952. Between his years of service in the two military branches, … - William H. Brandenburg
William H. Brandenburg is a Major General in the United States Army. He assumed duties as Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific, August 8, 2003. Prior to his present assignment, he was Deputy Commanding General for Training and Readiness, I Corps and Fort Lewis. From November 29, 2004 until December 1, 2005, he deployed to Iraq as Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations) and Commanding General Task Force 134. - Terry Haskins
Terry Edward Haskins was a South Carolina politician and speaker pro-tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1995-2000. Terry Haskins was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the second of four children born to Charles “Ed” and Dorothy Haskins, who were evangelical Christians. As a high school student, Haskins developed his musical and dramatic talents and was elected president of his class. In 1972, he entered fundamentalist Bob Jones University in Greenville, …
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