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The President of The Citadel is the chief administrator of
The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
. Previously known as the Superintendent, the title was changed in 1921
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during the tenure of Colonel Oliver J. Bond.
The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, was a component of the South Carolina Military Academy The South Carolina Military Academy was a predecessor, two-campus institution to The Citadel. It was established in 1842 by the South Carolina Legislature.
South Carolina had constructed a series of arsenals around the state after the Denmark Vesey ...
from 1845 to 1865. The Arsenal Academy
The Arsenal Academy was a military academy in Columbia, South Carolina, originally established in 1842 as an independent school by the state of South Carolina. In 1845, the academy became a component of the South Carolina Military Academy (now Th ...
, located in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
made up the other portion of the Academy, with cadets receiving their initial training in the first year at The Arsenal before moving to The Citadel to complete the final three years of their education. Each campus had its own Superintendent, but reported to the same Board of Visitors. Initially, both superintendents held the rank of captain, but in 1845 The Citadel's superintendent became a Major.
On April 12, 2018, The Citadel announced that General Glenn M. Walters was selected from a pool of four finalists to lead the college after the retirement of Lt. General John Rosa, slated for June 30, 2018. Walters assumed the Presidency on October 5, 2018.
Presidents of The Citadel today occupy a home on campus known as Quarters One.
The Citadel
Superintendents
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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 5 , , {{sortname, Major James B., White, James Benjamin White, nolink=1 , , SCM , , 1861 , , 1865 , , The Citadel
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, 6 , , {{sortname, Colonel John P., Thomas, John P. Thomas, nolink=1 , , CSA , , 1882 , , 1885 , , The Citadel
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, 8 , , {{sortname, Colonel Asbury, Coward, Asbury Coward , , CSA , , 1890 , , 1908, , The Citadel
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, 9 , , {{sortname, Colonel Oliver James, Bond, Oliver J. Bond , , SCM , , 1908 , , 1921 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
, , 1886 , , {{center, {{cite web, url=https://dspace.ychistory.org/bitstream/handle/11030/70176/00000202.pdf?sequence=1, newspaper=The State
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Presidents
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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 10 , , {{sortname, General Charles P., Summerall, Charles Pelot Summerall , , USA , , 1931 , , 1953 , , USMA , , 1892 , , {{center, {{cite journal , author=W. Gary Nichols, title=The General as President: Charles P. Summerall and Mark W. Clark as Presidents of the Citadel, journal=The South Carolina Historical Magazine, date=October 1994 , volume=94 , pages = 314–335, number=4, jstor = 27570032
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, (interim) , , {{sortname, Colonel Louis S., LeTellier, Louis LeTellier , , SCM , , 1953 , , 1954 , , Virginia
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, 11 , , {{sortname, General Mark W., Clark, Mark W. Clark , , USA , , 1954 , , 1965 , , USMA , , 1917 , , {{center,
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, 12 , , {{sortname, General Hugh P., Harris, Hugh P. Harris , , USA , , 1965 , , 1970 , , USMA , , 1931 , ,
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, 13 , , {{sortname, MajGen James A., Duckett, James W. Duckett , , SCM , , 1970 , , 1974 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 14 , , {{sortname, LtGen George M., Seignious, George M. Seignious , , USA , , 1974 , , 1979 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, (interim) , , {{sortname, MajGen Wallace, Anderson, nolink=1 , , SCM , , 1979 , , 1979 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 15 , , {{sortname, VADM James B., Stockdale, James Stockdale , , USN , , 1979 , , 1980 , , USNA
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, 16 , , {{sortname, MajGen James, Grimsley Jr., James Grimsley Jr. , , USA , , 1980 , , 1989 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 17 , , {{sortname, LtGen Cladius E., Watts, Claudius E. Watts III , , USAF , , 1989 , , 1996 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, (interim) , , {{sortname, BrigGen Roger C., Poole, Roger C. Poole , , USAR , , 1996 , , 1997 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 18 , , {{sortname, MajGen John S., Grinalds, John S. Grinalds , , USMC , , 1997 , , 2005 , , USMA , , 1959 , , {{center, {{cite news , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/19/education/19citadel.html?_r=0, newspaper=New York Times
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, (interim) , , {{sortname, BrigGen Roger C., Poole, Roger C. Poole , , USAR , , 2005 , , 2006 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 19 , , {{sortname, LtGen John W., Rosa Jr., John W. Rosa , , USAF , , 2006 , , 2018 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, (interim) , , {{sortname, LtGen John B., Sams Jr., John B. Sams , , USAF , , 2018 , , 2018 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 20 , , {{sortname, General Glenn M., Walters, Glenn M. Walters , , USMC , , 2018 , , , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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The Arsenal
Initially created as a separate academy, The Arsenal inColumbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
became an auxiliary to The Citadel in 1845. Together, the schools comprised the South Carolina Military Academy. Cadets completed their first year at The Arsenal before moving to The Citadel for the remainder of their tenure. In May, 1865, the remainder of the Battalion of State Cadets, which was primarily composed of Arsenal cadets, disbanded at Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. The population was 10,277 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it ...
as one of the last Confederate units to disband. The Arsenal never reopened, its buildings mostly destroyed in the burning of Columbia by General Sherman. One building that remains is currently the used as the South Carolina Governor's Mansion
The South Carolina Governor's Mansion (or the South Carolina Executive Mansion) is a historic U.S. governor's mansion in the Arsenal Hill neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina and the official residence of the governor of South Carolina. I ...
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Superintendents
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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 4 , , {{sortname, Captain James B., White, James Benjamin White, nolink=1 , , SCM , , 1858 , , 1861 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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, 5 , , {{sortname, Captain John P., Thomas, John P. Thomas, nolink=1 , , SCM , , 1861 , , 1865 , , The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...
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A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
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