Foundation News and Donor Stories

TCF Welcomes Jay Dowd!

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT

The Citadel Foundation is pleased to welcome Jay Dowd as Chief Executive Officer in February 2013. Jay has 20 years of experience in higher education fundraising, institutional advancement, and executive leadership.

Prior to joining the Foundation team, he served as Francis Marion's vice president for development and as executive director at the Francis Marion University Education Foundation.

As CEO of The Citadel Foundation and the college's chief advancement officer, Dowd, in coordination with the president, Board of Visitors, and the TCF Board of Directors, is charged with developing and implementing a wide-reaching fundraising program for current and future funding needs of the college.

In conjunction with the foundation staff, Jay works to ensure a coordinated approach to institutional advancement, supporting the college's strategic priorities.

View the full news release:
http://www.citadel.edu/root/tcf-ceo-jaydowd

Google Community Grant

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:52:00 GMT

The Citadel School of Engineering has received a Google Community Grant to support student engineering projects.

The Google Community Grant will be used to support various programs during Engineering Week, set for February 16-23, 2013. Each year, The Citadel hosts an engineering event that serves as an outreach program for K-12 students as well as the general public. This event offers an opportunity for future engineers to gain a deeper understanding of the profession and for the community to come to The Citadel and learn about engineering.

Foundation Events

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:35:00 GMT

The Citadel Foundation hosts events for alumni near and far. Be sure to check our events page for updates on events in your area!

http://foundation.citadel.edu/events

2012 Leaders in Philanthropy

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:54:00 GMT

On Friday,September 7, The Citadel Foundation recognizes and celebrates the generosity of its Leaders in Philanthropy, those donors whose cumulative lifetime giving exceeds $100,000.

For information: https://foundation.citadel.edu/lip

NSF awards $600,000 grant

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:39:00 GMT

The National Science Foundation has awarded The Citadel’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering a five-year grant totaling $593,250 to provide undergraduate scholarships to outstanding, but socioeconomically disadvantaged, minority and female students in South Carolina.

The grant was awarded through the NSF program Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM). Citadel Professors Dr. Kevin C. Bower, Dr. W. Jeffrey Davis and Dr. Jane Warner will serve as principal investigators and will direct the grant program that will focus on student academic achievement, professional mentoring and career development.

Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa said the scholarship program is a great opportunity for The Citadel to fulfill its mission and vision to create educational opportunities for South Carolina citizens to become principled leaders in all walks of life.

“By supporting students with real financial need who aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), we are helping create the work force that South Carolina needs for the 21st century, consistent with what Gov. Nikki Haley is advocating as a priority for higher education,” Rosa said. “The Citadel is very excited to have its STEM Center of Excellence receive this important grant to provide direct assistance to the many talented students in need of assistance to pursue their dream for a higher education.”

The Citadel’s S-STEM grant program will partner with The Citadel’s College Success Institute, which was created in 1997 to prepare entering freshmen for the college’s academic and military demands. Scholarship recipients will receive mentoring and academic support from campus leaders as well as Lowcountry engineering professionals during their four years at The Citadel and after graduation. Assimilating scholarship recipients into The Citadel’s robust civil engineering program, rigorous STEM curriculum, and character-building campus life will lead to development of technically proficient, principled leaders and effective community role models.

This grant represents the first major commitment to The Citadel’s newly established STEM Center of Excellence. It compliments the Raytheon Scholars program, established in 2008 with a $500,000 gift from the Raytheon Corp. to provide scholarship support for minority and female students studying STEM disciplines at The Citadel.

For more information about The Citadel’s STEM Center for Excellence, please visit
http://www.citadel.edu/stemcenter/.

View The Citadel's news release:

http://externalaffairs.citadel.edu/NSF_grants_scholarships

Grad Donates 544 Tidal Acres

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:25:24 GMT

Lee Faircloth, a 1967 graduate, has donated 544 acres of Black River property in Georgetown County to The Citadel School of Science and Mathematics.

An undeveloped and virtually untouched tract of the Lowcountry, the preserved river land is a pristine Black River watershed on more than a mile of fresh tidal waterfront. The land is home to wild turkeys, black bears, coyotes, deer, alligators as well as host of birds and plant life.

View the full article: http://externalaffairs.citadel.edu/faircloth_gift

Corps-wide Speech Contest

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:38:00 GMT

Congratulations to cadets Jason Green and Franklin McGuire, first- and second place winners of The Citadel's inaugural Henry Dale Smith Corps-wide Public Speaking Competition!

The competition was fierce as five cadet finalists competed before an audience of distinguished judges and guests on Wednesday, April 6. Senior Jason Green walked away with the Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Award for his speech, "Sports Management at its Finest," and freshman Franklin McGuire took second place with "The Dark Side of Education: Competition and the Rat Race."

The award is named in honor of Henry Dale Smith, Citadel Class of 1947, recognizing his steadfast support of public speaking at The Citadel through the Oral Communications Lab and El Cid Toastdawgs, the campus chapter of Toastmasters International.

Click to view the winning speech!

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"Leave a Legacy" Breakfast

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:44:00 GMT

TCF will host a 'Leave a Legacy breakfast on Corps Day, Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. Click the link below for more information or to reserve your space!

Leave a Legacy Breakfast information page:

http://citadel.giftlegacy.com/?pageID=1001

Dispatches from the Field

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:06:00 GMT

This new feature showcases news, comments, and photos we receive from Citadel alumni far and wide. Share your story with us today!

AT&T Matches Gifts

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:53:00 GMT

On June 3, the telecom company proudly presented a check totaling nearly $8,000, matching the generous contributions of employees who supported The Citadel last year.

Bulldog Challenge, $12,152

Wed, 05 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Gunnery Sgt. Jamie Nicholson, race coordinator, and Cadet Jamie Foss, the 2010 president of the Semper Fidelis Society, presented $12,152 to The Citadel Foundation to start the Capt. Warren A. Frank Leadership Fund. The money raised from this year's Bulldog Challenge endurance race will go into a fund to pay for leadership development opportunities for cadets and active duty military students.

Toastmasters Sweep

Wed, 05 May 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Cadets Shaun Hornilla, ’10, and Caleb Knowlton, ’11, scored a first for El Cid Toastdawgs last Saturday when they each took first place in their respective competitions at the Area 12 Spring Toastmasters Speaking Competition. This is the first time the campus club has entered both contests. For the next round, Hornilla and Knowlton will compete at the division level on March 7.

TCF Elects New Officers

Mon, 03 May 2010 14:16:00 GMT

Stephen C. Tobias has been elected chairman of The Citadel Foundation Board of Directors, and Peter Sulick, Jr., was named Secretary-Treasurer.

Lewis Memorial Scholarship

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:53:00 GMT

Established in Memory of Creighton Andrew Lewis, '05. Andy began his Citadel journey at the age of ten, at a summer camp sponsored by the college. His journey ended at The Citadel as a senior at the age of twenty-one, having worked his last summer at The Citadel Summer Camp.

'80's Grad Donates $1M

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Jess Jackson, '80, has documented a deferred gift designating The Citadel as the beneficiary of a retirement account currently valued at over $1 million to establish football and baseball scholarships for cadet athletes.

2009 Homecoming Reunions

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

As part of the 2009 Homecoming festivities, The Citadel received $12,434,163 in charitable contributions from alumni celebrating their class reunions. The final tally of this year's reunion class giving will be even more substantial, as the campaign period includes contributions made through December 31.

Giving from the Heart

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

Bill Endictor, on the occasion of his 50th Class Reunion Campaign, has decided to repay The Citadel for his successes in life by naming the college as the beneficiary of his entire estate, one of only a handful of donors who have done this. He has also made the multi-million dollar gift unrestricted, which means it can be used for the greatest needs of The Citadel.

'09 Grad Pays It Forward

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:02:00 GMT

Holly Maslowski, ’09, has many reasons to give back to The Citadel. She has seen classmates drop out because they cannot pay for tuition and she had heard young women tell her they want to come to The Citadel but cannot afford it.

Board Member Recognized

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Colonel W. Thomas McQueeney, '74, a member of The Citadel Foundation's Board of Directors, was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's most prestigious honor bestowed upon a civilian, during The Citadel's military dress parade on Friday, September 11. The award recognizes Colonel McQueeney's lifetime of extraordinary service to the people and the state of South Carolina.

The Cato-Kerr Scholarship

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:58:00 GMT

Charleston entrepreneur Wayland H. Cato, Jr., established an endowed scholarship fund to honor Citadel graduate John J. Kerr, Class of 1968.

Leaders in Philanthropy

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:30:00 GMT

For the first time, on Friday, September 25, The Citadel Foundation recognized and celebrated the generosity of its Leaders in Philanthropy, those donors whose cumulative lifetime giving exceeds $100,000. The steadfast support of these individuals allows the college to pursue its vision of achieving excellence in the education of principled leaders.

Class of 1964 Rallies

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:59:00 GMT

As a freshman, Cadet Bryan Byler of Salisbury, Md., endured all the challenges every knob faces. He may not have enjoyed it much, but he and his classmates struggled successfully through the rigors of the system. The real trouble came the following year....

Roscoe "Trip" Page, III, '00

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:58:00 GMT

Those who had the opportunity to know Trip could never forget him. He had the gift of making any situation more fun with his infectious laugh and gorgeous smile. He could tell a story like no other, and he just lit up any room he entered.