Donald Hipps Jr. Promoted in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets

2013 Apr 26

Donald Preston Hipps Jr. has been selected for a leadership position at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

The announcement was made this spring by Commandant of Cadets Col. Leo Mercado, USMC retired. The promotion list includes the regimental commander, the top ranking member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, and company and battalion commanders. The student military officers assume their new roles in the fall.

Hipps Jr. has been promoted to Honor Committee chairman. A resident of Pelion, SC, Hipps Jr. is studying English .

The Citadel, founded in 1842, is a public, coeducational military college in Charleston, S.C., that offers a classic military education for young men and women seeking a college experience that is challenging, meaningful and academically strong. With the core values of honor, duty and respect, The Citadel prepares its graduates to be principled leaders for the military as well as the global workplace.