The Citadel

The Palmetto Medal Award was created by the college's Board of Visitors to recognize cadets, faculty, staff or alumni for exceptional performance that reflects great credit on the college or the state of South Carolina. The Palmetto Medal is the second highest honor bestowed by the college. The first is an honorary degree.

The Citadel's Commandant of Cadets designated commanders, regimental staff, sergeants major and first sergeants for the Class of 2016 and 2017. They will assume their stations when the fall semester begins.

Every year, The Citadel names 61 new cadets to the Summerall Guards, an elite group of (senior) cadets who go through a rigorous physical training and initiation process and are chosen for their physical stamina and drill proficiency. The Guards are a silent precision drill platoon that demonstrate The Citadel ideals of honor, integrity, loyalty, leadership, self-discipline and patriotism.

Veteran student Erik Eisenach, a senior electrical engineering major at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, was recently accepted into MIT's electrical engineering and computer science graduate program.

SCCC Promotions

The following students have been been selected for a leadership position in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets 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.

The 2015 Summerall Guards, a silent drill platoon at The Citadel, made its debut during Corps Day Weekend March 15, 2014. The Corps of Cadets this year celebrated its 171th birthday.

The following students have been been selected for a leadership position in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets 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.

The 2014 Summerall Guards, a silent drill platoon at The Citadel, made its debut during Corps Day Weekend March 9, 2013. The Corps of Cadets this year celebrated its 170th birthday. The following cadets are among 61 rising seniors that have gone through rigorous drill and physical training to be selected as members of the Summerall Guards. Cadets are chosen for their ability to precisely execute selected portions of the drill series they will perform as Summerall Guards, as well as, their demonstrated level of physical fitness and stamina

Seventy-three cadets and active duty military students have been chosen by The Citadel faculty members as the Class of 2012 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges is one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation. Nominations are based on strength of character, academic achievement, military achievement, leadership, campus activities and participation and excellence in athletics at the varsity, intramural or club sport level. The following students were recognized during the annual Commencement Week Awards Convocationon May 3.

Seventy-three cadets and active duty military students have been chosen by The Citadel faculty members as the Class of 2012 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges is one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation. Nominations are based on strength of character, academic achievement, military achievement, leadership, campus activities and participation and excellence in athletics at the varsity, intramural or club sport level. The following students were recognized during the annual Commencement Week Awards Convocationon May 3.

The following cadets are members of the best-drilled squad at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.