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Past Meetings, Events and News Christmas Party 2017 at Wynn's Pond
Club Planning Meeting at Meat'n Greet - July 13, 2017
Clockwise beginning left: Mike Swain '73, Liz Camp, Jack Camp '65, Rob Isaac '08, Alex Casalino '17 (newest member), Todd Rivers '88, Mike Kelsch '80, Banks Glover '69, Carol Glover, James Holt '02, Laura Potash, Marty Potash '78, Carl Boone '72
2017 Muster Once again we had a really good turnout for our 2017 Muster. And this note from our lead piper Dear Bulldogs, Thank you so much for including me in these
musters. I look forward to them every year. Of course
the food is wonderful but the camaraderie is the greatest.
Additionally, the purpose for this particular muster is so right and
good. We need to remember our friends, and comrades and our
band of brothers (now sisters also) who enriched our lives and who,
in many cases, served in the armed forces to assure we can muster
from time to time in peace and security. As you know, I did
not attend the Citadel but I have always admired and respected those
who did. You are a very fine lot and I am humbled you embrace
me as one—at least for a day. A special thanks to James for his
willingness to head up this group. Let me know if I can ever
help you out. Really, I mean it. Michael Scott
Scott Clements '84 - Pilot and Gentleman Farmer Read this Newnan Times Herald article about Scott's Peach Plantation. Knob Sendoff We had three incoming Class of 2022 freshmen in attendance, all on scholarships, as well as our wonderful regular group of Alumni and more importantly, wives. Carl Boone graciously provided the Cabin as well as his world famous ribs.
Our club events are getting a little bigger and much better each
time we have them. If you've never been to one, please come out to
our next one! We always have beer, good times, and a relaxed
atmosphere. Our regular attendees range from the early 60's classes
all the way to the teens. And our events are always family
friendly, so please bring your off duty supervisor and kids!
Hunter Pike, Class of 1967 Although Hunter never attended our club meetings, he was a friend to both Jack Camp and Banks Glover. Hunter and his brother Randy '68 were raised in Newnan and made the trek from Newnan to the Holy City many times with Jack or Banks or Eddie Cole of Carrollton. He was a great guy and loved by so very many. Rest in Peace Hunter.
Knob Sendoff Planning Meeting - April 26, 2018, Chili's in Peachtree City  Muster - March 2018 L-R: Michael Scott, Bill Horne '63, Brian Waters '81, Don Mullen '57, Jack Camp '65, Bob Smith '60, Dana Graham '80, Brady Taylor '22, Joe Black '67, Doug Powell '72, Marty Potash '78, Banks Glover '69, Todd Rivers '88, Robert Wiemann '79, Rob Isaac '08, Lee Nall '71, James Holt '02 Great News
A note from our Muster piper,
Michael Scott. For the past 3 or 4 years Michael has
brought his young piping apprentice, Brady Taylor to pipe for
us. The following was received from Michael subsequent
to our invitation for this year.
Thank you for asking me to participate. I certainly plan on it
and will work on a couple of new tunes in anticipation of this
event. As always, you and the entire Southside chapter are too
nice to me.
Michael
Planning Dinner, February 2017 at Mama Lucia's  Rob Isaac introduces a prospective cadet to the world Thomas Baker Isaac Born July 22nd, 2017
Planning meeting was held at Newnan's Meat and Greet. We were able to put several items on the meeting schedule. Rob did a fantastic job of running the meeting and coming up with the event schedule. James couldn't make the meeting as his wife was in labor. Want to see the outcome?
Governor Nathan Deal appointed David Hewes ('70) to the Aviation Hall of Fame Board. Hewes retired as a programming directory with AAR Corp. at Delta Airlines. He began his career with Southern Airways and has experience in technical operations, in-flight service, finance, security and aircraft accident investigation. Hewes earned a bachelor's degree from the Citadel. He and his wife, Catherine, have three children and four grandchildren. They reside in Newnan. (Newnan Times Herald, December 21. 2016) Christmas 2016
On December 4, 2016 members of the Club gathered at the Peachtree
City White House to celebrate our selection as a Gold Star Club and
another highly successful Toys for Tots campaign. Pictured
from left to right is Club President Ed White, Club Vice President
Todd Rivers, Carl Boone, Marty Potash, Doug Powell, Bob Wiemann,
James Holt, Co-founder Banks Glover, Brian Waters, Don Mullen,
Wilder Davis, Bill Horne, Co-founder Jack Camp and in front, Rob
Isaac.  Club President, Ed White and Club
Vice President, Todd Rivers met with Michael Keever,
LTC USMC (Ret) and Michelle Gillespie, leaders of the
Coweta County/Fayette County Toys for Tots program to
distribute toys gathered by our club during our 2016
campaign. Oyster Roast, November 2016
Held at Jack & Liz Camp's farm... good turnout, great food and wonderful company. February 2016 Club Meeting at Mama Lucia's
Great meal with wives and fellow alumni (picture not so much!)
Annual Muster, March 2016 Highlights of the Muster - click on picture for larger view.
Southside Atlanta Citadel Club "Spawns" new Georgia Club On April 14, 2016 the newly formed Northeast Georgia Club held its first meeting and muster in Gainesville, GA. Club founder and past president of the Southside Atlanta Citadel Club, Ray Mayer, presided. Ray recently moved to Hall County from Coweta County and quickly identified the need for a Citadel Club to support the growing number of graduates in the area. He reached out for help from Jack Camp and Banks Glover, cofounders of the Southside Atlanta Citadel Club, as well as Ed White, club president of the Southside Citadel Club and Georgia director of The Citadel Alumni Association. In short order the club was formed. Ed and our club vice president, Todd Rivers, were present at the first meeting and served as guest speakers to discuss current school events and The Citadel recruiting programs in Georgia. Ed also briefed the club on our efforts to create a mentoring program for cadets planning to move or return to Georgia after graduation. Click HERE for full Story January 2016 Club Meeting at Smokey Bones
Clockwise beginning at end of table: Banks Glover, Bob Weimann, Dary Greenburg, Todd Rivers, Marty Potash, Don Mullen, Lee Nall, Ed White and Doug Powell Christmas Meeting 2015
Club members enjoyed a holiday gathering at the home of our Club President, Ed White and his wife, Diane on December 6, 2015. With a delicious spread and plenty of holiday "cheer", a good time was had by all. The party marked the end of a highly successful Toys for Tots campaign conducted by our Club in support of the Marine Corps' effort in Fayette and Cowetta Counties. Thanks to all that contributed. We plan to make this an annual campaign.
Family Fish Fry and Oyster Roast 2015Great party at Jack's. Everyone left stuffed except for Todd River's wife Helen - who knew she won an oyster eating contest by downing 109 oysters in 15 minutes. Fortunately she left a few for the rest of us. Fun games and fellowship. Susan Conlan, mother of David Conlan a recent graduate, showed up to join us - thanks Susan. Also joining us was Ed White's son Trey, a Naval Aviator... kept many of our commercial pilot alumni well entertained. Chef of the event was none other than Charles Stone, retired GBI agent and friend to most all of us.. he did his typical remarkable job with the catfish. Thanks again Charlie!
L/R 1st
Row: Todd Rivers ’88, Club Vice President, Ed White ’66, Club
President, AJ Jordan ’15, newest Club member, Ray Mayer ’74,
Club Past President, Jack Camp ’65, Club Co-Founder, Rob Isaac ’08,
Doug Powell ’72, Oyster Shucker, Charlie Stone, Chief Chef
L/R 2nd
Row: Scott Clements '84, Banks Glover ’69, Club Co-Founder, “Tiny”
Menchinger ’80, Marty Potash ’78, Club Past President, Daryl
Greenberg ’96, Chief Oyster Schucker
Our 2015 Muster Service  After the Muster Service and meal we held a brief business session in which President Ed White announced several changes he wants to initiate this coming year - first being that we are going to become more heavily involved in the recruitment effort at local high schools and plan to have a special meeting to include prospective cadets and their parents. Second is to make plans for future meetings and events several months in advance so we can each try to avoid conflicts. Third is to plan exciting events such as a camping and fishing weekend at Jack's bass pond and better planning for the annual shootout. Fourth is to reach out to local alumni who were once active in the club but no longer attend.
Message from our Club President(This from an email sent to Tom McAlister of the Alumni Association) On December 7, 2014 The Southside Atlanta Citadel Club held its annual Christmas gathering. We recognized Ray Mayer for his outstanding service and presented him with the CAA recognition certificate. Tom, this was very well received by not only Ray but also club members who felt it was deserved. As you and I have discussed previously, I believe that a formalized program to recognize Club officers that serve with distinction should be a consideration for the Association. As of the 7th, I assumed responsibility as our Club President and Todd Rivers ('88), an outstanding alum, assumed the position of vice president. Additionally, Banks Glover ('69) has agreed to stay on as our webmaster. We look forward to initiating an active cadet recruiting program in 2015, and the Atlanta Citadel Club has agreed to work with us on this effort.
Changing of the GuardAs co-founders of the Club, Jack and I want to thank Ray Mayer '74 for his tireless work for the club in arranging events and keeping the excitement. We have been so very fortunate that Ray accepted the nomination of 2014 President. On December 7 we gathered for our Christmas meeting at which time Ray officially handed the gavel over to Ed White '66.Many thanks to both of you Jack Camp and Banks Glover
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The Passing of the
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"The annual Shootout was a resounding success, thanks to Marty, Jack, Liz, Banks and others. I then was proud to be elected as your next President. Marty will be a tough act to follow. Marty did an outstanding job as President. He worked hard to plan interesting events and to generate interest by our members. He cared, and continues to care, about our club and fellow wearers of the ring. I plan to follow his lead. Our next event will be a Christmas get together at our house in early December. More to follow on that. We then will have a 2013 planning session, probably in January, maybe in Peachtree City instead of Newnan. More to follow on that too. One important item on the agenda will be to elect a Vice President. I invite anyone interested to contact me beforehand. I invite contact from any member with ideas. I can be reached via e-mail, rmayer@pacga.org; cell, (678) 340-2301; home, (770) 304-2443; office, direct line (770) 254-7328; wife (Julie), cell, 678-378-2597."
2013 Citadel Alumni Muster
On Sunday March 10th we held our annual muster recognizing and honoring those who wore the ring and passed away during the year. The weather cooperated. We had 14 alumni plus many friends and family in attendance. We began with the a cappella rendition of the National Anthem sung by Carol Glover, her twin Cathy Wright and childhood friend (and '81 graduate of the Citadel graduate school) Merry Todd. Michael Scott again provided the haunting music of the bagpipes - it's sound harkens us back to the Parade Grounds in the Holy Land. Thanks to all who made it happen. After the program we enjoyed more food than most should be allowed.
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Banks Glover '69, Jack Camp '65, Ray Mayer '74, Todd Rivers '88, Eddie Cole ''67, Daryl Greenburg ''96, Charlie Teague '93, Marty Potash '78, Mike Swain '73, Doug Powell '72, Mike (Tiny) Menchinger '80, Don Mullen 57, Ed White '66, Jonathan Lester.
The Newnan Times Herald ran our picture and a write-up about the Citadel and about our Muster. Click here to view the entire article.
Brian Waters just informed me of the passing of Lee Waters '82 (O Company) - no kin to Brian. Lee was a Newnan resident although I don't recall his attending any club functions. He had been fighting cancer for several years and leaves a wife and family that may be in need of some financial assistance. Click here to view the obituary.
We had our first 2013 club meeting on January 24 at Smokey Bones in Peachtree City. Present were Brian Bossman, Jack & Liz Camp, Banks & Carol Glover, Bill & Sarah Ann Horne, Ray & Julie Mayer, Tiny & Kathryn Menchinger, Doug Powell, John Ritchey, Ski & Barbara Saxby, Bob Smith, Charlie Teague and Brian Waters. We had a good time and conducted a bit of business.
The club elected Charlie Teague '93 as Vice President. Charlie is with the U.S. Secret Service; is married to Debra, a substitute teacher; and they have two children. They live in Newnan.
The club also approved having the annual muster the afternoon of Sunday, March 10, 2013, again at Banks & Carol's home in Newnan. More info to follow on that.
Annual Christmas Gathering
Julie and Ray Mayer hosted a Christmas get together at their home. We had a very nice turnout and the food and companionship were excellent. Thanks to all who came and contributed. This is a harbinger of the quality of meetings to come this year.
One of Our Own in Need of Prayer
Doug Powell (Kilo, '72) informed me that Tom Hogan (India, '71)was diagnosed with cancer (lung, liver & bone) at the end of June. To date, Tom has had seven, 3-day Chemo treatments. He has a remarkably positive attitude about this, despite the prognosis. Read the following exerpt from the 28 November edition of the Fayette Citizen.
Inspired By
Medical Team, Army Veteran Fights Back Against Lung Cancer
Fayetteville,
Ga. (November 26, 2012) – Fayetteville resident and retired
Military Police Corps officer Tom Hogan is no stranger to intense
situations. In fact, this army veteran is an expert at maintaining
calm in the midst of chaos. In June 2012, Hogan embarked on his
toughest battle yet, against the leading cause of cancer death among
men and women: lung cancer.
It was the morning of Hogan’s 63rd birthday – June 27 – when Indumathi Bendi, M.D. of Piedmont Physicians Group in Atlanta called with the news. The results of Hogan’s Complete Blood Count (CBC) test were in, showing his Lipase count was abnormally high. Dr. Bendi told Hogan to get to the emergency room at Piedmont Fayette Hospital for further evaluation.
Hogan began his battery of tests with an ultrasound screening but results were inconclusive. Then, he had a Computerized Tomography scan (commonly known as a CT scan), which revealed a tumor in Hogan’s left lung and many smaller tumors throughout his liver. Next, doctors performed a liver biopsy, all the while explaining to Hogan what each test was, what they entailed, and what information the tests could provide.
“Medical science sometimes underestimates the therapeutic value of a smile, a name and an explanation of what is being done to you and why,” said Hogan. “I didn’t realize how important this connection would be until then.”
By 6 p.m., Hogan was meeting with Jonathan Bender, M.D. of Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants, located on the Piedmont Fayette Hospital campus. Dr. Bender told Hogan he had Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), a cancer that spreads rapidly, and is rarely cured with the removal of a tumor. The overall survival rate for this aggressive form of lung cancer is less than five percent.
Dr. Bender recommended Hogan start chemotherapy. Hogan, who refused to let his poor prognosis bring him down, let his military survival instinct take over and asked, “When do we get started?”
Now, Hogan finds himself regularly fighting the disease in rather unusual ways, outside the realm of traditional medicine. This Halloween, a masked man wearing a Superman costume arrived at Piedmont Fayette’s Cancer Center, ready to take on cancer and inspiring others to do so with him. The masked man was Hogan himself.
“If someone told me five months ago I was going to have this disease and be positive about it, I would have said ‘no way,’” said Hogan. “My experience taught me something I’ve carried with me throughout my journey: the power of a smile and communication. I know that I matter to everyone here.”
Lung cancer accounts for about 14% of all new cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. This year, about 226,160 people will be diagnosed and 160,340 people will die of this aggressive disease in the United States. Usually, symptoms do not appear until the disease reaches an advanced, un-curable stage. Hogan’s only symptoms were feeling fatigued and an increasing loss of appetite over a two or three week period before he went to see his doctor.
“Serious conditions don’t necessarily make you feel seriously ill,” said Hogan. “Don’t ignore your body telling you something isn’t quite right.
Invitation to Fellowship with the Alumni Club in Columbus Georgia
CHATTAHOOCHEE
TRACE CITADEL CLUB
Post Office
Box 8868
Columbus, GA 31908-8868
706-566-2984
Greetings,
Our
Chattahoochee Trace Citadel Club will host a dinner meeting on
Thursday, November 8, at 6:00 PM.
Colonel Joe Trez '69, USA (Retired), Executive Director of the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics at the Citadel will be our special guest speaker.
The cost is $40.00 per person and we will have a cash bar.
Please send your check today to reserve your seat(s). All checks must be received by November 5, 2012.
Thursday,
November 8,
2012
Cocktails (cash bar) 6:00 PM
DoubleTree
Hotel
Columbus
Dinner and Program 7:00 PM
5351 Sidney
Simons Blvd
Columbus GA 31909
A plated dinner will be served. All Citadel Alumni, spouses, guests or friends of "The Citadel" are invited and encouraged to attend. Dress is business attire.
For additional
information please call,
Gene A. Kemp
Jr.
Send your check to:
Citadel
'72
Chattahoochee Trace Citadel Club
(706)
566-2984
Post Office Box 8868
Columbus GA 31908-8868
Michael Scott,
our ever faithful bagpiper, has forwarded an invitation to the first
ever Scottish Games and Demonstration Hunt sponsored by The Order of
the Tartan of the Chattahoochee Valley to be held in Moreland
beginning November 10th.
Michael
indicated that there will be some 90 horses involved and they also
have commitments from 20 of the finished Scottish games athletes in
the southeast who will be demonstrating the caber toss, the sheaf
toss, the stone and hammer throw among other demanding shows of
strength and technique.
This promises
to be an exciting event! Click here
to view the invitation.
This year's Muster was perhaps one of our best attended with 16 Alumni. As is our custom, we were blessed with having almost as many wives as well as children. We began with our guest Piper, Mr. Michael Scott piping the assembly to seats, followed by our President, Marty Potash covering the background and purpose of our Muster. Following the reading of the name and Citadel class of each departed alumni, the entire gathering responded "Present for duty, Sir", as is our tradition. Upon completion of the reading, Amazing Grace was piped, followed by Tap, the Cadet Prayer then the Alma Mater.
We
then adjourned for fellowship, music, fine food and camaraderie.
Thanks to everyone who made this event possible. Below is a group
picture - however 2 Alumni left prior to the group picture being taken.
Click HERE for more pictures. As usual, clicking on a thumbnail will display the larger picture.
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Left to Right, back row - Doug Powell '72, Dana Graham '80, ??, Eddie Cole '67, Todd Rivers '88, Banks Glover '69, Marty Potash '78, Ray Mayer '74, David Boyd '60, Michael Scott (guest) front row - ?? David Hewes '70, Bill Horne '63, ??, Jack Camp '65, Bob Smith '60
Christmas 2011 -Attendance at the Christmas party was abysmal - only 3 couples showed up. Perhaps we began planning too late! Let's try to re-invigorate the club. It's about having fun and good fellowship. As with all civic and fraternal organizations today, people are just too busy to bother. Let's not let this fall by the wayside.
Annual Muster 2011
SUCCESS!!! Muster 2011 is in the books. We made it through this years Muster ceremony with flying colors. I want to thank all of you who participated in this year's event.
I want to thank Ray(our club VP) and Julie who set up the grounds; Banks and Carol Glover who provided and delivered the tables and chairs; and Jack and Liz Camp who offered up their homestead for our ceremony. Another thanks to Dana Graham who led us in the Cadet Prayer prior to the readings and and a heartfelt prayer after. And finally a great thanks to Michael Scott, our bagpiper, who marched us to our seats with a special tune and appropriately "book-ended" our readings with "TAPS"(a real eye-waterer) and "AMAZING GRACE". It was certainly an honor to recognize our Citadel classmates, friends, and alumni, sending them off in a "Blaze of Glory". I can only hope they were as proud of us as we are of them!
Afterwards, we all ate at the usual fine spread our clubmembers bring. You never cease to amaze me; the food is outstanding and we never have duplication. Thanks again to all of you for your continued support of our club.
Marty
Potash
President,
SACC
Those in attendance:
Marty
Potash
Ray
and Julie Mayer
Jack
Camp
David
Boyd
Mike
Menchinger
Banks
and Carol Glover
Doug
Powell
David
Hewes
Eddie
Cole
Tom
Jarret
Daryl
and Laura Greenberg
Dana
Graham and son, Brandon(future cadet)
Lee
and Susan Nall
Steve Macke (our visitor from the northside club)
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Letter
from our club President (2012),
Marty
Potash
Members
of the Southside Atlanta Citadel Club(SACC),
Greetings one and all. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the President of our club this year. First and foremost, I want to thank Brian Bossman (outgoing president) and Mike "aka TINY" Menchinger(VP) for all of their hard work in keeping our club afloat. Following in the footsteps of Brian will pose a challenge, but Ray Mayer '74 (VP) and I are up for it.
Our goals will remain parallel with the program our predecessors had in place. We have found that communicating through the website and postcard mailing have been somewhat effective. We could present a case to increase our recruiting efforts; however, I don't feel that begging people to support our club is a viable option. They really dont know what they are missing!! If anyone has ideas to enhance our membership, please call me....I'm ready to listen. One thing I would like to do is request RSVPs....It sure helps in our planning...just a quick email or a call.
Club
Meeting Report December 2, 2010
We
met at O'Charlie's and had a reasonably good turnout. The
theme of the meeting was to bring handcrafted Christmas tree
orniments to be auctioned. This brought in more than $250.
As usual we had some really great fellowship. You may remember
that Marty sent out cards in hopes of locating some of the "lost
lambs". We did get a few address corrections, but the
following folks have moved and left no forwarding address or we have
the wrong address on record. If you know where they are, please
let us know! Hopefully Marty and Ray will finalize the schedule
for next year's meetings.
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Club Meeting Report August 26 2010
Well another successful get together has passed. We had 23 folks in attendance on a warm muggy nite for the "Party at Marty's". I want to thank every one for bringing side dishes and drinks. What a spread!! The food and comradery were outstanding. The RSVP definitely helps for the planning of these events; thanks for complying here also.
I want to apologize for the lighting situation on the putting green. I hired a VMI grad to wire these and look what happened! I did manage to climb the tree (against Laura's pleas) and replace the bulbs.I actually tried to do it during the party in the dark but Laura was adamate about her "NO" vote with that stunt. I still can't imagine why!
Maybe we can have a Saturday or Sunday football get together and have a putting competition at halftime. We followed the foodfest with a fairly productive meeting.
As always, we search for ways to recruit more members. Previously, Email and postcards have been the primary means of notification for all of our events. We only have one third of our roster's emails on record; hence,the post cards seem to be a necessity. However, due to expenses, it was decided to do two more mailings which will include a request for an individual's Email or desired removal from our list. This Post Card will also include our schedule for the remainder of the year. Hopefully, we will be able to utilize the internet for all future notification. Remember,we are a dues free organization.
Our "Gunfight a O-Camp Corral" is on schedule for October. Once again a "DON'T MISS" affair; those attendees from last year know what I am talking about. Keep an eye on the web site for details; we are still working out some fine points.
Finally, if you or your family have done anything you would like to share with other alumni, please send me a note, pictures, etc and I will forward it to Banks. We can add it to our web site for all to see. Let's show others the pride we have in our fine group of alumni on the Southside.
Once again, thanks for a great turn-out. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know.
"That
Is All"
Marty
Firearms
Festival - Saturday October 3, 2009
Great meeting:
Thanks to those who brought wives and children and especially thanks
to our two friends who brought all the "toys" and to
Charles Stone, retired GBI weapons instructor. We all learned new
self defense techniques, improved our aim and just had a great time.
Click here to see some of the pics.
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The Citadel Muster is then remembrance of all the alumni who have passed within the last 12 months. It is open to all Southside Atlanta Citadel Alumni, spouses, parents and friends of The Citadel
Background:
The
first annual Citadel Alumni Muster was held in 1998. It was an
Alumni Association initiative designed to facilitate an annual coming
together of all alumni of the institution, with the purpose of
recognizing those in the long gray line of the South Carolina Corps
of Cadets who have passed away during the preceding year.
The tradition of Texas A&M, which has conducted Musters since 1883, has been used to develop a new tradition for The Citadel. In honoring those who can no longer stand formation, the event creates a rallying point for alumni. This simplifies the process of getting alumni together by establishing a set date for the rendezvous.
Alumni will come to know that the Muster is always on an exact date - Corps Day, March 20th -- no matter what day of the week it occurs.
In that regard, the Muster is indeed a formation. All graduates and former members of the Corps are expected to report.
We
hold a brief ceremony to honor our alumni who have passed in the
last year, preceded by a social cocktail hour. If you are not
going to be in Charleston on Corps Day please come and join us as we
gather together to remember our classmates and alumni who are no
longer with us.
Jack
Camp '65
Slowing
down from the rigors of Federal Judgeship?
Read
this insightful article
article
by Robin McDonald and copyrighted to the Daily Report and reprinted
with permission
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Doug
Powell has been diligent in getting us the most up-to-date links on
Citadel related websites. Click
here
for a purely Citadel forum. Also check out the Links menu.
How
much of Knob Knowledge do you remember? Doug has found a site that
has all of the old and new knowledge required for memorization. Check
your memories...
click
here
Hello Southside Citadel Club
I was just looking over your site for the first time and noticed my daughter Bethany Nickelson prominently pictured as the Northgate Bugler in the March 2006 Muster picture.
Just thought you might like to know her older brother Ray Nickelson (Northgate 2006 graduate) is an incoming Knob at The Citadel matriculating this coming Saturday August 12. We are all very excited. Thought you might like to know.
We appreciated your hospitality at the March Muster, let us know if you would like Bethany to come and blow her trumpet again.
Sincerely
Bob & Merry Nickelson
Sharpsburg GA
Hello Citadel Family Association Friends:
First, The Not-So-Good-News: I am still having a problem getting the current military addresses for some of our deployed cadets, consequently I still have some boxes that are still in my office awaiting a mailing label. We will get it done as soon as I receive the updated addresses via the parents and families of our guys.
Now, for the good news: Approximately 10 December, we sent approximately 20 boxes of "goodies" from The Citadel post office---to date, only one has been returned to me [no reason given].
Thank you all for sending the essentials, cards, letters, and love to us for distribution to these brave Citadel soldiers.
The really good news: Today, 2 January, I received a wonderful email from one of our guys in Afghanistan. It is the first correspondence that I've had with one of our "15". I wish I could forward the email in its entirety to you all, however I am trying to abide by the confidentiality agreement. Here's the bulk of what he said:
"I just wanted to write and tell you how much I appreciated the care package that I received from you and The Citadel. I am stationed on a remote firebase on the Afghan/Pakistan border. Mail is the only thing that reminds us of home and why we get up in the mornings. I received the box the day before Christmas and can't tell you how nice it was to be able to open it up and read the letters that were included. Christmas was somber as most of the guys were a little down from not being able to be with or contact family members. In just this past year I have been gone, I have realized the meaning of "The Citadel Family". I was not a perfect cadet or the smartest, but the support I have received from you all has been amazing. I just wanted to let you know that your boxes do bring immeasurable joy and happiness to those of us over here."
Please thank those school children and teachers who wrote and designed those beautiful cards and letters---these messages of love and caring are traveling throughout the world and are making huge impacts on our soldiers. I will continue to keep you all updated.
John
News
about our Local Cadets
Royce
Eldridge, son of Frank and Edie, attended our last business meeting
held at O'Charlie's. He has made the decision to attend the Citadel.
Let's all be available for him in any way he may need.
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David Conlan and Will Nall - Newnan boys on the move. The following article was written by Will Nall, son of Susan and Lee Nall ('71). |
It was the 15th of August 2005 when David Conlan and I walked through the wrought-iron gates of The Citadel on the outskirts of Charleston, South Carolina. Three years later, the two of us stand on the precipice of new life; the two of us determined to forge new lives. But what of our time at The Citadel, what have we experienced that has made us so determined? I will tell you what I frequently tell others: we were both raised in Newnan, but we grew up in Charleston. The virtues fostered in us through our families, school, church, and community gave us the strength and motivation to make it through the nine grueling months of our first year, our "Knob" year, and through all of our achievements these past three years.
In the first semester of our Knob year, David received a full scholarship through the United States Marine Corps. In the second semester of the same year I enlisted in the Army National Guard, and spent my first summer of college at Fort Benning, Georgia. Our sophomore year David returned early to The Citadel in order to participate in "Cadre," or otherwise known as "Hell Week," which serves as the initial training period for the Knob class. For David to participate in the Cadre training period is exceptional as a sophomore; however, David was a Company Clerk, the highest rank attainable by a sophomore.
I arrived at school that year a week later with the rest of the Corps, and served as a Private for the first semester. As a result of my enlistment, summer training experience, and pervious years academic success I was awarded a three-year Army ROTC scholarship. Second semester of our sophomore year David and I both received the rank of Cadet Corporal within the Corps, and began the training process for our inevitable role as leaders in our Junior and Senior years.
The summer of our sophomore year I decided to take a break, and lived most of the summer in Charleston. David, however, received a slot to attend the Marine's Mountain Warfare School; the slots are determined by an order of merit based on academics, physical fitness, and achievements within the Corps of Cadets. The following August, David and I both returned for Cadre as cadet training Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), and to then served as Cadet NCOs within the Corps for our Junior year.
In the last semester of our Junior year David took it upon himself to tryout for the Summerall Guards, an elite drill group composed of sixty-one cadets. The Guard's training program is four weeks long; for six hours everyday the Bond Volunteer Aspirants-as they are known-endure intense physical training and rifle drill. At the end of the training, David was accepted as one of the 2009 Summerall Guards. The Guards perform annually at various events across the South, to include Mardi Gras in New Orleans, LA., and when able, the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. By the end of the semester David also received the rank of Cadet Captain as the Foxtrot Company Commander.
While David was training for the Summerall Guards I was also training, but my training was not nearly as physically intense. I was in training to become a member of the 2009 Honor Committee, an elected body within the Corps which serves to uphold the oldest tradition at The Citadel: Honor. It is a code that David and I along with every Cadet learn from the first day of Hell Week: "A Cadet does not Lie, Cheat, Steal, nor Tolerate those who do." Cadets who are found in violation of The Citadel's Honor Code are expelled from the institution. Honor Representatives and Committee members are members of the senior class, and are elected by their peers to serve for the academic year. I am proud to say that I was elected to the second highest position, Vice Chairman of the Honor Committee. I feel that the values and integrity instilled in me by my family, friends, and community are what compelled me to achieve this position.
This summer David and I will both be attending out respective military branches' necessary training cycle in order to be commissioned as Second Lieutenants following our graduations in May of 2009. In May of 2009 David will receive his Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and I will receive a Bachelors of Art in English with a minor in Philosophy.
I cannot say what will happen in the future, but I can tell you what I know. David and I were fostered from a community that has always stood for the principles of American society, and instilled in each of us are the virtues necessary to payback our community with honor and dedication to the ideals of the United States. I stand by this promise with both the willingness and knowledge of sacrifice at heart, because if I have learned anything, then I have learned one idea-there are things in life worth sacrificing for.
Late Update
Brian, How's it going? I saw your latest letter when I
came home last week for a two week vacation. Unfortunately, I will be
back in Egypt when you have the meeting on July 19. I retired
from the Army last summer and took a job in the Sinai with the
Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). En route, we moved to
Seneca, SC, so we are no longer in the South Atlanta area. You
might want to take me off your mailing list to avoid the expense
although I am happy to stay on the email list.
Our daughter Caroline is still at the Citadel and doing well. She is a rising junior, a cheerleader, and she just made Gold Stars.
I really enjoyed the Southside club's events.
Please give my regards to the Judge and Banks and the other regulars.
Regards, Norm Rudd '84
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Thank to everyone joining us for our golf outing at Orchard Hills.
It seems as though everyone had a nice time and our teams were fairly evenly matched........other than the fact that Marty claimed to still be injured!! Yeah, right. We all saw his approach shot into #18, where his team proceeded to drop the 10 foot birdie putt. What a sandbagger! Good thing Tiny and Marty had some youth on their team though...........I'm not so sure these old corps guys could have made it all 18 holes without them. By the way..........did you notice it was Tiny's son that made the birdie putt on #18???? I wonder if Tiny and Marty actually contributed??? The only contribution I saw from these guys was their aluminum can deposits into the back of the cart!!
I trust everyone had as good a time as we did in our group! All I can say is that I'm glad I had my 2 partners...........I'm just sorry they got strapped and burdened with me. One of my partners, Banks, claims he hasn't picked up a club in 40+ years, yet managed birdie putts for our team on holes #1 and #3. Granted, our first hole was a tv tapp-in, but his putt on #3 was an uphill, double-breaker, from about 20 feet. Way to go Banks. Not so sure he hasn't seen a club in 40 years.........but we had a great time and lots of laughs. My son, Will, also did a great job of keeping our team in the game........when he wasn't hunting for misdirected balls hit by his teammates.
The team of Boyd, Davis, and Ritchey seemed to be hitting some incredible shots everytime we turned around to watch............I loved watching Wilder's approach on the par 5 (#14) land about 4 feet from the pin. Didn't stick around to see the result.......but I sure hope they made that putt for birdie!! I can also say that the 2 times they came up behind us on the tee box...........we caved at the pressure by making our only 2 bogies of the day. You guys were like Tiger Woods............intimidating the hell out of us!!
Again........thanks for coming. It was especially nice to have a new face in the crowd..........John Ritchey.............thanks for joining us. Hopefully, you will join us for more meetings in the future, despite the fact you had to spend the day with Boyd and Davis!! I hope they didn't scare you away.
We'll
need to try to get together for some more golf in the near
future. Take care for now...........and keep checking the
website for schedule updates.
One fact
became painfully obvious during the singing of our Alma Mater after
Muster - not one of us can carry a tune nor could anyone remember the
tune. For that reason we have put a recording on this webpage (left
column) just below the words... go ahead and play it to see if you
can sing along.
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On
November 19th we were treated to a bit of Civil War History. Noted
history buff, Dr. Kerry Elliot, took us on an excursion of the site
of the Battle of Brown's Mill and afterwards shared with us the many
artifacts he has discovered. Found out that our own Jack Camp is
quite the historian as well.
More
on this as well as pictures - click here.
Pictures
from the November 2005 Battle of Brown's Mill Exploration
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Officers and
incoming Cadets. L-R back row: President Brian Cavanaugh '87, club
co-founder Jack Camp '65, Treasurer Tiny Menchinger '80, club
co-founder Banks Glover '69, Sargent-at-Arms Marty Potash '78. Front
Row Josh Bissell, Caroline Rudd, Will Nall and David Conlan
Brian Clark Corbett
of Newnan
Kristina
Faith Romero of Fayetteville
To the Board
of Visitors:
Colonel Love
would like to share with the Board of Visitors the following
information excerpted from an e-mail message sent by General
Steven. Colonel Love’s comment was, “Here’s
something else we have to be proud of!”
Regards,
Pat Kinard
Office of the President
The Citadel
843.953.5092
The Princeton Review has a set of rankings and information that offer another perspective on how we are perceived nationally. One of their metrics is an “Academic Rating,” defined as:
Academic Rating: How hard students work and how much they get back for their efforts, on a scale of 60-99. This rating is calculated from student survey results and statistical information reported by administrators. Factors weighed include how many hours students study outside of the classroom and the quality of students the school attracts. We also considered students' assessments of their professors, class size, student-teacher ratio, use of teaching assistants, amount of class discussion, registration, and resources. Please note that if a school has an Academic Rating of 60*, it means that the school did not report to us a sufficient number of the statistics that go into the rating by our deadline. Please also note that a school with an Admissions Selectivity Rating of 60* will have an Academic Rating that is lower than it should be, since the Admissions Selectivity Rating is a factor in the calculation that produces the Academic Rating.
Here are some of the Academic Ratings that I found:
Academic
Rating (60-99)
Source:
Princeton Review 2006
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Is it possible
that discipline alone, or the lack of it, as the case may be, could
determine the outcome of yet another Ole Miss loss? Who knows? The
Oaf of Oxford is certainly on a tear through the Rebel record books.
Who can say when the losing will stop? OLE MISS 10, The Citadel
9. This is from an Auburn University staff writer.
1. Over the Christmas Holidays an honorary member of the Southside Citadel Club was born to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bossman. Master "Ryan" Bossman resides on Longwood Drive with folks and 3 sibs.
2.
February ' 05 issue of Southern Living features a story about the
"Redneck Figurines" -- idea by none other than Club Member,
David Boyd '60, when putting heads together with Jeff Foxworthy
and Mike Steed. Seen in every gift store from coast to coast,
these collectibles can be purchased locally. Boyd is cited in
the feature story.
On a more positive note, we finalized quite a few administrative issues: Both Brian Cavanaugh and Brian Bossman volunteered to serve another term as President and Vice President respectively. Marty Potash was elected Sergent-at-Arms and "Tiny" Menchinger, Treasurer. The mechanism for dues was put into place. It was decided that we will develop and publish the entirety of next year's meeting schedule on the calendar to include the theme and the venue as well as other important club related events.
In the interest of keeping everyone informed, Liz Camp was "volunteered" by Jack to publish the newsletters for us.
In our quest to increase attendance as well as membership we will regularly send both email and snail mail notification reminders of the meeting and will begin a telephone campaign to get folks to attend.
If you know of any West Point grad (even VMI or Texas A&M) we certainly welcome them as they are kindred spirits - the rivalry is replaced with camaradarie over time.
To
view Jack's precise minutes, click
here.
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The first annual Citadel Alumni Muster was held in 1998. It was an Alumni Association initiative designed to facilitate an annual coming together of all alumni of the institution, with the purpose of recognizing those in the long gray line of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets who have passed away during the preceding year.
The tradition of Texas A&M, which has conducted Musters since 1883, has been used to develop a new tradition for The Citadel. In honoring those who can no longer stand formation, the event creates a rallying point for alumni. This simplifies the process of getting alumni together by establishing a set date for the rendezvous.
Alumni will come to know that the Muster is always on an exact date - Corps Day, March 20th -- no matter what day of the week it occurs.
In that regard, the Muster is indeed a formation. All graduates and former members of the Corps are expected to report.
Pictures
from the Fall (September) 2004 Meeting
Pictures
from the Spring (April) 2004 Meeting
Pictures
from the November 2003, December 2003 and February 2004 Meetings.
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