Dear Friends,

We just completed a very busy semester. Two of our faculty members published books. One of those books won a major na-

tional award. Another faculty member organized an international meeting of French historians that was held on our campus.

A majority of our other professors either published articles or presented papers at professional meetings.

Following the example of their mentors, students in all of our departments attended regional or national academic meetings.

Several of them (particularly in Psychology) presented research. Others published articles—a very rare accomplishment for

undergraduates. And over 150 undertook projects in our rapidly developing service learning program.

Throughout the spring, a series of distinguished guests came to campus to give lectures. They included: Joao Vale Almeida

(European Union Ambassador to the U.S.), Jonathan Green (noted artist of Gullah culture), Richard Lake (Deputy Director

CIA’s national clandestine service), Frank Abagnale (FBI undercover operative and protagonist of the Stephen Spielberg

movie Catch Me If You Can); and Ellen Tauscher (U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and National Security Af-

fairs). In addition, Robert Dallek (our Mark Clark Visiting Professor and one of the nation’s most acclaimed scholars) deliv-

ered a talk on John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his inauguration, as the first annual Henry and

Jenny Johnson lecture in historical studies.

You may also be interested to know that several new programs are underway. With the benefit of a $75,000 grant from the

SC State Guard Foundation, we will in the fall be launching educational activities to cultivate within students a better under-

standing of the qualities of leadership exemplified by those persons who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of

Honor. We’ll also be launching a new graduate certificate program in Homeland Security. Meanwhile, the first course in pho-

tography ever taught at The Citadel has recently concluded with the exhibit of student photographs on the first floor of Capers

Hall (it will be here all summer—and you probably will be amazed at how good they are) and the establishment of the Stacy

Pearsall prize in photography that will be awarded annually.

And, as usual, the SHSS was the most represented of The Citadel’s five academic schools at our recent commencement cere-

monies. Of the 500 undergraduate degrees awarded, over 200 were Bachelors of Art in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Roughly the same percentage applied for the Master’s degrees that were awarded by The Citadel Graduate College. Individ-

ual highlights of commencement week included Noah Koubenec (a double major in Political Science and Spanish) earning

distinction as the Corps’ first honor graduate (with a perfect 4.0 GPA) and Sara Fernandez Medina (Assistant Professor of

Spanish) being recognized with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for her path-breaking work with cadets engaged in ser-

vice learning activities while studying in Latin American countries during the summer.

Most of the achievements described above (and elsewhere in this newsletter) were made possible to a significant degree by

those of you who made financial contributions to advance our work. Some of you made large, individual donations. Many,

many others made smaller ones of $50 to $100 that collectively added up to large donations. Thank you! Please know that, in

these challenging times, your generosity is vital to the continued academic health of The Citadel. You have enriched the lives

of our students and faculty and added to the value of Citadel degrees from all eras. We hope that you will con-

sider what we’re doing worthy of your continued and, if possible, expanded support.

Have a great summer. And come visit if you can.

Best regards,

Bo

Winfred B. Moore, Jr.

Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dean’s Note

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

171 Moultrie Street

Capers Hall Room 104

Charleston, SC 29409

843.953.7477

843.953.7479 Fax

http://www.citadel.edu/shss/

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This semester the French Club held their annual Mardi Gras Party at Dr. Jellenik's house in which 15 students attended and ate gumbo, jambalaya, and King Cake. Cadets Pierre Frazile, Sarah Creel, and Erinn Carter, along with Dr. Jel-lenik taught a 6-week French Club at Orange Grove Elementary Charter School in West Ashley. They were able to offer 4 need-based scholarships to children on the free lunch program. They had the largest amount of stu-dent participation to date: 25 elementary-school students!

FRENCH

Dr. Cathy Jellenik

Submitted an article: ―Derrida and Ernaux: Creating a

‗Relevant‘ Translation of L‘Evénement‖ to

French Forum.

Dr. Cathy Jellenik

French Club at the Mardi Gras party

STUDY ABROAD Dr. Cathy Jellenik will be bringing 14 stu-dents to study abroad in the beautiful Loire Valley of France from July 2nd-30th, 2011. Students will each earn 6 credits at a language institute, Tours Langues. The following cadets will be traveling: Greg Battenfield, Stewart Gress, William Griffin, John Holl, Ivan Ingram, Robert Keener, Stephen Maraist, Franklin McGuire, Cordon Miller, Ian Sher, Colin Twohig, Benjamin Wedewer, Michael Whelan, Allen Wilson.

The elegant château and town of

Saumur in the Loire Valley, France

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Dr. Juan Bahk Dr. Bahk was invited by Korean Literature Translation Institute in Seoul during winter 2010 to dis-cuss on the translation of Korean Novels & Poems into more than a dozen different languages from all over the world. 3 conferences were held in 3 different sites: Korean Literature Translation In-stitute, where he talked about his field that is on poetry. At the Creative Village of Yonsei University under the guidance of Bum-shin Park, the best seller novelist in Korea today. A poetry workshop that was held in Jeju Island under the guidance of Hyon-jong Chong, one of the leading poets in Korea today.

Guy Toubiana

Dr. Guy Toubiana Guy volunteered to be an inter-preter for the Haitian refugees transiting in Charleston. Guy also served as the editor for the online encyclopedia, http://enlightenment-revolution.org which was selected by The Tho-mas Gray Archive of the Univer-sity of Oxford as a reliable web-site for 18th century resource and studies, see http://www.thomasgray.org/materials/links.shtml

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Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society) hosted the 2nd Annual Spring Speaker Series which included two different events. On March 22, 2011, guest speaker Dr. Rene Deniste Mueller, former Crypto-Linguist for the U.S. Military (Professor of Marketing and the Director of the Global Business Resource Center and Inter-national Business Program at the College of Charleston.) gave a lecture. On April 5, 2011, they hosted a panel on education in Germany and Austria featuring Angela Brose, an architect whose work can be seen in the new Daniel Library; Susanne Frenzel, an artist and German instructor, and Gerhard Obenaus, a computer engineer for Blackbaud.

GERMAN

Angela Brose, Architect German Honor Society Spring Speaker Series

STUDY ABROAD For Spring and Summer 2011 the German Study Abroad program had eleven stu-dents travel to Hamburg, Germany to study at the Helmut Schmidt Universität.

Students in Hamburg, Germany

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Dr. Amy Emm Our new German Assistant Professor presented a paper at the International Sympo-sium: Form-Violence-Meaning. Two Hundred Years: Heinrich von Kleist‖. April 7-10, 2011, at Vanderbilt University.

Helmut Schmidt Universität, Hamburg

German Club held a few events this past year: 10/3/10- A picnic at the home of Dr. Skow to celebrate the 20th anniversary of German unity 12/5/10- A party at the home of Dr. Skow to celebrate the German holiday ―Nikolaus‖ 2/8/11-Film Screening: ―The White Ribbon‖ (Das weisse Band) in Capers Hall 3/16/11-A ―Wurstfest‖- a lunch of sausages and German food in Capers Hall 4/29/11-A lunch ―beim Italiener‖ (―at the Italian restau-rant‖)

GERMAN CLUB

Professor Elba Andrade mentored cadet Noah Koubenec to deliver his paper ‖The Torturer Next Door: The Nature of Com-placency in Pavlovsky‘s El Señor Galíndez‖ at the 35th Annual Conference of the Philological Association of the Carolinas (17-19 March 2011) held at The University of North Carolina.

SPANISH

Cadet Noah Koubenec

Mrs. Myriam King-Johns She volunteered to be a Spanish translator with Dream Center Clinic (DCC), which is a faith based, free medical clinic that provides clothing, food, and medical-dental services. It is a service to the community. Its purpose is to provide routine, outpatient health and wellness services to the medically under-served residents of the North Charleston and Hanahan areas of South Carolina.

Dr. Zane U. Segle He attended the International Conference of Hispanic Literature in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he presented his paper titled ―Playing with Paradox: Gi-nés Pérez de Hita‘s Idealized Justification of the Buoyancy of Muslim Conversion in the Guerras civiles de Granada.‖ Dr. Segle also has submitted an article for publication, which is currently under review titled ―Second Thoughts on Morisco Conversion: Ginés Pérez de Hita‘s Reappraisal of Spanish Hegemony in the Guerras civiles de Granada.‖ Dr. Segle also successfully achieved tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

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FACULTY

Dr. Eloy Urroz has his articles ―Karl

Popper y Mario Vargas Llosa:

¿igualdad o libertad?‖, published in

Claves, n. 208, December 2010.

Dr. Urroz had his Book, Friction

translated by Ezra Fitz. Chicago: The

Dalkey Archives, December, 2010.

He was also key note speaker at

Cambridge University Mexican So-

ciety, on November 8, 2010. ―Karl

Popper y Mario Vargas Llosa:

¿igualdad o libertad?‖

His paper ―Eloy Sánchez Rosillo:

poeta elegíaco‖ was presented at the

Kentucky Foreign Language Confer-

ence, April 16, 2010.

Dr. Zane Segle Myriam K. Johns

Col Floyd W. Brown, Jr. Memorial Award The award is presented annually to a first-class (senior) cadet who will be commissioned into the military. It recognizes the cadet who has con-tributed to the success of the Depart-ment of Cadet Activities, who best exhibits the highest degree of cus-toms and courtesies of a cadet, citi-zen and soldier and who possesses love and loyalty to The Citadel tradi-tions of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship, loyalty, high moral standards and service. Sarah Creel, Major: Modern Lan-guages

Commencement Week Awards 2010-2011

PROJECT GO In Spring 2011, the Department of Defense‘s ‗Project Go‘ Language and Culture Program awarded the Modern Languages department with approximately $105,000. This is in addition to the $201,000 received over the past two years to enhance the Chinese program at the Citadel. We appreciate Dr. Segle‘s hard work writing the grant for this program.

Eloy Urroz

Dr. Elba Andrade Her book review ―Fiesta, espectáculo y teatralidad en el México de los conquistadores‖ will be published In Gestos, November 2011.

Dr. Juan Bahk He participated in a multi-lingual poetry translation with Spanish poet, Alfredo P. Alencart whose initiative enabled to publish two poems entitled, ―Cementerio,‖ and ―Guerrero‖ in a dozen different languages. Sociedad de Estu-dios Literarios y Humanísticos de Salamanca, a cultural organization within the University of Salamanca in Spain published this multi lingual poetic anthology.

Eloy Urroz Fiction: La familia interrumpida. Mexico: Editorial Alfaguara, April, 2011.

Five Public Readings: October 2010 until April 2011 in: Chicago, IL; UCLA -Los Angeles, CA; London, UK; Cabo San Lucas, MX.

Interview: "Eloy Urroz and the aesthetic risk," by Lucy Popescu. London: Latin America, Caribbean, Arts & Culture, Dec 6, 2010.

SPAIN STUDY ABROAD

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FACULTY

The following 24 students will be

participating in the Summer Study

Abroad program to Spain with Dr.

Juan Bahk:

Joseph Cathy, Travis Ruff, Ray-

mond L Steele, John Riser,

Shanna Couch, Samuel Perez,

Matthew Garnier, Justin Martinez,

Carl Harris, Robert Seidl, Robert

Motley, Walter Hunter, Kuowei

Yao, Jonathan Newlon, Ryan

Traster, Hugh Urey, Donavan Ben-

nett, Richard Grooms, Michael

Harayda, John Hackett, George

Cokeley, James S. McDermott,

David K. Corbett, Krystal Brown.

Juan Bahk Elba Andrade

MEXICO STUDY ABROAD Professor Eloy Urroz will accompany 10 students to Mexico for a Summer Study Abroad, the following cadets will be going: David Fallin, Edwin Partin, Jason Carver, Andrew Donnan, Henry Washington, Brian Poteat, Bejamin Canipe, J.C. Hough, Justin Wilson, An-thony Garcia

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

The French Award – Katherine R.

Hardina

The Spanish Award – Noah J.

Koubenec

The Order of Lafayette French

Award – Ivan E. Ingram

The German Award – Justin P.

Brooks

The French Journal Award – Cadet

Jessica Maxwell, Sarah C. Creel,

Alexander J. Winton

History Department

Congratulations to Joelle Neulander for being inducted into The Citadel‘s campus-wide, cross-disciplinary honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. She was nominated by a fellow faculty member and elected to Phi Kappa Phi based upon her scholarly achievements and service to our school and its stu-dents. No more than three members of The Citadel‘s faculty or staff may be enrolled in any given year, so this is a high honor indeed!

Phi Kappa Phi

New Publications Three of our esteemed faculty have recently published books and in recog-nition the Provost hosted a wine and cheese reception to celebrate their accomplishments. David L. Preston received two awards for his book, ―The Texture of Con-tact‖. - Excellence in Research using the Holdings of the New York State Archives Award (October 2010) and The Albert B. Corey Prize (November 2010) Joelle Neulander wrote ―Programming National Identity, The Culture of Radio in 1930s France‖. Michael B. Barrett wrote ―Clausewitz Reconsidered‖.

The Texture of Contact by

David Preston

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Kurt Boughan Kurt made a presentation of original research to the annual conference of Philological As-sociation of the Carolinas (PAC) at University of North Carolina—Asheville in March 2011. Kurt also presented a paper to the Rocky Mountain Renais-sance Association in Salt Lake City, Utah in April 2011.

Keith Knapp

Keith Knapp Keith was the keynote speaker for the University of Kentucky‘s Social Theory Seminar. He presented a paper entitled ―Accumulating Examples of Virtue and Vice: Collective Bi-ography Writing in Medieval China.‖ He also taught a graduate seminar.

Kurt Boughan Programming National Identity

by Joelle Neulander

Clausewitz Reconsidered

by Michael B. Barrett

History Department

PHI ALPHA THETA Phi Alpha Theta had seven-teen new cadet inductees this semester and one new graduate inductee, congratu-lations to: Justin Brooks, Brad Buseick, William Callegari, Jonathan Gosselin, Scott Holmes, Robert Ingram, Angel Johnson, Robert Kilgo, Brian Leister, Kyle Mirabelli, Nathanael New-ton, Brian Parker, Zaki Rucker, Joseph Thomas, Zachary Wardelman, Baron Windham, Lucas Wren and Charles Sowell.

Departmental Awards Three prominent awards were given out at a Departmental Award ceremony pre-vious to Commencement. The following awards were received:

H.L. Gary Award was presented to cadet Leland M. Hart. Outstanding Graduate Student Award was presented to Stefan Kosvych. Francis Marion Cup, Rebecca Motte Chapter, D.A.R. was presented to George H. Martin.

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

American Legion College Award The award is presented to a first-class (senior) cadet in recognition of the qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, military leadership, discipline and citizenship. Key attributes are service to other, dedication to values and honor to self and country. Samuel P. Keeler, Major: History

South Carolina Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots Award This award is given to the cadet who has best shown through his superior histori-cal scholarship an exceptional understanding of and a respect for our founding forefathers and revolutionary patriots and their sacrifices in defense of our nation. Nathanael A. Newton, Major: History

Hemingway Award The award is given to the senior who throughout his or her cadet career made the greatest contribution as a Christian cadet on the athletic field and to the spiritual life of the Corps of Cadets. It is named for Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas E. He-mingway, Class of 1960. Joseph A. Trippi, Major: History

Mark W. Clark Honor Committee Award for Exemplary Service This award is presented to a member of the Honor Committee judged to have made the greatest contribution to the honor system throughout the school year. Frank Quinn, Major: History Brig. Gen. William Lee Smith Marine Corps Sword The Charleston Council of the Navy League presents the award annually to the most outstanding cadet being commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. The sword recognizes superior academic and leadership skills demonstrated during Joiner‘s four years at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Marine Sgt. John Parry, Major: History

Commencement Week Awards 2010-2011

On April 9, senior history major Leland Hart delivered "The Civil War in John Wayne Films" at Francis Marion University during the regional meeting of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society for history. Hart's presentation, based on original research, explores how the Civil War and race relations are treated in several civil-rights era John Wayne Westerns. "The practice I gained writing abstracts, edit-ing, and presenting were quite valuable," Hart said. "Not only was I able to present my findings in front of an interested and educated audience, I was also able to listen and learn as others from all around the Carolina‘s did the same." Professors Sean Heuston and Kerry Taylor helped prepare Hart for the conference. Hart, who plans to pursue graduate studies in history, was also the recent recipient of the History Department's H. L. Gary Award, for outstanding work in European history.

Cadet Hart‘s paper examined three Civil War films starring John Wayne as a window into postwar politi-cal culture. John Ford‘s The Horse Soldiers (1959), Howard Hawks‘ Rio Lobo (1970), and Andrew McLaglen‘s The Undefeated (1969) explore the cause of the Civil War, its racial dimensions, and—perhaps most prominently—the Civil War and western settlement. He argued that the Civil War in these films distracted people from the important job of settling the West, that they ignored issues of slavery and race, and that the characters on both the Yankee and Confederate sides have much in common.

Of such work in analyzing the intersection of film and history, Hart says, ―Critiquing these films in this manner can complement the work already extant regarding Ford, MagLaglen, and Hawks, and can help analyze historic American attitudes regarding the Civil War.‖ By analyzing the Civil War themes presented in each of these films, he hopes to begin new discussions of lesser known films starring John Wayne. The attitudes and ideals presented by such films, he claims, can aid our historical understanding.

History Department

Cadet Leland Hart

On March 30, Citadel faculty Elaine Robbins and Kerry Taylor led a day-long oral history workshop dur-ing the Society of North Carolina Archivists/South Carolina Archival Association 2011 Joint Meeting in Morehead City, North Carolina. Taylor, the coordinator of The Citadel Oral History Program, joined col-leagues from the Low Country Oral History Alliance in reviewing the basics of interviewing, and outlin-ing the ethical and legal issues surrounding oral history projects. Robbins, who helped to organize and moderate the session, discussed digital archiving and cataloging for oral history. The feedback from the 20 participating archivists and librarians was very positive. It marks the oral history program‘s sixth pub-lic workshop offering over the past three years.

Oral History Workshop

Dr. Chris Kennedy, professor at

Francis Marion University and

cadet Leland Hart

Faculty Elaine Robbins

Ronald Spector

On March 14, Ronald Spector gave a lecture on ―Cultural Fac-tors in the Successor Failure of Military Occupations: World War II Perspectives. Mr. Spector is the author of numerous books, including ―The Eagle against the Sun: The American War against Japan‖.

On January 18, Robert Dallek, one of America‘s most respected authorities on the presidency and modern American history addressed the South Carolina Corps of Cadets in McAlister Field House. He delivered first Johnson Lecture in Historical Studies (―John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Retrospective‖ to mark the 50th anniversary of JFK‘s inaugural. Mr. Dalleck was also named the General Mark Clark Chair of History for the Spring semester and as a visiting professor taught classes on the American presidency.

Robert Dallek

General Mark Clark Chair, Robert Dallek

Speaker Ronald Spector

English Department

Anthony Licari and Caroline Lytle were co-recipients for the Bland Mathis English Achievement Award. Presented to the senior English major(s) who makes the highest score on the MFAT. Anthony Licari was presented The English Faculty Award. Recognizes an "English major who, in the judgment of the English faculty, has submitted a piece of writing of exceptional merit. Anthony Licari was presented The William E. Mikell Award. Recognizes the graduating senior with the highest grade point average in English over a three-year period since the beginning of his/her sophomore year. Shako Awards for creative writing: Zachary Ian Randall (English Major) received the Pat Conroy Award for his piece titled, ―Vengeance Will Prevail.‖ Leland Hart (History Major) received the Robert Jordan/James Rigney Award for his piece titled, ―Mirror on the Wall.‖

Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement Award Sponsored by the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, this annual award is based on the following criteria: cadets must be in the top 25 percent in ROTC and academics and cadets must demonstrate the qualities required of an Army officers, which include scholarship in academics, leadership in student or-ganizations, community involvement and athletic excellence. Martin Periola Major: English

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Lauren Rule Maxwell Lauren presented a paper at the MLA conference on teaching poems about the Civil War at The Citadel in Los Angeles, CA. James Leonard This May, James will attend the American Literature Asso-ciation Annual Conference as President of the Mark Twain Circle of America in Boston, MA. Thomas D. Horan Thomas traveled to Asheville, NC this March to present his scholarly research at the an-nual conference of The Philol-ogical Association of the Carolinas.

Departmental Awards

Commencement Week Awards 2010-2011

After receiving their diplomas, graduates of Tiffany Silverman's Photography class also received much praise from their families, friends, and faculty members at a reception for their exhibition of new work. The first photography class offered at The Citadel culminated with an exhibit of the images created by cadets. The images are on dis-play in the lobby of Capers Hall and will remain on exhibit through the summer. A reception was hosted after Commencement for all to attend and see the works. Tiffany Silverman, visiting assistant professor, and guest photographer Alice Keeney of the Charleston Center for Photography led the class through both the history and practical experience of a variety of genres, including portraiture, nature, commercial, and fine art. Other guest photographers included acclaimed combat photojournalist Stacy Pearsall, nature photographer Kenny McKeithan, and pin-hole camera photographer Dan Hale. The 20 cadets involved in the classes took all the photographs and worked together to select, frame, and hang the photography. Even the name of the exhibit, ―Extra(ordinary),‖ was their idea, drawn from the realization that a new perspective could transform the mun-dane into the monumental, Silverman said. Cadets in the photography class are Miller Anderson, Scott Beyea, Diana Bonete, Lidia Bonete, Jeff DeOgburn, Darius Evans, Ryan Gannon, Suzie Gay, Kate Hardina, Alex Hinz, Chad Hitchman, Noah Hughes, William Leek, James Morris, Eric Rychwa, Justin Spar-row, Chase Sprott, Josh Stephanoff, Brad Strausbaugh and Benya Tongtoe.

English Department Fine Arts—Photography

Tiffany Silverman with Kate Hardina in front of her photo

James Morris, Josh Stephanoff, and William Leek

William Leek in front of his photo of classmate Brad Strausbaugh

Chad Hitchman being photographed in class by a fellow cadet

SEWE ARTIST AND CITADEL ALUMNUS LARRY SEYMOUR LECTURES AT THE CITADEL On Tuesday, February 15 at The Citadel the Fine Art department and the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) educational partnership hosted a free public demonstration and lecture by SEWE artist and Citadel alum-nus Larry Seymour. Visiting Professor Tiffany Silverman organized the program with SEWE intern Cadet Kate Hardina which had a standing room only audience. A 1969 graduate of The Citadel, Seymour earned a BS in biology. A member of Oscar Company, Seymour put his talents to work on the cadet newspaper, yearbook and magazine. Although he began as a portrait artist, Sey-mour turned to wildlife art and made two trips to Africa. He was voted South Carolina Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year in 1986, and has participated in SEWE for many years. Seymour works in both watercolor and graphite and has more than 50 limited edition prints. Just finishing its 29th year, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition is the largest wildlife art and nature event in the nation, attracting around 40,000 visitors annually. This year‘s expo was February 18-20, 2011.

English Department Fine Arts

Larry Seymour, Citadel Class of 1969

SEWE Artist Larry Seymour with Citadel Cadets

Psychology Department

The J. Patrick Leverett Award is given annually to the outstanding graduate in the Clinical Counseling master‘s program. The recipient for the 2010/2011 academic year is Jason Deichel-bor. The Aline M. Mahan Award is given to the outstanding graduate in the School Psychology mas-ter‘s program. The recipient of this annual award is Maria Fernanda Dasilva. The D. Oliver Bowman Award is presented annually to the outstanding graduating senior in Psychology. The 2011 recipient of the Bowman Award is Cadet Christopher D. Kays.

The Arland D. Williams Endowed Professorship of Heroism, established in 1985 by the Psy-

chology Department in honor of Arland Williams, will be held by Dr. Lori Fernald, Assistant Pro-

fessor of Psychology, from 2011 to 2014.

We had several students presenting research papers from the School Psychology Program in San Francisco at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) convention in February: Beth Gavin, Bogan DeVaughn, Valerie Bell, Sarah Donaldson, Harley Kemp, Chelsey Rohler, Artie Flouras, Alicia Young, Lee Nester and Alicia Glick. Psychology professors Timothy Hanchon and Lori Fernald were present and presented papers. Professors Mike Politano and Kerry Lassiter were listed on papers that were presented. Also, a paper by Dr. Conway Saylor was presented at this convention.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

William Johnson William presented a poster at the Southeastern Psychologi-cal Association Convention in Jacksonville, FL. Conway Saylor Conway presented research-based peer-reviewed work-shops and supported two graduate students in finals of graduate research competi-tion and two cadets in re-search sessions at the South-eastern Psychology Associa-tion Convention in Jackson-ville, FL. Conway also presented re-search at the National Asso-ciation of School Psycholo-gists conference in San Fran-cisco, CA. Lori Fernald Lori presented at the National Association of School Psy-chologists conference in San Francisco, CA.

Department Awards

Travel—NASP Convention

The Psychology Department participated in the annual Southeastern Psychological Association

Convention held in Jacksonville, Florida in March. The following graduate students presented

research: Melissa-Miles Dunn, Paul Faulkenberry, Tasha Burton, Amanda Bragg, Ashleigh Quin-

lan, Lindsey Reed and David Walker. Christopher Kays, one of ten cadets that attended, also

presented research. Dr. Conway Saylor attended and presented a workshop, ―Bullying and Os-

tracism: Detection and Prevention.‖

Travel—SE Psychological Assoc. Convention

Congratulations Dr. Finch & Dr. Nida! Dr. Al Finch was appointed Administration Officer for the Southeastern Psychological Association.

Dr. Steve Nida was elected President of the Southeastern Psychological

Association.

Lori Fernald

Psychology Department

Commencement Week Awards 2010-2011 Association of Military Col-leges and Schools of the United States The award is given to at first-class (senior) who best ex-emplifies the finest traditions of The Citadel and best represents the college‘s mis-sion of achieving excellence in the education of principled leaders. Rebecca L. Edwards Major: Psychology

Graduate Students—Travel

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

From February 22 to 25, 2011, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) held its

annual meeting in San Francisco, CA. The Citadel was well-represented at the conference with

ten graduate students and two faculty members from the Ed.S. School Psychology program who

presented their research. Citadel students and faculty have had an increasing pervasiveness in

the academic community presenting cutting-edge research. The Citadel presence was certainly

noted as attested to by several comments by conference attendees to the effect of, "You Citadel

people are everywhere!" Dr. Mike Politano, the Head of the Psychology Department, stated,

"Research by our graduate psychology students has been presented at conferences in New

York, Boston, Chicago, and now San Francisco. The peer-reviewed acceptance rate for our stu-

dents is nearly 100%."

Among the students presenting were two third-year students, Valerie Bell and Alicia Glick, who

are currently completing their school psychology internships. Valerie and Alicia bravely chose to

leave the comforts of South Carolina in favor of making the trek out to Kodiak Island, Alaska,

where they have been living since last summer. This opportunity was made possible by Citadel

alum Kathryn Korrow, who is working as a school staff psychologist on Kodiak Island. In addition

to rigorous professional training, Valerie and Alicia have been afforded opportunities to expand

their personal horizons, wherein a routine morning commute into work may involve an encounter

with grizzly bears, moose, or bald eagles. On any given day, these two students' work responsi-

bilities may include taking a float plane out to a remote island where they provide school psycho-

logical services to native Alaskans in one-room school houses. Weekend activities may include

fishing for halibut and the occasional octopus hunting expedition. To say the least, Valerie and

Alicia are never without stories to tell about either their professional or personal experiences.

More importantly, both students have represented The Citadel's School Psychology program ex-

tremely well and have carried The Citadel name to the far reaches of the United States

Peter Holt

Clinical Counseling graduate

student Peter Holt presented

research at the annual Meet-

ing of The Society of Behav-

ioral Medicine held in Wash-

ington DC in April.

Political Science & Criminal Justice

Cadet Kenneth M. Faust represented The Citadel by attending the conference from 4/11/11 to 4/15/11 at West Point. The official title for the conference was People, Power and Politics in the Internet age. As the largest undergraduate foreign affairs conference in the country, NAFAC consists of over

130 delegates from 30 countries.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Cadet Travel—Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference

Jack Porter accompanied five cadets to the Annual Model NATO conference in Washington, DC.

This year The Citadel represented Turkey at the conference.

Jack also attended the annual conference of the International Studies Association in Montreal,

Canada. He presented two papers, ―Contested Authority in the ANA: Nation versus Village in the

Construction of a Combat Effective Military‖ and ―Regime Type and Counterinsurgency: Are De-

mocracies More Effective at Winning the Hearts and Minds?‖.

Laurence Moreland accompanied three students to the Model United Nations conference in

Montreal, Canada.

Terry Mays conducted research at NATO‘s Marshall Center in Germany over Spring Break.

Robert H. McNamara presented a paper at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences confer-

ence in Toronta, Canada.

Sarah Tenney accompanied cadet delegation to Model Arab League at Converse College in

Spartanburg, SC.

Faculty Travel

Study Abroad Sarah W. Tenney will be going on the service-learning program in Hanoi, Vietnam

with three cadets. The group will be in Hanoi the month of July and will be working

with non-governmental organizations and individual community groups. The three

cadets who will be traveling are Keegan Bailey, Devon Smith and Matthew Stewart, all

three are Political Science majors. We wish them a safe and enjoyable trip!

Martha Hurley just co-authored a book called ―Correctional Administration and Change Management‖.

Scott Buchanan just pub-lished a book called “Some of The People Who Ate My Bar-becue Didn’t Vote for Me” - The Life of Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin. Griffin was a Citadel alumnus, Class of 1929.

Political Science & Criminal Justice

Christopher J. Castagno was presented The Joseph D. Aiken Award for the highest GPA in Criminal Justice.

Noah Koubenec was presented the James K. Coleman Prize for the highest GPA in Political Science.

Department Awards

Club Sport Captain of the Year The award is presented in honor of Harry G. Hitopoulos, class of 1952, and Citadel boxing coach from 1982 to 2006, to the club sport captain who has provided exemplary leadership on and off the playing field. Garland Moore, Major: Political Science

Intramural Athletes of the Year Each year the battalion and company athletic officers nominate and select cadets who have shown outstanding performance in intramu-ral competition, demonstrating athleticism, sportsmanship and competitive spirit. Female: Diana T. Bonete, Major: Political Science

Todd L. Dorney Memorial Sword and Scholarship The award is presented annually in memory of Army Lt. Todd L. Dorney, a 1980 Citadel graduate. The sword goes to a senior under Army ROTC contract whose ROTC performance is in the top 10 percent of the class. Caleb J. Bowers, Major: Political Science

Col. Joseph E. Perkins Honor Committee Award This award is presented annually to a member of the Honor Committee in recognition of invaluable serves to the Corps of Cadets by up-holding and promoting the high ideals of The Citadel Honor System. Wesley G. Dempster, Major: Criminal Justice

The Reuben B. Pitts III Memorial Award This award is given in memory of Cadet Reuben B. Pitts III, Class of 1963, to the second class (junior) cadet selected by his or her class-mates as showing the greatest concern for the well being of others. Charles L. Smith, Major: Political Science

Widder Award The Widder Award is presented annually in memory of Capt. David Widder, a 1959 Citadel graduate who was killed in Vietnam while serving in the Army. The award recognizes the distinguished military student in Army ROTC who has best exhibited the qualities of devo-tion to duty, exemplary conduct, military and academic excellence and unquestionable character. William C. Walker, Major: Political Science

William G. Willard Jr. Award The award is presented annually to the second-class (junior) cadet selected by the senior cadet leadership - the regimental commander, the executive officer and the four battalion commanders - for exemplifying the qualities of integrity, devotion to duty, and service to The Citadel. The award was established by Willard‘s widow. Willard, Citadel Class of 1929, was founder of Willard Oil Co. in Spartanburg, S.C. Charlotte B. Perrott, Major: Political Science

William Porcher Dubose Award The award is presented annually by the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to the first honor graduate in memory of Cadet Dubose, who was a citizen soldier, first honor graduate and ranking cadet in the Class of 1855. Noah Koubenec, Major: Political Science

Star of the West This award has been presented annually since 1886 to the best drilled cadet in the Corps of Cadets. Two cadets from each battalion complete prior to the winner being named. Michael Czyrnik, Major: Criminal Justice

Commencement Week Awards 2010-2011

The John C. West Lecture Series in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice hosted three speakers this semester. First, on February 10, The Citadel welcomed European Union Ambassador Vale de Almeida, the first EU Ambassador to the United States since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force on Dec. 1, 2009. The ambassador discussed trans-Atlantic relations. In this capacity, he represents European Commission President Jose‘ Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, under the authority of the High Repre-sentative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. The Lisbon Treaty enhances the EU‘s capacity to operate more effectively and act more cohesively in matters of foreign affairs and security. Ambassador Vale de Almedia is a Portuguese national. As director general for external relations, he served in the European Commission as the most senior official under the authority of High Representative Ashton. He helped formulate and execute the EU‘s foreign policy and played a key role in creating the new European External Action Service (EEAS) introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. From 2004 to 2009, he was European Commis-sion President Barroso‘s chief of staff and his person G8/G20 representative. Second, Ellen Tauscher, under secretary of state for arms control and international security, met with cadets to discuss current issues in arms con-trol on Monday, April 4. Tauscher is a former six-term Congresswoman from the 10th District of California. Before winning a seat in Congress, Tauscher spent 14 years working on Wall Street. She was one of the first women to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and later served as an officer of the Ameri-can Stock Exchange. As under secretary she leads the interagency policy process on nonproliferation and manages global U.S. security policy, principally in the areas of nonproliferation, arms control, regional security and defense relations, and arms transfers and security assistance. On Thursday, April 7, John Gastright, vice president for government affairs at DynCorp, spoke in Copeland Auditorium in Grimsley Hall. Gastright has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors since graduating from The Citadel in 1987. He served as projects director for the late Sen. Strom Thurmond and as a deputy assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Currently he is the vice president of government relations for DynCorp International, a global government services provider in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives. Gastright formerly was the director of House Affairs, Bureau of Legislative Affairs at the Department of State. His State Department service also included a brief term as the acting coordinator for Afghanistan in 2004. He first joined the Department of State as the spe-cial assistant to the deputy secretary of state, Richard L. Armitage. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1994 and as a City of Charleston police officer from 1987 to 1988. All visits were made possible by Don Fowler, former national chairman of the Democratic National Committee who now serves as the John C. West Professor of Government and International Relations at The Citadel. The John C. West Professorship is endowed by former S.C. Gov. John C. West, a 1942 Citadel graduate, and by The Citadel Foundation.

Political Science & Criminal Justice The John C. West Lecture Series

Guest Speaker Ellen Tauscher Guest Speaker John Gastright Guest Speaker Ambassador Vale de Almeida

The Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Award was created in 2009 and is presented annually to the graduating senior in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences who best represents the commitment to academic excellence, the breadth of intellectual interests and the dedication to public service exemplified by the life and career of Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Citadel Class of 1964, State Legislator (1968-1974) and Mayor of Charleston (1975-present). The 2011 Award Recipient was Noah Justin Koubenec of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. Noah‘s outstanding accomplishments include:

First Honor Graduate (4.0 GPA) Double Major PSCI/SPAN Truman Scholarship Presidential Fellow, Center for Study of Presidency Semester-long Washington Internship Office of Sen. Jim DeMint 3 study abroad experiences (Puebla, MX; Mexico City, MX; Quito, Ecuador) 3 papers presented at scholarly meetings; 1 published article Founding Member & President of Citadel Spring Leadership Service Learning Program (NYC) Sierra Company Commander

We are very proud of all that Noah has accomplished and know he will have even greater success in the future!

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Award

Noah J. Koubenec

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. presenting his award to Noah J. Koubenec

Stacy L. Pearsall Citation for Photographic Excellence Recipient—Diana Bonete

Chosen by her peers for outstanding photographic vision and aptitude, Cadet Diana Bonete has received the first Stacy L. Pearsall Citation for Photographic Excellence. The award of $250 was graciously donated by B&H Photo and Video, a proud supporter of the non-profit Charleston Center for Photography (CC for P) that is owned by Pearsall, herself a decorated combat photojournalist. As part of the The Citadel‘s Fulghum Lecture Series, Pearsall gave a multimedia presentation on her career in Sep-tember 2010 and generously donated an exhibition of her work curated by visiting Assistant Professor Tiffany Silverman. A member of Silverman‘s Art Appreciation class, Bonete attended the lecture and was deeply moved by Pearsall‘s example. "She's the main reason I wanted to start photography,‖ said Bonete. ―She made me realize that photography captures moments on people's faces that last for a lifetime.‖ When Silverman offered The Citadel‘s first Photography class in spring 2011, Bonete was at the front of the line. ―I knew I had to take it,‖ she said. ―I even joined the rifle team so I had first pick of classes. I found that I spent more time with my camera than my rugby ball, despite being the Citadel Rugby team captain.‖ The involvement with CC for P continued as Silverman brought the staff (including Pearsall, Alice Keeney, Kenny McKeithan, and Dan Hale) into the Photography class as guest photographers to provide a professional perspective for the cadets. Motivated by the enthusiasm and developing skills she saw in the cadets over the course of the semester, Pearsall created this citation in partnership with B&H Photo and Video. ―I'm thrilled to be associated with the continued de-velopment of The Citadel‘s photography program," said Pearsall. ―I hope to inspire the future members of our mili-tary and photography community by encouraging their various art endeavors.‖ ―I'm honored to receive an award like this and I definitely want to continue with photography," said Bonete. ―I'm truly thankful to B&H for their generous gift. This will help foster my growth as a photographer.‖ Bonete‘s photography is currently on view in Capers Hall Lobby as part of ―Extra(ordinary)‖, the exhibition of work created during the Photography class.

Cadet Diana Bonete with Stacy L. Pearsall

Three outstanding students received the 2nd Annual SHSS Study Abroad Summer Stipends. The criteria for this award is for the re-ceiving students to be pursuing a major or minor course of study within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, a cumulative GPA above 3.0 and a financial need defined and documented by The Citadel‘s office of scholarships and financial aid. Below are the cadets

who received the scholarship:

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Cadet Carl A. Harris

Freshman Psychology Major

Study Abroad in Spain

Cadet Keegan Bailey

Junior Political Science Major

Study Abroad in Vietnam

Cadet Henry Washington

Freshman Criminal Justice Major

Study Abroad in Mexico

Study Abroad Scholarship

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is a bronze medallion presented by The Citadel through the New York Southern Society to students and faculty in recognition of high thought and noble endeavor. Spanish professor Sara Fernández Medina was recog-nized during the Class of 2011 commencement exercise Saturday, May 7, 2011. As a professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Dr. Medina has inspired her students with her passion for the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. She received her undergraduate education at the Universidad de Alcala in Spain and earned her master‘s degree and Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. Dr. Medina joined The Citadel faculty in 2008. Eager to help her students learn, Dr. Medina extends her teaching far beyond the hours assigned for her classes, making herself readily available at times most convenient for those she teaches. Furthermore, Dr. Medina has enthusiastically supported cadets through her work with the Spanish Club and Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society. She has inspired members to take on ambitious projects, giving the clubs a broader purpose and reach. The quality that makes Dr. Medina‘s most deserving of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, however, is her com-mitment to serving those less fortunate. While she has educated her students in Spanish, she has also taught them the need for compassion, encouraging them to look beyond themselves and to help those less fortunate. Through her efforts, cadets have worked with Lowcountry children from immigrant families to help them master English. She has motivated the Spanish Club to raise funds for Coprodeli USA, an organization dedicated to im-proving the lives of destitute families in Peru. On a study-abroad trip to Cholula, Mexico, Dr. Medina organized volunteers to work with impoverished children at an orphanage, letting the students experience the lesson of ser-vant leadership. We are very proud to have Dr. Medina as part of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Congratulations Sara!

Doctor Sara Fernandez Medina

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

Recipient

Congratulations to Citadel Professor Jack Rhodes and cadet Rochelle Bennett for winning the Brawley Award! The Brawley Award is presented annually on a rotating basis among the five departments of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to the faculty member and cadet who is deemed best to represent the breadth of excellence in achievement (with par-ticular attention to creative accomplishments) that is exemplified by the life and career of Dr. Wallace W. Brawley, Jr. (Citadel Class of 1962). Jack Rhodes has distinguished himself in teaching, research, and service. Jack‘s visionary for an honors program, to help The Citadel attract and retain talented and ambitious students has turned out exceedingly well. The talented young men and women he has recruited have contributed greatly to the college while they were here, and they have gone on to great careers out in the world. As cadets several Honors Program participants have been regimental commanders, a few more have been chairs of the Honor Court, and many others have been battalion or company commanders. On leaving us, they have received numerous post graduate awards, including two Trumans and several Fulbrights. They have gone on to some of the finest graduate and profes-sional schools in the country, including Johns Hopkins, Harvard, MIT, Cal Tech, and Stanford. A great many have chosen military careers and are serving with distinction all around the world. We appreciate the work Jack has done for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and The Citadel as a whole. Rochelle is an Honors Program participant as well as a minor in Psychology, she has a very high GPA. She is the rising Regi-mental Human Affairs officer and holds a Navy scholarship. She has been very active in public service, particularly back home in Florida where she has been part of the Florida Wild Mammal project.

Brawley Award Recipients

President Rosa, Jack Rhodes, Dr. Wallace “Skipper” Brawley Dr. Wallace “Skipper” Brawley with cadet Rochelle Bennett

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