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The 7th Annualprincipled leadership symposium

principled leadership as RespectValuing Others Before Self

March 13 & 14, 2014

2014 SYMPOSIUM SNAPSHOT SCHEDULE

8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Mark Clark Hall

8:30 – 9:00 Opening Remarks Buyer Auditorium Colonel Joseph W. Trez, Sr., USA (Retired), Citadel Class of 1969 Mark Clark Hall Welcome Lieutenant General John W. Rosa, USAF (Retired) Citadel Class of 1973

Introduction to Symposium Schedule Colonel Doug Fehrmann, USAF (Retired), Citadel Class of 1983 9:00 – 10:45 Roundtable Discussions I & II Buyer Auditorium Special Topics in Leadership Mark Clark Hall Dean Joan Vestrand: Why Ethics Matter: Branding for Success Greater Issues Room Citadel Cadets: The Citadel Experience Room 228 11:00 – 11:50 Greater Issues Speaker Follow the Leaders: What Our Military History Teaches McAlister Field House about being in Charge Rick Atkinson Pulitzer Prize Willing Journalist, Military Historian Best-Selling Author: The Liberation Trilogy

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Assigned Locations

1:15 – 2:15 Distinguished Leader Panels I Auditorium: Military Leadership Jenkins Hall Business Leadership Grimsley Hall

2:30 – 3:30 Distinguished Leader Panels II Auditorium: Women in Leadership Grimsley Hall Service Leadership Jenkins Hall

4:00 – 4:50 Core Values Keynote Speaker The Cost of True Leadership Buyer Auditorium Gary B. Beikirch Mark Clark Hall Medal of Honor Recipient, Kontum Provice, Vietnam US Army 5th Special Forces

5:00 – 6:15 Leadership Through Service Daniel Library Service Learning Showcase


8:45 – 9:00 Opening Administrative Remarks Buyer Auditorium Mark Clark Hall

9:00 – 11:50 Roundtable Discussions III & IV Buyer Auditorium Special Topics in Leadership Greater Issues Room Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz: Leading Schools of Character Captain Nicole Bastian: Women, Assimilation, and Leadership Mark Clark Hall Ms. Meagan Orton: Disabilities, Superpowers, and the True You Room 228

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Buffet Mark Clark Hall Lobby

11:00 – 1:00 Leadership Through Research Daniel Library Citadel Student Research Showcase

1:00 – 2:45 ALL-CORPS SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM McAlister Field House The Class of 1969 Core Values Keynote Speaker

A Journey into the Lives of Great Leaders Bonnie St. John Paralympic Ski Racing Medalist Best-Selling Author: How Great Women Lead

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8:30 – 9:00 Opening Remarks Buyer Auditorium Colonel Joseph W. Trez, Sr., USA (Retired), Citadel Class of 1969 Mark Clark Hall Welcome Lieutenant General John W. Rosa, USAF (Retired) Citadel Class of 1973

Introduction to Symposium Schedule Colonel Doug Fehrmann, USAF (Retired), Citadel Class of 1983 9:00 – 10:45 Roundtable Discussions I & II Buyer Auditorium Special Topics in Leadership Mark Clark Hall Dean Joan Vestrand: Why Ethics Matter: Branding for Success Greater Issues Room Citadel Cadets: The Citadel Experience Room 228 11:00 – 11:50 Greater Issues Speaker Follow the Leaders: What Our Military History Teaches McAlister Field House about being in Charge Rick Atkinson Pulitzer Prize Willing Journalist, Military Historian Best-Selling Author: The Liberation Trilogy

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Assigned Locations

1:15 – 2:15 Distinguished Leader Panels I Auditorium: Military Leadership Jenkins Hall Business Leadership Grimsley Hall

2:30 – 3:30 Distinguished Leader Panels II Auditorium: Women in Leadership Grimsley Hall Service Leadership Jenkins Hall

4:00 – 4:50 Core Values Keynote Speaker The Cost of True Leadership Buyer Auditorium Gary B. Beikirch Mark Clark Hall Medal of Honor Recipient, Kontum Provice, Vietnam US Army 5th Special Forces

5:00 – 6:15 Leadership Through Service Daniel Library Service Learning Showcase


8:45 – 9:00 Opening Administrative Remarks Buyer Auditorium Mark Clark Hall

9:00 – 11:50 Roundtable Discussions III & IV Buyer Auditorium Special Topics in Leadership Greater Issues Room Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz: Leading Schools of Character Captain Nicole Bastian: Women, Assimilation, and Leadership Mark Clark Hall Ms. Meagan Orton: Disabilities, Superpowers, and the True You Room 228

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Buffet Mark Clark Hall Lobby

11:00 – 1:00 Leadership Through Research Daniel Library Citadel Student Research Showcase

1:00 – 2:45 ALL-CORPS SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM McAlister Field House The Class of 1969 Core Values Keynote Speaker

A Journey into the Lives of Great Leaders Bonnie St. John Paralympic Ski Racing Medalist Best-Selling Author: How Great Women Lead

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7th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium

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WELCOME TO THE 2014 PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM AT THE CITADEL!

Welcome to The Citadel. Founded in 1842, The Citadel is a coeducational military college with a rich and storied history. Located in historic Charleston, South Carolina, the college offers a classic military education for young men and women who seek a higher education experience that is intense, meaningful and academically challenging. Most Citadel graduates say that the disciplined lifestyle and friendships they forge here have a profoundly positive effect on their lives.

The internationally renowned South Carolina Corps of Cadets is the undergraduate residential program. In addition to the day program, undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through The Citadel Graduate College in the evening. We also operate a dedicated Veterans program for former members of the armed services who can take advantage of the expanded GI Bill under the Yellow Ribbon program.

WelcomeThe Citadel 2014

As a higher education institution, The Citadel’s mission is to educate and develop our students to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of The Citadel in a disciplined and intellectually challenging environment.

MISSION

Principled leadership is influencing others to accomplish organizational goals while adhering to the organization’s core values.Principled Leadership

HonorFirst and foremost, honor includes adherence to the Honor Code of The Citadel. A cadet “will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do”. The commitment to honor extends beyond the gates of The Citadel and is a life-long obligation to moral and ethical behavior. In addition, honor includes integrity; “doing the right thing when no one is watching”. Finally, honorable behavior includes exercising the moral courage to “do the right thing when everyone is watching”. The Honor Code is the foundation of our academic enterprise.

DutyFirst and foremost, duty means to accept and accomplish the responsibilities assigned to me. At The Citadel, my primary duty is to perform academically and then to perform as a member of the Corps of Cadets and the campus community. I accept the consequences associated with my performance and actions. Once I have held myself accountable for my actions, then I will hold others accountable for their actions. Finally, duty means that others can depend on me to complete my assignments and to assist them with their assignments. Duty is also a call to serve others before self.

RespectFirst and foremost, respect means to treat other people with dignity and worth – the way you want others to treat you. Respect for others eliminates any form of prejudice, discrimination, or harassment (including but not limited to rank, position, age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, physical attributes, etc.). In addition, respect for others means to respect the positions of those in authority which include faculty, staff, administrators, active duty personnel and the leadership of the Corps of Cadets. Finally, respect includes a healthy respect for one’s self.

Core Values

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In support of The Citadel’s mission, The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics leads a college-wide commitment to enhance principled leadership development, ethics, and a culture of service amongst all Citadel students, faculty, and staff. Funded by a generous endowment from Mr. Bill Krause (Citadel Class of 1963) and his wife, Gay, the Center is a focal point for new initiatives, as well as the operation of established programs in leadership education, ethical development, and service.

The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics

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Symposium Theme

The Citadel’s annual Principled Leadership Symposium is hosted by the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics on The Citadel campus located in Charleston, South Carolina. The symposium is an opportunity to gain insights into leadership and learn about “The Citadel Experience.”

Our theme for this year’s Symposium is Principled Leadership as Respect: Valuing Others before Self. This is the third in a three consecutive-year consideration of our core values: honor, duty, and respect. Last year the symposium focused upon duty, and next year it will again focus upon honor. Although respect is about treating other people with dignity and worth, our objective this year is to emphasize that the highest form of respect is to value others before self. Each of our speakers has excelled and gone beyond the norm to achieve a higher ideal in their respective professions. Challenge yourself to achieve high ideals. Medal of Honor Recipient Gary Beikirch reflects the ideal well when he says:

I really believe that you’ll never truly lead anybody until you learn to serve. And, you’ll never truly serve anybody until you learn that there is something more important than yourself.

In his book entitled Principle-Centered Leadership, Stephen Covey states:

Those striving to be principle-centered see life as a mission, not as a career. Their nurturing sources have armed and prepared them for service. In effect every morning they “yoke up” and put on a harness of service, thinking of others. (p. 34)

The performance can be challenging, but the principle is simple: when we value others before self we will serve them, and this “harness of service” makes us fit to lead. To help us further examine this theme, prominent experts from the military, business, service, education, and legal sectors will share their experiences in a range of forums, discussion groups, and activities.

The Symposium is integrated with our annual Corps Day Weekend activities. The Citadel Corps Day tradition began with the college’s inception. Founded by statute in 1842, the first 20 cadets reported for class at the old Citadel on Marion Square in downtown Charleston in 1843. One of the most highly attended Citadel attractions, Corps Day features dress parades, Palmetto Medal Awards presentations, and athletic events as well as the college birthday celebration in Coward Hall with the Corps of Cadets.

This program contains key information on the schedule of events, our speakers, and guidelines for the Symposium. Please review it at your leisure. We look forward to your participation and assistance to make this an enlightening and memorable experience at The Citadel.

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The generous support of the following organizations and individuals helped make the Seventh Annual Principled Leadership Symposium possible:

Key Contributors

Gay and Bill Krause, ‘63Henry and Jenny Johnson Endowment for Historical Studies

The Citadel Alumni AssociationMills B. Lane Memorial Foundation

The Principled Leadership Committee of the Class of ‘69

Members of the Committee who made significant gifts to the Symposium Fund:

The Krause Center gratefully recognizes the valuable contributions ofThe Citadel Alumni Association

whose support helps underwrite many of the Leadership Development Programs at The Citadel to include the Sophomore Seminar and our Service Learning and Civic

Engagement Programs

Special Thanks

Pam and Jim AllenGinger and Andy Anderson

Jane and Les BergenJeanette and Steve Bloss

Jeannie and Furman BrodieMarsha and Bud Bryant

Kathleen and Pat DoughertyLynn and Sam Dusenbury

Sarah and Greg DysonHarriet and Jim Gettys

Phyllis and Frank GibsonTeresa and Al Jacobs

Dorothy and Donnie Johnson

Jane and Dean KublerJanet and Greg Olney

Joe OwensEarlene and Garry ParksAmie and John Ritner

Nena and Bob SchiveraCharles Small

Gail and Ira SternCarol and Ed Storey

Carmela and Joe Trez Karen and Bill Wessinger

Harold WilcoxGail and Ed Woodson

...and to all the other members of the Class of 1969 whose donations and pledges were made to the Symposium Fund.

Roundtable SponsorSpider Management Company, LLC

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2014 Principled Leadership Symposium Schedule

WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 Arrival of student delegates, faculty, and staff. Meet cadet hosts at Mark Clark Hall.

8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast: Student delegates, faculty, and staff, will meet in Mark Clark Hall to receive registration packets and link up with Cadet hosts

8:30 – 9:00 Opening Remarks Colonel Joseph W. Trez, Sr., USA (Retired), Citadel Class of 1969 Executive Director, Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics

Welcome Lieutenant General John W. Rosa, USAF (Retired), Citadel Class of 1973 President of The Citadel

Symposium Program Introduction Colonel Doug Fehrmann, USAF (Retired), Citadel Class of 1983 Deputy Director, Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics

Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

Note: • Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 1-8: please meet in Roundtable Group from 9:00-9:45. • Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 9-16: please attend Special Topics session from 9:00-9:45.• From 10:00-10:45: Groups 1-8 attend Special Topics Sessions and Groups 9-16 meet in Roundtables.

9:00 – 9:45 GROUPS 1-8: Symposium Delegate Roundtable Discussion Session 1a Roundtable Groups 1-8 Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

Special Topics in Leadership Session 1a Open to all symposium attendees. Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 9-16 please attend one of the following sessions:

Why Ethics Matter: Branding for Success Dean Joan Vestrand Location: Greater Issues Room, Mark Clark Hall

The Citadel Experience Citadel Cadets Location: Room 228, Mark Clark Hall

Thursday 13 March 2014

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9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 10:45 GROUPS 9-16: Symposium Delegate Roundtable Discussion Session 1b Roundtable Groups 9-16 Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

Special Topics in Leadership Session 1b Open to all symposium attendees. Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 1-8 please attend one of the following sessions:

Why Ethics Matter: Branding for Success Dean Joan Vestrand Location: Greater Issues Room, Mark Clark Hall

The Citadel Experience Citadel Cadets Location: Room 228, Mark Clark Hall

11:00 – 11:50 Greater Issues Speaker

Follow the Leaders: What Our Military History Teaches about being in Charge Rick Atkinson Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Military Historian Best-Selling Author: The Liberation Triolgy Location: McAlister Field House

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Student delegates will eat lunch in Coward Hall with The Citadel Corps of Cadets Lunch for Symposium Registrants served in Reception Room and Patio, Mark Clark Hall President’s luncheon in the Riverview Room for invited guests (by invitation only)

1:15 – 2:15 Distinguished Leader Panels: Session I Panel 1: Military Leadership – Jenkins Hall Auditorium Moderator: Colonel Thomas Clark III, USMC, Department of Naval Science, The Citadel Mr. Gary Beikirch Major Todd Opalski Chief Warrant Officer T. Scott Miles Command Master Chief Kevin Erskine Panel 2: Business Leadership – Grimsley Hall Auditorium Moderator: Dr. William N. Trumbull, Dean, School of Business, The Citadel Mr. Ernest Andrade Mr. Garey De Angelis Mr. Wayne Mickiewicz Mr. Doug Van Scoy


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1:15 – 2:15 AmeriCorps VISTA: Civilian Service to America Location: Daniel Library

2:30 – 3:30 Distinguished Leader Panels: Session II Panel 3: Women in Leadership – Grimsley Hall Auditorium Moderator: Ms. Patricia McArver, Interim Vice President of External Affairs, The Citadel Captian Nicole Bastian Ms. Tessa Spencer Dean Joan Vestrand Ms. Heather Walker Panel 4: Service Leadership – Jenkins Hall Auditorium Moderator: Dr. Conway Saylor, Director of Service Learning and Professor of Psychology, The Citadel Mr. Scott Edelson Dr. Katherine Houghton Dr. Catherine Howard Ms. Rachel Spivey Ms. Autumn Weidman Mr. Tyler Woolum

3:30 – 4:00 Refreshment Break: First Floor Reception Room, Mark Clark Hall

4:00 – 4:50 Core Values Keynote Speaker The Cost of True Leadership Gary B. Beikirch Medal of Honor Recipient, Kontum Province, Vietnam US Army 5th Special Forces Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall 5:00 – 6:15 Service Learning Showcase Location: Daniel Library

6:30 – 7:30 Corps Dinner: Student delegates will join The Citadel Corps of Cadets for dinner in Coward Hall to celebrate Corps Day Weekend

7:30 – 10:00 Open Time: Student delegates can visit downtown Charleston

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Friday 14 March 20148:00 – 8:45 Continental Breakfast Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

8:00 – 10:00 Registration Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

8:45 – 9:00 Administrative Remarks and Symposium Day Two Colonel Doug Fehrmann, Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

9:00 – 9:50 Special Topics in Leadership Session Please attend one of the following sessions

Leading Schools of Character Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz Location: Greater Issues Room, Mark Clark Hall

Disabilities, Superpowers, and the True You Ms. Meagan Orton Location: Room 228, Mark Clark Hall

Note: • Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 1-8: please attend Special Topics sessions from 10:00-10:50.• Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 9-16: please meet in Roundtable Group from 10:00-10:50. • From 11:00-11:50: Groups 1-8 meet in Roundtables and Groups 9-16 attend Special Topics Sessions.

10:00 – 10:50 GROUPS 9-16: Symposium Delegate Roundtable Discussion Session 2a Roundtable Groups 9-16 Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

Special Topics in Leadership Session III & IV Open to all symposium attendees. Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 1-8 please attend one of the following sessions:

Women, Assimilation, and Leadership Captain Nicole Bastian Location: Greater Issues Room, Mark Clark Hall

Leading Schools of Character Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz Location: 228, Mark Clark Hall


11:00 – 11:50 GROUPS 1-8: Symposium Delegate Roundtable Discussion Session 2b Roundtable Groups 1-8 Location: Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall

Special Topics in Leadership Session 2b Open to all symposium attendees. Delegates assigned to Roundtable Groups 9-16 please attend one of the following sessions:

Disabilities, Superpowers, and the True You Ms. Meagan Orton Location: Greater Issues Room, Mark Clark Hall

Women, Assimilation, and Leadership Captain Nicole Bastian Location: Room 228, Mark Clark Hall

11:00 – 1:00 Leadership through Research Hosted by Dr. Shankar Banik, Dr. Bob Barsanti, and Dr. Dena P. Garner Citadel Undergraduate Research Project Poster Displays Drop By: View Projects and Meet Researchers Location: Daniel Library First Floor

11:50 – 12:45 Lunch Buffet Location: Reception Room and Patio of Mark Clark Hall

1:00 – 2:30 ALL-CORPS SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM Open to all symposium attendees. Location: McAlister Field House.

Welcome The Class of 1969 Core Values Keynote Speaker A Journey into the Lives of Great Leaders Bonnie St. John Paralympic Ski Racing Medalist Best-Selling Author: How Great Women Lead

Symposium Closing remarks and Invitation to the 2015 Symposium

2:30 Symposium ends for student delegates Cadets are dismissed to prepare for parade

3:45 – 4:30 Washington Light Infantry Review and Parade on Summerall Field

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Rick Atkinson recently completed The Guns at Last Light: The War in Europe, 1944-1945, the final volume of his Liberation Trilogy, a narrative history of the U.S. military’s role in the liberation of Europe in World War II. The first volume, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, received the Pulitzer Prize and was acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as “the best World War II battle narrative since Cornelius Ryan’s classics, The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far.” The second volume, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, drew praise from the New York Times as “a triumph of narrative history, elegantly written…and rooted in the sight and sounds of battle.” The Guns at Last Light, covering the last year of the European war, from Normandy to Berlin, was published in 2013.

Atkinson is also the best-selling author of The Long Gray Line, a narrative saga about the West Point class of 1966, and Crusade, a narrative history of the Persian Gulf War. He also wrote In the Company of Soldiers, an account of his time with General David H. Petraeus and the 101st Airborne Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003; the New York Times Book Review called the book “the most intimate, vivid, and well-informed account yet published” on that war, and Newsweek cited it as one of the ten best books of 2004. He is the lead essayist in Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery, published by National Geographic in 2007.

Atkinson’s many awards include the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for history; the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting; and the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for public service, awarded to the Washington Post for a series of investigative articles directed and edited by Atkinson on shootings by the District of Columbia police department. He is winner of the 1989 George Polk Award for national reporting, the 2003 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award, the 2007 Gerald R. Ford Award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense, and the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Atkinson has served as the Gen. Omar N. Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College, where he remains an adjunct faculty member.

Atkinson served as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and senior editor for 25 years at the Washington Post. His most recent assignments were covering the 101st Airborne during the invasion of Iraq, and writing about roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007. Previously he served as the assistant managing editor for investigations, a position that gave him the responsibility of investigative reporting at the newspaper. Atkinson’s journalism career began at the Pittsburg (Kansas) Morning Sun in 1976; in 1977, he moved to the Kansas City Times, before going to the Washington Post in 1983. Among other assignments, he served as the Post’s Berlin bureau chief, covering not only Germany and NATO, but also spending considerable time in Somalia and Bosnia.

Born in Munich, Germany, Atkinson is the son of a U.S. Army officer and grew up on military posts. He holds a Master of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Chicago. He and his wife, Dr. Jane C. Atkinson, a researcher and clinician at the National Institutes of Health, live in the District of Columbia. They have two grown children.

Greater Issues SpeakerRick Atkinson

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Military Historian and the Best Selling Author: The Liberation Trilogy


Gary Beikirch was born 29 August 1947 in Rochester, NY. He enlisted in the Army in August of 1967 after completing two years of college in upstate New York. He completed basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey and was selected for Special Forces training. After completion of Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, he continued on to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for Special Forces training, completing phases 1 and 2 of the Special Forces course as well as phases 1 and 2 of medical training. He served with the 3rd, 5th, and 10th Special Forces Groups as a Medical and Light Weapons Specialist.

Gary Beikirch deployed as part of the 5th Special Forces Group in the summer of 1969 to the Kontum Province of Vietnam. During his deployment, SGT Beikirch was assigned as the team medic to the remote Montagnard village of Dak Seang in the Central Highlands near the border of Laos. On April 1, 1970 a massive force of North Vietnamese troops attacked the camp resulting in high American and Montagnard casualities. Ignoring his own personal safety and suffering multiple wounds in combat, SGT Beikirch rescued numerous American, Vietnamese, and Montagnard casualites. For his actions during the battle of Dak Seang, SGT Beikirch was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on 15 October 1973.

Upon completion of his military service, Gary attended White Mountain Seminary and was ordained through the United Baptist Fellowship in 1975. He also continued his civilian education earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology/Psychology from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Science Degree in Educational Counseling from the State University of New York in Brockport. Gary has served in numerous military organizations to include: The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Special Forces Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Combat Medic Association, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. His career experience includes: hospital and prison ministry, youth ministry, a team counselor for the Veterans Outreach Center and most recently serves as the Chaplain of the Medal of Honor Society. Gary also has served as a middle school counselor at Greece Arcadia Middle School in Rochester, NY for over 20 years.

SGT Beikirch’s military awards and decorations include: the Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Medic Badge, American and Vietnamese Airborne Wings.

Gary currently resides in Rochester, NY with his wife, Loreen. They have 3 children, Stephanie, Stephen, and Sarah as well as 14 grandchildren.

Core Values Keynote SpeakerGary B. Beikirch

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant, US Army Company B, 5th Special Forces Group, Abn

1st Special Forces


Despite having her right leg amputated at age five, Bonnie St. John became the first African-American ever to win Olympic or Paralympic medals in ski racing, taking home a silver and two bronze medals in downhill events at the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In recognition of this historic achievement, St. John was quoted on millions of Starbucks coffee cups and was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush.

St. John has achieved the highest levels of success in a variety of endeavors throughout her life. In addition to her success as a Paralympic athlete, she is a best-selling author, a highly sought after keynote speaker, a television and radio personality, a business owner, and the single mother of a teenage daughter. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1986, and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, taking an M.Litt. in Economics. Upon her return to the United States, St. John was appointed by President Bill Clinton as a director for Human Capital Issues on the White House National Economic Council.

Today, St. John travels the globe speaking, leading seminars and researching her various writing projects. She frequently donates personal appearances to schools, homeless shelters, community groups and other organizations in hundreds of locations while traveling for corporate clients. In 2010, St. John once again represented the USA as a member of President Obama’s official delegation to the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

The celebrated author of six books, St. John co-authored her most recent #1 best seller, How Great Women Lead, with her teenage daughter, Darcy. Together they traveled around the world on an extraordinary mother-daughter journey into the lives, and life lessons, of fascinating women leaders including Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, fashion designers, CEOs, women’s rights activists and many more.

NBC Nightly News called St. John, “One of the five most inspiring women in America.” She has been featured extensively in both national and international media including: TODAY, CNN, CBS Morning News, NBC News, PBS, NPR and The New York Times, as well as People, “O” and Essence magazines, to name just a few.

Tweet your response to St. John’s speech to @bonniestjohn #CitadelLEAD.

The Class of 1969 Core Values Keynote SpeakerBonnie St. John

Paralympic Ski Racing MedalistBest-Selling Author of How Great Women Lead


Bill is a native of Johnson City, Tennessee, and graduated from West High School in Knoxville. After high school, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and then attended The Citadel, where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. He joined American Limestone Company in 1964 as an engineer, then in 1974 served as president of American Limestone until being appointed Commissioner of Transportation for the state of Tennessee in 1979. In July of 1981, Bill was named Tennessee’s Commissioner of Finance and Administration. In 1983 he left state government to become chairman and chief executive officer of H. T. Hackney Corporation, which has operations in 10 states with 3800 employees. Hackney is a diversified company involved in wholesale grocery, including a bottled water company, a potato chip company, gas and oil enterprises, and furniture manufacturing.

Throughout the years, Bill has served The Citadel in key volunteer leadership roles including serving as Chairman of The Citadel Foundation and a member of The Citadel Advisory Board, Campaign Steering Committee, and Citadel Trust Board. Bill is a member of The Citadel’s Society of 1842, the college’s most prestigious giving society, which recognizes cumulative support of $1,000,000 or more in lifetime giving.

Bill has been active and served in many organizations in his local communities. He was president of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Knoxville Community Development Corporation, president of the Tennessee Business Roundtable, and president of the Boy Scout’s Great Smoky Mountain Council, in addition to serving for many years on the board of the Knoxville Zoo. He has served as a board member at Maryville College, Wake Forest University, and on The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees for 16 years. He has been on the board of the Oak Ridge National Lab, National-American Wholesale Grocers’ Association, and the National Crushed Stone Association. Bill is currently serving as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power corporation. He continues to serve on several boards including three public corporations, Astec Industries, First Horizon Corporation, and Mid-America Apartment Communities.

Mr. Sansom has played a major role in The Citadel’s history and has dedicated countless hours toward supporting the school and its livelihood as he continues to lead and serve in his professional and personal communities.

Mr. WILLAM “Bill” Sansom2014 Krause Center Award Recipient for Distinguished

Service, Leadership, and Ethics

Award Recipient


The Citadel ExperienceCadet Henry Washington, Class of 2014, Walterboro, SC

Cadet Savannah W. Emmrich, Class of 2015, Plainfield, ILCadet Tanner C. Jameson, Class of 2015, Belle, WV

Why Ethics Matter: Branding for Success©

Dean Joan P. Vestrand, Associate Dean and Professor of LawThomas M. Cooley Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Leading Schools of CharacterDr. Marvin W. Berkowitz, Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship

Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character EducationUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

Special Topics Sessions


In this session, Law School Dean Joan Vestrand discusses the character traits and attitude necessary for leadership and both personal and professional success. While achieving personal success requires conscious effort, attention, and determination, the best protection is to avoid self-destruction. The truth is that success is most at risk for collapse at our own hand. Joan Vestrand is the Associate Dean of Cooley Law School’s Ann Arbor campus and teaches Professional Responsibility. Dean Vestrand formerly served as the Assistant Dean of the school’s Auburn Hills campus. Dean Vestrand is the immediate past chair of the law school’s Department of Professional Responsibility. Upon her hire at Cooley in 2002 Dean Vestrand helped to revamp the law school’s legal ethics curriculum and assisted in the development and implementation of numerous professionalism initiatives and programs. In 2006, Cooley was awarded the American Bar Association’s E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for its outstanding professionalism programs.

In this session, Dr. Berkowitz discusses character education and what it takes to lead schools of character. Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz is the inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and University of Missouri President’s Thomas Jefferson Professor. He has also served as the inaugural Ambassador H.H. Coors Professor of Character Development at the US Air Force Academy (1999), and Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Ethics Studies at Marquette University (1979-1999). He was also founder and Associate Director of the Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research in Milwaukee. Since 1999 he has directed the Leadership Academy in Character Education in St. Louis.

In this session, Citadel cadets describe The Citadel experience from day one as a freshman knob, through their current status as upper-class cadets. They recount a typical day in the life of a cadet, as well as atypical events in their journey. The various uniforms, Citadel symbols, and traditions will be presented. Attendees will be given the opportunity to ask questions about The Citadel and cadet life.

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Special Topics Sessions Continued

Women, Assimilation, and LeadershipCaptain Nicole Villareal Bastian, USMC, J.D.

Citadel Class of 2002Officer Selection Officer, Recruiting Station Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Florida.

Disabilities, Superpowers, and the True YouMs. Meagan Orton

Advocate for the Hearing ImpairedMiss College of Charleston 2010


In 2002, Nicole Villareal became one of the first two dozen women to graduate from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. While at The Citadel, she ran cross country, scored the first goal for the first women’s soccer team, and was the first and only female on the Rifle Legion, the General’s drill team. After earning her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, she attended Stetson University College of Law. She was the first female Citadel graduate to be admitted to law school. Between her 2L and 3L years, she matriculated to Officer Candidate School through the PLC-Law program. Following her 2004 commissioning, she completed law school in 2005, earning her Juris Doctorate. In 2010, Captain Bastian deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (Operation Enduring Freedom) as the Global Forces Management Action Officer. While deployed, Captain Bastian was selected for assignment as the Command Element French interpreter, Aide-de-Camp to BG Glasgow, US Army, and as the Staff Secretary. Following redeployment in May 2011, Captain Bastian reported to Recruiting Station Jacksonville as the Officer Selection Officer in Tallahassee, Florida.

Meagan Orton is a South Carolina native who graduated from the Honors College at the College of Charleston, cum laude, in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Dance. After losing her hearing during the spring semester of her sophomore year, Meagan represented her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha, as she won the title of Miss College of Charleston 2010. During her reign, Meagan created a platform called “The Sound of Silence: Bringing Awareness to Issues of the Hearing Impaired,” an educational program tailored to individual groups of people that advocates for the hearing impaired, teaches about the mechanics of audition, promotes hearing loss prevention, and motivates others to overcome obstacles. She was presented a Motion of Recognition Award from the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2010 and 2012 for the work she has done with her platform and other community services. Currently, Meagan is in the Master of Arts in Social Science program at The Citadel Graduate College where she is concentrating on Leadership Studies and works as the Graduate Assistant to Academic Leadership Programs.

Distinguished Leader PanelistsMilitary leadership

MODERATOR: Colonel Thomas S. Clark III USMC, Commander, Department of Naval Science, The Citadel

Mr. Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient, Kontum Province, VietnamMr. Gary Beikirch is a Medal of Honor Recipient, and a Core Values Keynote Speaker for the 2014 Principled Leadership Symposium. His full biography is on page 13 of this program.

Major Todd Opalski, United States Marine CorpsMajor Opalski is currently assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California as the Officer in Charge for Special Training Branch, 1st Special Operations Training Group. He began his service in various billets including rifleman, scout-sniper, Force Recon Team Leader, and Force Recon Platoon Sergeant. He served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm with three deployments. In 1997, Major Opalski was selected for the Marine Education Commissioning Program and attended The Citadel where he graduated in 2000 with a B.S. in Business Administration. After commissioning, Major Opalski served with 3d Battalion 1st Marines as a Rifle Platoon Commander and Weapons Platoon Commander, and with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company as Platoon Commander and Operations Officer. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including three deployments. Major Opalski was the first Marine Officer selected for duty at Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta where he served as an assault commander and operations officer for Bravo Squadron. While there he did two combat tours to Iraq and one combat tour to Afghanistan.

Chief Warrant Officer T. Scott Miles, Maritime Law Enforcement SpecialistChief Warrant Officer (CWO) T. Scott Miles is the Comprehensive Law Enforcement Assessment of Readiness (CLEAR) Program Manager at the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, South Carolina. His Warrant Officer Specialty is Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist (MLES). Prior to arriving in Charleston, he was a Special Agent/Criminal Investigator in the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) for 13 years. His former positions include: San Diego Office Resident Agent in Charge and Marine Task Force Liaison; FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Agent and senior agent for general criminal investigations; Training Program Manager of the CGIS, Washington, DC.; CGIS Headquarters Liaison Agent to the Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Corpus Christi, Texas Resident Agent in Charge. After September 11, 2001, Special Agent Miles flew on 112 flights as a Federal Air Marshal. He has served on the Marine Task Force with Local Law Enforcement, DEA and Customs Agents, and has participated in significant drug interdiction operations characterized as “of particular Coast Guard acclaim.” Agent Miles is a veteran of Operations Sharp Guard, Uphold Democracy and Desert Storm.

Command Master Chief Kevin Erskine, United States NavyMaster Chief Erskine is the Command Master Chief of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, South Carolina. His former service includes: Lead Instructor of the San Diego A4W Fleet Interactive Display Equipment; USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) Reactor Department Master Chief, including Humanitarian relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake; Reactor Mechanical Division Leading Chief, qualified as Propulsion Plant Watch Officer; Recruiter, Recruiter-In-Charge and Zone Supervisor at Naval Recruiting District San Francisco; Reactor Department Master Chief (RDMC) on USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74) in San Diego, CA; Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team Leading Chief and COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES Force RDMC. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), Good Conduct Medal (six awards), and various unit, campaign, and service awards. He is designated as a Master Training Specialist. Master Chief Erskine is a native of Midland, Michigan and joined the United States Navy on 10 July 1984.

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Distinguished Leader Panelistsbusiness leadership

MODERATOR: Dr. William Trumbull, Dean, School of Business Administration, The Citadel

Mr. Ernest Andrade, Director, The Charleston Digital CorridorErnest is the founder and Director of The Charleston Digital Corridor, a successful public-private business development partnership launched in February 2001 to attract, nurture and grow knowledge-based companies in Charleston, South Carolina. Ernest is also the Principal of Andrade Economics, an economic development consultancy focused on positioning communities for sustainable economic prosperity. Ernest brings a private sector mindset to his various public roles at the City of Charleston. He is responsible for growing the city from 38 to over 100 square miles; increasing Charleston’s tax base by over $2.5 billion and 30,000 residents; executing a strategic plan to recruit competitive economic development projects with a capital investment of over $500 million; and positioning Charleston as a premier destination for knowledge-based companies by growing the Digital Corridor from 18 to over 100 companies since its launch in 2001. Ernest was born and raised in Kuwait and lived in India prior to emigrating to the United States in 1981. He became a naturalized citizen in 1996. He holds a BS in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston.

Mr. Garey De Angelis, CEO, NanoScreen, LLCGarey De Angelis is the CEO of NanoScreen, LLC, a leading provider of products, technology and services to Life Sciences laboratories around the world. He has over 30 years’ experience in high tech business as a corporate executive and entrepreneur. Garey was VP of Product Development for Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) where he was instrumental in taking DLO from a handful of products to over 70 in less than two years, which resulted in DLO being ranked by Inc. magazine as the 3rd fastest growing company in the US in 2006. Philips Electronics acquired the company in 2007 and Garey subsequently became responsible for Philips’ mobile application and connected strategy for consumer products. His last project for Philips was the Hue connected LED product now sold through Apple stores. Garey’s experience includes technical management positions at DuPont, product, software and corporate executive roles at Apple Inc., partnership in a start-up consulting business, directing European Venture Capital operations for SOFTBANK, and CEO for video communications company Motion Media Technology. Garey obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Mr. Wayne MickiewiczWayne has been a business executive spanning a thirty-seven year career in Information Technology including roles as President, CEO, COO or CIO of various service companies. These companies included the following: Goldman Sachs, ADP, Prudential Insurance, United Healthcare and Accenture. He possesses significant experience in Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing and Communications industries. His interest in education led him to teaching COBOL programming at the NYU School of Continuing Education for five years and guest lecturing in Pace University’s Information Technology undergraduate degree program. Wayne also lectured on Excellence in Customer Service. He has served as a mentor to other leaders in the various companies in which he has worked. He is most proud of his ability to build high-performing teams teaching other business leaders how to exceed their expectations while creating their own career paths. Wayne holds a B.A. from the State University of NY at Oneonta, NY. He lives on Kiawah Island, SC with his wife Anna.

Mr. Doug Van Scoy, Founder, Pitcher PartnersDoug Van Scoy, a 1961 graduate of Bridgeport High School, received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from West Virginia University. After completing a stint in the U.S. Army, he started his investment career in 1969 with Blyth, Eastman, Dillon. In 1974, Doug went to work for the investment firm of Smith Barney, where he worked until his retirement in 2001. He held various positions and ended his career as Deputy Director and Senior Executive Vice President of Smith Barney. In that position, Doug was on the management committee and part of the team responsible for managing the Private Client Group with revenues of $7 billion, 500 branch offices and 12,000 financial consultants. During his career, he served on the board of Robinson Humphrey, and earned the leadership award from the Georgia Securities Association in 1994. Doug is presently founder and partner of Pitcher Partners, a hospitality business in South Carolina, where he and his partners own and operate several restaurants. He is also a partner in two restaurants located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Doug has served as a trustee and chairman of the Galloway School in Atlanta and a trustee of the University of Richmond, and is currently on the board of directors of Sterling Asset Management.

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Distinguished Leader PanelistsWomen in leadership

MODERATOR: Ms. Patricia McArver, Interim Vice President of External Affairs, The Citadel

Captain Nicole Bastian, United States Marine CorpsIn 2002, Nicole Villareal became one of the first two dozen women to graduate from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. While at The Citadel, she ran cross country, scored the first goal for the first women’s soccer team, and was the first and only female on the Rifle Legion, the General’s drill team. After earning her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, she attended Stetson University College of Law. She was the first female Citadel graduate to be admitted to law school. Between her 2L and 3L years, she matriculated to Officer Candidate School through the PLC-Law program. Following her 2004 commissioning, she completed law school in 2005, earning her Juris Doctorate. In 2010, Captain Bastian deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (Operation Enduring Freedom) as the Global Forces Management Action Officer. While deployed, Captain Bastian was selected for assignment as the Command Element French interpreter, Aide-de-Camp to BG Glasgow, US Army, and as the Staff Secretary. Following redeployment in May 2011, Captain Bastian reported to Recruiting Station Jacksonville as the Officer Selection Officer in Tallahassee, Florida.

Ms. Tessa Spencer, Anchor and news show host, Channel 4, CharlestonTessa joined the ABC News 4 Team as a reporter in 2011. A Charleston native, Tessa graduated from Bishop England High School and received her B.A. degree in Mass Communications from Baptist College at Charleston (now Charleston Southern University). Following college, Tessa served in the U.S. Army Reserves and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. Her broadcasting career spans 22 years with stops in Greenville, SC, Nashville, TN, where she also earned a spot as a cheerleader for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, and Providence, RI. Tessa returned home to Charleston in 1999 and worked as one-half of Z93’s “Breakfuss Club.” Tessa and her co-host earned numerous awards and recognitions including a proclamation from Charleston Mayor Joe Riley naming June 21st “Tessa and Baby J Day.” As a voice-over artist, Tessa can be heard locally and nationally as the television announcer for the “Gospel Stellar Awards” and “The Trumpet Awards.” A mother of two boys, Tessa enjoys photography, making jewelry, and reading. You can watch Tessa weekday mornings as a co-anchor of Good Morning Charleston and Lowcountry Live...and you can listen to Tessa weekday afternoons on Apex Broadcasting’s Star 99.7.

Dean Joan Vestrand, Associate Dean, Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolJoan Vestrand is the Associate Dean of Cooley Law School’s Ann Arbor campus and teaches Professional Responsibility. Dean Vestrand formerly served as the Assistant Dean of the school’s Auburn Hills campus. Dean Vestrand is the immediate past chair of the law school’s Department of Professional Responsibility. Upon her hire at Cooley in 2002, Dean Vestrand helped to revamp the law school’s legal ethics curriculum and assisted in the development and implementation of numerous professionalism initiatives and programs. In 2006, Cooley was awarded the American Bar Association’s E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for its outstanding professionalism programs.

Ms. Heather Walker, Director, Booz-Allen-HamiltonHeather Walker is currently a Principal with Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global management and technology consulting firm. She is currently focused on the firm’s business supporting the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center and provides leadership for the Charleston office of more than 130 employees. She has been with Booz Allen for nearly 14 years and has worked on a variety of Navy client engagements ranging from technical program management, financial analysis, strategic planning and communications. Prior to joining Booz Allen, she served as a Surface Warfare Office in the United States Navy, with tours onboard the USS Frederick (LST-1184) and USS Tortuga (LSD-46). Ms. Walker was commissioned through the ROTC program at Villanova University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business. She is an active member of the Charleston Defense Contractors Association and Women in Defense organization and was a recipient of the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s 2013 Influential Women in Business award. Ms. Walker is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and enjoys running and reading. She lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with her husband and two sons, ages 10 and 8.

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service leadership

Distinguished Leader Panelistsservice leadership

MODERATOR: Dr. Conway Saylor, Director of Service Learning and Civic Engagement, The Citadel

Mr. Scott Edelson, Healing Farms, Psychology major, Citadel class of 2013Mr. Scott Edelson became engaged in service to individuals with special needs early in his Citadel career through Buddy dances and internships. Upon graduating he was offered a job at one of his volunteer sites, Healing Farms, a day program to empower adults who have disabilities. In his staff role he has facilitated numerous inclusive service activities engaging college students and “People Overcoming Disabilities” to work together in the community. He is joined by collaborator Ms. Rachel Spivey, President of the College of Charleston’s Chapter of Best Buddies, an organization that works to empower and include people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by creating one-on-one friendships between college students and special needs individuals. She is a Junior at majoring in Theatre Costume Design and Psychology.

Dr. Katherine Houghton, Ed. D., Director, Title I Enrichment Program, Charleston Development AcademyDr. Katherine Houghton is an educator, researcher, world traveler, and photographer. Her research and publications on voice and visual inquiry and eye for cultural context encourages others to understand the historical, societal, economic, cultural, or political challenges of women and children. Presently, she is working with the Charleston Development Academy as an Arts Integration Specialist and Director of the Title I Enrichment Program to promote learning through the arts to enhance literacy throughout the curriculum. In this role she coordinated a response to the Boston Marathon bombings that has had far-reaching impact and will be featured here.

Dr. Catherine Howard, R. Wright Spears Professor of Religion, Columbia College, A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Texas, with a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Southern Methodist University, Dr. Howard for 13 years has helped students explore the religious and cultural diversity in our world. Dr. Howard’s students have designed several service-learning projects in partnership with the SC-based Dining for Women, to raise awareness and monies for such issues as human trafficking and women’s health issues in countries like Cambodia, Nepal, and Ethiopia. She is joined by her student Ms. Autumn Jean Weidman. A junior, English- Literary Studies and Public Affairs major Ms. Weidman is an involved leader both on campus and in the community. Upon receiving the X.J. Honeycutt Award, a research grant for social justice campaigns pertaining to women and gender issues, Ms. Weidman founded the college chapter of Dining For Women at Columbia College, shaping the lives of college women to be the advocates for others in our world.

Mr. Tyler Woolum, South Carolina Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA, Citadel Class of 2013A Health, Exercise and Sport Science (HESS) major building toward a career in health care, Tyler is serving his country through a year of AmeriCorps-VISTA service. Assigned to the Citadel campus to engage students in fighting poverty, Tyler has expanded the efforts he started as a cadet to implement community initiatives that make measureable change for those serving and those served.

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Commandant’s OfficeCol Christopher “Mort” Bowman

LTC Pamela S. BartonLTC Kevin C. Dopf

CSM Sylvan B. Bauer, Jr.SFC Kenneth Greene

Cadet ActivitiesBryan C. DukesShelton Milner

Citadel External Affairs OfficeKimberly KeelorGervais HagertyKara M. Klein

Maura StranskyJennifer J. Wallace

Patricia Lee

Citadel Executive EventsLori HedstromAshlyn Burke

Facilities and EngineeringJames J. Grigg

Michael Dunkerley

Multimedia ServicesConyers Bull

Mary H. ChapmanLawrence Galasso

The Citadel PhotographyRussell K. Pace

Aramark CateringMary Louise Butt

Haley MilliganJenna M. Paveglio

Jennifer Warren

Special Thanks


Special Thanks

Business Leadership Dr. William N. Trumbull

Mr. Ernest AndradeMr. Garey De Angelis

Mr. Wayne MickiewiczMr. Doug Van Scoy

Service Leadership Dr. Conway SaylorMr. Scott Edelson

Dr. Katherine Houghton Dr. Catherine Howard

Ms. Rachel SpiveyMs. Autumn Weidman

Mr. Tyler Woolum

Military Leadership Colonel Thomas Clark III

Mr. Gary B. BeikirchMajor Todd Opalski

Chief Warrant Officer T. Scott MilesCommand Master Chief Kevin L. Erskine

Women in Leadership Ms. Patricial McArverCaptain Nicole Bastian

Ms. Tessa SpencerDean Joan VestrandMs. Heather Walker

Greater Issues SpeakerMr. Rick Atkinson

Core Values Keynote SpeakersMr. Gary B. BeikirchMs. Bonnie St. John

Distinguished Leader Panels

Colonel Chrisopher “Mort” BowmanLieutenant Colonel Keith Brace

Dr. Gary DuranteDr. Lori Fernald

Colonel L. Chris FudgeColonel Royce Fudge

Lieutenant Colonel Charles GrahamLieutenant Colonel Thomas Harris

Major Linda RiedelMs. Page TisdaleMr. Bill Yeager

Round Table Facilitators Sponsored by Spider Management Company, LLC.

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Special Topics in Leadership SpeakersDr. Marvin BerkowitzCaptain Nicole Bastian

Ms. Meagan OrtonDean Joan Vestrand

Cadet Henry WashingtonCadet Savannah EmmrichCadet Tanner C. Jameson

The PresidentLieutenant General John W. Rosa, USAF, Retired

Provost and Dean of the CollegeBrigadier General Samuel M. Hines, Jr.

The Commandant of CadetsColonel Leo A. Mercado, USMC, Retired

The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics:

Colonel Joseph W. Trez, USA, RetiredExecutive Director

843.953.5828, [email protected]

Colonel Douglas “Doug” H. Fehrmann, USAF, RetiredDeputy Director

Office 843.953.6824; Cell 618.604.2020, [email protected]

Dr. Michael J. “Mick” Fekula, Lt Col, USAF, RetiredSymposium Program Chair & Director of Academic Leadership Programs

Office 843.953.5826; Cell 843.801.5042, [email protected]

Dr. Conway F. SaylorDirector of Service Learning and Civic Engagement

843-953-8064, [email protected]

Mrs. Susie MaghakianExecutive Assistant


Ms. Samantha FarmerEvents Coordinator


Dr. Anne BeddingfieldSpecial Projects

The Citadel Staff and Contact Information

Department of Public Safety:

On Campus: Dial 811, Through the Off Campus System: Dial 9-911

For Emergencies - Campus Phones Only: Telephone: 843.953.5114

Commandant’s Office:

LTC Pamela BartonAssistant Commandant for Operations and Training

843-953-6928, [email protected]


2015 SymposiumMarch 12-13

Principled Leadership as Honor:The Code, The Medal, The Ethos

Past & Present Symposia

2014: March 13-14Principled Leadership as Respect:

Valuing Others Before Self

2013: March 7-8Principled Leadership as Duty:

Aspiring to a Higher Ideal

2012: March 15-16Principled Leadership:

Honor, Integrity, and Moral Courage

2011: March 17-18Principled Leadership for a Globalized Environment


Foundations for Excellence





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