CHARLESTON, SC (06/05/2025)– The South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2025 are now part of the Long Gray Line.
More than 400 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets accepted their degrees during the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3. Approximately 30% of the graduating cadets accepted commissions as officers into the U.S. Armed Services.
The top academic programs for the Class of 2025 included Intelligence and Security Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Management, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Finance and Marketing and Business Development.
Graduates accepted their diploma from President of The Citadel Gen. Glenn W. Walters, USMC (Ret.), Class of 1979.
The cadets from York County are:
Thomas Adkins from Rock Hill, South Carolina graduates from The Citadel
Joshua Bartruff from York, SC graduates from The Citadel
Ryan Beam from Rock Hill, South Carolina graduates from The Citadel
Sydney Dawes from York, SC graduates from The Citadel
Ernest Greenwood from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Brian Kelley from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Harrison Kirol from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Wilson Lesslie from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Revill MacGregor from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
George Mandon from Tega Cay, SC graduates from The Citadel
Ryan Martin from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Jordan Maxwell from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
James Morton from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Daniel Nasson from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Jacob Neal from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Hunter Richards from Rock Hill, South Carolina graduates from The Citadel
Alexander Roy from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Nathaniel Standing from Fort Mill, South Carolina graduates from The Citadel
Parker Wloch from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Sarah Smith from York, SC graduates from The Citadel
Ally Hunt from Fort Mill, SC graduates from The Citadel
Mallory McDow from Lancaster, SC graduates from The Citadel
William Polk from Rock Hill, SC graduates from The Citadel
About The Citadel
The Citadel, with its iconic campus located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The approximately 2,300 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military, but about one-third of each class earn commissions to become officers in every branch of U.S. military service. Citadel alumni have served the nation, their states and their communities as principled leaders since 1842. The Citadel Graduate College offers dozens of graduate degree, graduate certificate and evening undergraduate programs in the evening or online. The Citadel has been consecutively named Best Public College in the South by U.S. News & World Report for 13 years and No. 1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South for six years. Learn more about The Citadel here.
