The Citadel - Sphinx Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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COLONEL RALPH M. BYRD Academic Dean Ralph Millcdge Byrd was born on July 29. 1901, in EdueHt ' ld. South Carolina, and wa.s graduated from Tlu ' Citatk ' l in 192o. Colonel B rd then entered the (Graduate School at the University of North Carolina and received his M.S. degree in chemistry in 1925. After Graduate School, Colonel Byrd returned to The Citadel to serve as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. In 1931, he recei ed liis l h.D. degree in chemistry at tlu ' Uni ersity of North Carolina and again returned to The Citadel. The Citadel quickly recognized Colo- nel Byrd ' s academic brilliance and administrative talents. He was made Head of The Citadels Depart- ment of Chemistry in 1945 and then in 1956 he w as appointed to his present position of Academic Dean. Colonel B rd is a holder of the coveted John O. W ' illson Ring for being considered by his classmates as the manliest, purest, and most courteous member of his graduating class. In 1950, he was awarded the Algernon Sidne - Snllivan Award. He is a member in good standing of two scientific fraternities: . lpha Chi Sigma and Sigma XI. He is also a respected member of the South Carolina Academy of Science and the American Chemistr - Societv. 1 1 f ' 1 1 s ■iij 9 l f - tt u S . WtLM mSB ' Y, COLONEL ROBERT B. SPRAGINS Commandant of Cadets Because of Colonel Spragin.s ' exceptional (pialities, his services at The Citadel were personalh ' requested by General Clark. In 1956 Colonel Spragins succeeded Cclnnel Rueben H. Tucker as Commandant of the Corps of Cadets. His military career, before coming to The Citadel, was characterized by outstanding service and honor. Colonel Spragins was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry upon graduating from West Point in 1939. He served with distinction in the Pacific Theater, where he was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross and the Combat Infantryman ' s Badge, and ultimateK ' was connnissioned a Lieutenant Colonel. After ' orld War Two, our Commandant ser ed as tactical officer at the United States Military . cadem ' and, dining his last three ears at The Point, was Adjutant of the First Cadet Regi- ment. C omniand and General Staff School was next on the list for Colonel Spragins. Later came a tour of duty at the Arniy War College, an assignment with the Seventh Arm ' in German ' , and finalK his current dut ' at Tlu- Citadel. 15

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MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH P. SULLIVAN Retiring Administrative Dean Major General Joscpli Pescia Sullivan was born in San Francisco, CJalifornia on the 7th of January, 1894. He gi-aduatecl from West Point in April, iyiT with an Infan- try commission. General Sullivan partieipated in actions in the Saint Die, Saint Mihiel, and Mcuse-Artjonne sectors, and was wounded at Roniayjuesous-Mount Jancor. He has attended the Inlantry School at P ' ort Benninu;. thi ' Sainur Artilleiy School. The Coast Artiller - School, antl he graduated from the Harvard School of Business . ' dniinistration in 1934. General Sullivan has been decorated with the Piupli- Heart and the Distinsiuished Service Medal. The Legion of Merit, the Army Commendation Ribbon, the Most Excellent Order of the British Ismpire and the Italian Grand Officer of the Order ot the (, ' ro n are other honors bestowed upon him. Shortly after his retirement from the . rmy on De- cember 31, 1953, General Sullivan assumed the duties of Dean at The Citadel. After years of fine service, he retired from the position of Administr ative Dean on February 1, 1959. MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE HONNEN Administrative Dean George Homu-n was born November 16, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army as a private in April of 1917 and in 1918, he was adnu ' tted to the iJnited States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point in 1922 and received his commission as a second lieutenant in tlu ' Infantr -. (Jeneral Honnen has demonstrated his exceptional ability in a wide variet ' of commands and assign- ments. He graduated from the Infantr ' School at Fort Benning, Georgia and the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. General Honnen has served in China with the American Forces, in Australia as Chief of Staff of the 3rd . rmy, and in the S9th Division as Assistant Division Commander. He has been Commandant of West Point and PMS T at the Uni ersit ' of Hawaii. During the grim ears of the Cold War, General I lonnin was the Comm.uider of the . merican Zone in Berlin. He later served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Forces in Europe. Among other distinguished decorations. General H( nnen holds the Distinguished Service Medal with Cluster. He came to The Citadel in 1959 to become the Administrative Dean. 14

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THE ADMINISTRATIVE CXJLONEL D. S. McALlSTKK Director of Cadet Affairs COLONEL JAMES W. DL ' CKETT Registrar COLONEL I ' lllLU ' K. CAUOLS Engineer -A ,41! , L COLONEL CHARLES J. HOV Ailjiitant MAJOR EDWARD L. TEAGUE Director of Athletics LT. COLONEL J. F. BOSCH. JR. Quartermaster v NOHMAN L. SLOAN Assistant Director of Athletics CAPTAIN J. NL HILLARD Librarian MRS. A. E. DUFOUH Hostess 16