The Citadel - Sphinx Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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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

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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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STAFF COLONEL ROBERT S. HALL Chaplain W. C:()I,() K1, JOHN 1-, WILLIAMS Assistant Ci)nimanJant of Cadets MAJOR W. L. COOl ' Kli Assistant Commandant of Cadets V I LT. COLONEL HUGH CATHCART Surgeon MAJOR F. A. CLARK Assistant Quartermaster CAPTAIN BRYAN COLLIER Director of Public Relations MISS B. F. MOLONY. R.X. Director of Hospital COMMANDER K. B. FOLSOM Assistant Registrar CAPTAIN H. Assistant Director F. BR am:) of Cadet Affairs 17