CHARLESTON, SC — Nicholas Troy, of Wilmington, was recently awarded Gold Stars by The Citadel for earning a grade point average of 3.7 or higher during the 2016 spring semester.
Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s Dean’s List.
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 profoundly focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. Graduates are not required to serve in the military but about 30 percent of each class commission as officers in every branch of U.S. military. Citadel alumni have served the nation, their state and their communities as principled leaders since the college was founded in 1842. The Citadel Graduate College offers 26 graduate degree programs with 42 concentration options, 24 graduate certificate programs, and seven evening undergraduate programs, through an all-evening schedule, with many programs now fully online. The Citadel has been named Best Public College in the South by U.S. News and World report for five consecutive years and #3 Best College for Veterans in the South.
(NOTE: The above announcement is from The Citadel via Merit.)
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