CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Gen. Glenn Walters, USMC (Ret.), ’79, announced Dec. 1 that the spring semester will be his last as president of The Citadel.

The Citadel Board of Visitors said it will begin a nationwide search immediately for the college’s next president.

“Serving this institution has been a great honor,” Walters said in a message to the campus community. “We have had the privilege of watching ten extraordinary classes — from 2019 through 2029 — develop into principled leaders for our nation. Being part of their journey is something we will always treasure.”

A member of Charlie Company, Walters first arrived at The Citadel in fall 1975 and graduated in 1979. He went on to a distinguished career in the Marine Corps, rising to Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps before bei

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