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Thomas Elzey namedcollege’s first executivevice presidentIn The NewsThomas J. Elzey was named thecollege’s first executive vice president forfinance, administration and operations.He is The Citadel’s senior, non-academicvice president, and holds the rank ofbrigadier general in the South CarolinaMilitia.Elzey, the first African Americannamed to a senior level position at TheCitadel, works closely with the provost,who remains the No. 2 college officialand serves as the chief academic officer.“Tom Elzey is a skilled fiscalstrategist with more than 25 years of experience managing the finances of complexorganizations and institutions,” said Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, president of The Citadel.“Tom has the vision and leadership to build The Citadel’s financial model for the21st century. With his help, the college will emerge from these tough fiscal timesa stronger institution, even more capable of realizing its vision of excellence in theeducation of principled leaders.”Elzey serves as the college’s chief operations officer and supervises the vicepresidents for facilities and engineering and external affairs in addition to campusfinancial officers and the directors of auxiliary services, human resources, informationtechnology, procurement, public safety, governmental/community relations andinfirmary operations. Elzey also serves as the staff liaison to the Board of Visitors’Finance Committee and to The Citadel Trust.“I am honored to have the opportunity to work at a college so well known for itsfocus on honor, leadership and academic excellence,” said Elzey. “I want to help put TheCitadel on the most solid fiscal foundation possible so that we can grow in our capacity toprovide principled leaders to the Lowcountry, South Carolina and our nation.”Elzey comes to The Citadel from Drexel University, where he served as senior vicepresident for finance, chief financial officer and treasurer.Alumnus donates 544 acres of Black River propertyLee Faircloth, a 1967 graduate, donated 544 acres of Black River property inGeorgetown County to The Citadel School of Science and Mathematics.An untouched tract of the Lowcountry, the preserved river land is a pristine BlackRiver watershed on more than a mile of fresh tidal waterfront. The land is home to wildturkeys, black bears, coyotes, deer and alligators as well as a host of birds and plant life.Faircloth, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., graduated from The Citadel with a degree inmathematics.8 The Citadel 2011