Honor • Duty • Respect - The Citadel

“Every year my appreciation of The Citadel grows. I cherish the principles, thevalues, the discipline and the lifelong friends I made at The Citadel,” said Faircloth.“My wife Jane and I decided to give something substantial back to the institution toenhance the educational capabilities of The Citadel for years and years to come.”With a myriad of wildlife and plant life in an ecosystem that has a great bearingon the local environment, the property will be an asset for environmental scienceresearch and education.“We hope that the research conducted will improve the level of understanding ofthe entire Lowcountry environment,” said Faircloth, “and that The Citadel will assumea position of leadership in coastal environmental science.”First Honor Graduatenamed Boren ScholarNoah Koubenec, Class of 2011, who received theDavid Shingler Spell First Honor Graduate award atthe May 7 commencement exercises for the SouthCarolina Corps of Cadets, was awarded a BorenScholarship for international study.A resident of Pilot Mountain, N.C., Koubenecgraduated with a Bachelor of Arts degrees in bothSpanish and political science, earning a perfect fouryearcumulative GPA of 4.0.Funded by the National Security Education Program, Boren Scholarships provide upto $20,000 to undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that arecritical to U.S. interests but underrepresented in American study abroad programs.Boren Scholarships are targeted to students whose work will contribute to nationalsecurity or the challenges of global society.In The NewsKoubenec’s scholarship will fund study in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he will focus onPortuguese language and Brazilian affairs.“We are proud of Noah’s accomplishments and have high hopes for his continuedsuccess,” said Brig. Gen. Sam Hines, provost and dean of the college. “When wethink of Citadel graduates as principled leaders who may play a role in national andinternational events, we think of graduates like Noah Koubenec.”The Citadel 2011 9