The Citadel Announced Its New President

The Citadel announced its new president

The Board of Visitors announced today that it has selected Gen. Frank McKenzie, USMC (Ret.), ’79, as the 21st president of The Citadel.

Top commander during Afghan debacle in 2021 named president of the Citadel

The former commander of U.S. Central Command during the disastrous withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021 has been named the president of one of America’s six senior military colleges. Gen. Frank McKenzie, whose tenure leading CENTCOM spanned 2019 to 2022, was publicly announced as the next president of The Citadel Military College of South...

General McKenzie, top commander during Afghan debacle in 2021, named president of The Citadel

General Frank McKenzie, who oversaw the shambolic U.S. withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan, will be the next president of The Citadel.

The Citadel elects new presidential successor; university alum, retired Marine

A former classmate and Marine veteran will take the helm as The Citadel’s next president in early July. He’ll take the top leadership role in the midst of broad leadership transition at the university.

The Citadel names 21st college president

​ The Citadel names Gen. Frank McKenzie as 21st president McKenzie is a 1979 Citadel graduate with 40 years of military service Board of Visitors voted unanimously on the college’s 183rd birthday McKenzie will begin July 1 as Gen. Glenn Walters retires   Just over a month after announcing four candidates to serve as the 21st president for The Citadel, the military college has chosen Gen. Frank McKenzie to fill the role. McKenzie currently …

Gen. Frank McKenzie selected as 21st president of The Citadel

The Citadel Board of Visitors announced today that they have selected Gen. Frank McKenzie, USMC (Ret.), ’79, to serve as the 21st president of The Citadel.