FLORHAM PARK — Christopher Gamba joins the thousands of alumni who proudly wear The Citadel ring. Chris is also a 2017 graduate of Hanover Park High School.
The seniors of the Class of 2021 were celebrated with a traditional Ring Presentation Ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, in McAlister Field House, attended by the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, Veteran and Active Duty students.
Attendance at the ceremony was restricted to only ring-eligible seniors due to the need for social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but the event included the same rich traditions that recipients anticipated for this important milestone.
“Our seniors deserve every bit of pageantry for earning their much-anticipated rings as every other member of the Long Grey Line who came before them,” said the Commandant of Cadets, CAPT Geno Paluso. “While we wish we could provide everything we would normally on a Parents Weekend, we are pleased to be able to provide this in-person ring ceremony for the Class of 2021.”
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 focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The approximately 2,400 members of the S.C. Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military, but about one-third of each class earn commissions to become officers in every branch of U.S. military service. Citadel alumni have served the nation, their states, and their communities as principled leaders since 1842. The Citadel Graduate College, founded more than 50 years ago, offers dozens of graduate degrees, graduate certificates, and evening undergraduate programs in the evening or online. Consecutively named Best Public College in the South by U.S. News & World Report for ten years and No. 1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South for three years. Learn more about Our Mighty Citadel here.
