Overview
- The Board of Visitors voted unanimously to select retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie as the college’s next president.
- He will take office on July 1, 2026 after current president Gen. Glenn Walters retires at the end of June.
- McKenzie is a 1979 Citadel graduate who later led U.S. Central Command and Marine Forces Central Command.
- Since leaving active duty in 2022, he has led the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute and Cyber Florida.
- The Citadel will launch a search for a new provost once McKenzie is in office as part of a planned leadership transition.