Col. Curtice (Curt) E. Holland joined The Citadel on 5 January 1998
as Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs. He has overall
responsibility for The Citadel's $85 million annual operating budget
and business support for 650 faculty and staff.
Col. Holland served in the United States Army for more than 27 years
and was Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management (CFO), U.S. Army
Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii when he retired from military service.
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Col. Holland holds a B.B.A. in
finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma where he was
a distinguished military student and commissioned as a second
lieutenant upon graduation.
Col. Holland spent his company grade years as a protocol officer at
NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium; a tank platoon leader with
40th Armor, Berlin Brigade, Republic of Germany; Director of Resource
Management for the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, Texas;
and the Central Accounting Officer for the U.S. Army Garrison,
Yongsan, Seoul, Korea.
After serving three years in the Reagan White House as military
advisor for national security affairs and military assistant to
the Director of Office of Management Budget, he was selected to
attend the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. Upon graduation,
he returned to Washington, D.C. to serve for more than three years
as the Legislative Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
From August 1989 to December 1997, Colonel Holland served as Deputy
Chief of Staff, Resource Management (CFO) for the Combined Arms Command,
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; graduated from the U.S. Army War College,
Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; and assumed his assignment in Hawaii in 1994.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal
with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the
Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the
Presidential Service Badge, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge.
