The 5th Annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference (GSJAC)
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Video of The 2021 GSJAC
The 2021-2022 Gold Star Journal Staff
![2021 - 2022 Gold Star Journal Staff](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjstaff_800.jpg)
The 2021 GSJAC Awardees
![2021 GSJAC Awardees](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021awardees_800.jpg)
![Joseph Field 2021 awardee](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/fieldaward2021_400.jpg)
![Nicholas Fricchione 2021 awardee](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/fricchioneaward2021_400.jpg)
![Thomas Kyte 2021 awardee](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/kyteaward2021_400.jpg)
Nicholas Fricchione, Boyd Family Distinction Awardee, and Taylor Diggs.
Thomas Kyte, Best Undergraduate Paper Awardee, and Taylor Diggs.
![Jacob Williams 2021 awardee](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/williamsaward2021_400.jpg)
![chase ervine 2021 awardee](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/ervinaward2021_400.jpg)
Chase Ervin, GSJ Distinction in Photography Awardee, and Taylor Diggs.
The 2021 GSJAC Presentations
![Editor-in-Chief Jake Norris](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/norriseditor2021_400.jpg)
![Assistant Editor-in-Chief Taylor Diggs](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/diggseditor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Hannah Dion](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/dionauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Nicholas Fricchione](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/fricchioneauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Executive Editor Carleton Bailiff III](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/bailiffeditor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Joseph Field](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/fieldauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Editor Bryce Garcia](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/garciaeditor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Thomas Kyte](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/kyteauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Jalen Singleton](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/singletonauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Author Shiloh Smiles](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/smilesauthor2021_400.jpg)
![Editor Daniel Wilkes](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/wilkeseditor2021-4002.jpg)
![Shiloh Smiles.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021qa_400.jpg)
The 2021 GSJAC Presenters
![2021 gold star journal academic conference](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/authorsgsjac2021_800.jpg)
The 2021 GSJ Photographers
![The 2021 GSJ Photographers](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/photographersgsjac2021_800.jpg)
![Taylor Diggs presenting the Dashawn Costley with his Certificate of Publication.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/costleyphotogr2021_400.jpg)
![Taylor Diggs presenting the Chase Ervin with his Certificate of Publication.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/ervinphotogr2021_400.jpg)
![Taylor Diggs presenting the Jacob Williams with his Certificate of Publication.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/williamsphotogr2021_400.jpg)
Chase Ervin and Taylor Diggs.
Jacob Williams and Taylor Diggs.
Honored Guests
![General Walters, President; Brigadier General Selden, Provost and Dean of the College; and Captain Paluso, Commandant of Cadets.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021presidentwalters_400.jpg)
![Colonel Harrington, BOV Chair and Colonel Dominick, BOV Member.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021bov_400.jpg)
![General Walters, President; Brigadier General Selden, Provost and Dean of the College; and Captain Paluso, Commandant of Cadets.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021provostselden_400.jpg)
Colonel Harrington, BOV Chair and Colonel Dominick, BOV Member.
General Walters, Brigadier General Selden, and Captain Paluso.
The Celebration of Scholarship with Our Guests
![Captain Paluso, Commandant, Author Ashley Ruiz, and Author Nicholas Fricchione.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021commandant_400.jpg)
![General Walters, President, Captain Paluso, Commandant, and Author Hannah Dion.](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/gsjac2021dionadmin_400.jpg)
General Walters, Captain Paluso, and Author Hannah Dion.
Dr. Tom Thompson (English Department) took the above photographs.
The Hosts of The 2021 GSJAC
![Friends of the Daniel Library logo](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/New_FDL_logo_12-17-2014_small_for_web.png)
![GSJ Logo](https://www.citadel.edu/goldstar/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/GSJ_2021_logo_web.png)