The general purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide strategic advice and support to The Citadel School of Engineering educational and academic research programs. Specifically, the CSOEAB will (1) provide guidance in planning, (2) assist the School in maintaining effective liaison with the College and the external community, and (3) provide guidance in raising funds through individual gifts and corporate donations on behalf of The School and the College.
Mr. Larry L. Melton, Jr. (Board Chairman)
Citadel ’84
President and CEO
LMJ & Associates
Principal Vice President (Retired)
Bechtel Corporation

Mr. Robert Rennebaum (Board Vice-Chairman)
Citadel ’84
Vice President
Simmons and White

Mr. Charles Boaz, Jr.
Citadel ’80
Command Engineer and Principal Advisor
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

Mr. Carlos Coe
Citadel ’80
Managing Director
Millennium Energy

Mr. Gary Durante
Citadel ’80
Vice President/Director/Senior Program Manager
Scientific Research Corporation

Mr. Mike Fuhrman
Citadel ’91
CEO
Omega Systems Corp.

Mr. Dan Garcia
Citadel ’95
President
C.W. Matthews Contracting Company

Mr. Robert J. Kesler
Director of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic

Mr. Daniel McRainey
Vice President, Nuclear Major Projects
Duke Energy

Mr. Tony Parker (Chair of Marketing Committee)
Citadel ’83
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pond and Company

Mr. Charles Potts
Citadel ’66
Board Chair
Heritage Construction & Materials

Mr. James (Tony) Price III
Citadel ’80
Owner/President
James A. Price Enterprises, LLC

Mr. Brian Rochester
Citadel ’87
Executive Vice-President
Rochester and Associates

Mr. Lee Stogner
Chair
South Carolina Engineering Cluster


Mr. Chris Tye
Citadel ’74
President (Retired)
Power Group Fluor Corp

Mr. Marc Tye
Citadel ’82
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Santee Cooper
Contact Information
For inquiries, questions, or concerns about The Citadel School of Engineering and its Advisory Board, please email us at engineering@citadel.edu or call us at 843-953-6499.