Firsts for women at The Citadel

• First female to enroll at The Citadel: Shannon Faulkner (August 1995).
• First female advisory members of the Board of Visitors: Ann Elish and Allison Dean Love (June 1997).
• First female admissions counselor: Captain Kelly Gosnell (July 1997).
• First female dean of undergraduate studies: Suzanne Ozment (July 1997).

• Cadet Viann Bolick was the first female member of the Honor Court and during her senior year was regimental executive officer, the second in command in the Corps of Cadets.

  First female dean of women: Suzanne Ozment (July 1997).
• First female cadet-student-athlete (cross-country & track): Cadet Mandy Garcia (August 1997).
• First women's head volleyball coach: Lt. Col. Bonnie Jo Houchen (March 1998).
• First female cadet to receive a ring: Cadet Nancy Mace (October 1998).
• First female cadet to pursue commission as an active-duty officer: Cadet Rebecca Kinney (September 1998).
• Female cadets join the athletic cadre to help train freshman athletes (July 1998).
• First female graduate: Nancy Mace (May 1999).
• First commanding officer in charge of The Citadel Athletic Cadre: Cadet Petra Lovetinska (July 1999).
• First female editor of the college's newspaper, The Brigadier: Cadet Dena Abrash (March 2000).
• First female Regimental Executive Officer: Cadet Many Garcia (April 2000).
• First female company commanders: Cadets Rebecca Kinney and Dena Abrash (April 2000).
• First female Board of Visitors member: Allison Dean Love, director of S.C. Insurance News Service (April 2000).
• First female All-Southern Conference athlete: Cadet Toshika "Peaches" Hudson (September 2000).
• First female golfer: Cadet Suzanne Campbell (April 2001).
• First graduate with two degrees and three majors: Cadet Crystal Spring (May 2001).
• First female Vice President for Communications: Patricia McArver (February 2002).
• First black female graduates: Toshika "Peaches" Hudson, Renee Hypolite, Natosha Mitchell, Geneive Hardney, Lesjanusar "Sha" Peterson, Adrienne Watson, Jamey McCloud (May 2002).
• First Senior Women Administrator (athletics): Leslie Tysinger (July 2002).
• First female battalion commander: Cadet Amanda Orson (August 2002).
• First female member of the Honor Court: Cadet Viann Bolick (September 2003)

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