Cadet Clay Settle of Inman receives The Citadel's Himelright Award for 2011

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CHARLESTON, SC (11/28/2011)(readMedia)-- Cadet Capt. Franklin Clay Settle of Inman, S.C., is one of two 2011 recipients of the Col. Loring K. Himelright Award presented annually by The Citadel School of Engineering.

Presented during Homecoming weekend each year, the award recognizes an outstanding first class (senior) cadet majoring in civil engineering for an exemplary record of academic achievement.

This year – and only for the third time in the award's 38-year history – two cadets were honored. Cadet Aaron Lee of Summerville, S.C., is the other recipient. Both cadets received a $2,000 cash award.

"Not only does he fulfill all of the criteria for the Col. Loring K. Himelright Award, but Cadet Settle exemplifies the spirit of the professionalism that Himelright demanded of The Citadel civil engineering graduates during his tenure," said Ronald Welch, dean of the School of Engineering.

Himelright is the former head of the civil engineering department. The award was created upon his retirement in 1981.

Settle currently serves as the president of The Citadel Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is the acting Delta Company Commander. His academic and other cadet achievements have earned him a spot on the Dean's List, President's List and the Commandant's List, as well as a Gold Star.