Captain Benjamin W. Sammis Scholarship

The Captain Benjamin W. Sammis Scholarship was initiated in 2003 by Mrs. Stacey D. Sammis, in memory of her husband, Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, USMC, The Citadel Class of 1996, a Cobra helicopter pilot who was killed in action in Iraq. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide funds with a preference for Citadel undergraduate upper-class (junior or senior) students who are considering a career in the U.S. Marine Corps and majoring in civil engineering. The first award was made in 2007.