Lt Col James R. "Jay" Beam, '91, Scholarship

In October of 2018, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Beam, The Citadel Class of 1989, announced to The Citadel Foundation their intention to establish the Lt Col James R. “Jay” Beam, ‘91, Scholarship. Mr. and Mrs. Beam wish to establish this scholarship in memory of Mr. Beam’s brother, Jay, a graduate of The Citadel Class of 1991. Jay enjoyed a 23-year career as a United States Air Force Engineer, and in 2014, he returned to The Citadel, where he served as Associate Vice President for Facilities and Engineering. The primary purpose of the Lt Col James R. “Jay” Beam, ’91, Scholarship is to provide financial resources to support a maximum of three (3) civil engineering students. Financial need may be a consideration, but not a requirement. Students receiving the award shall be from the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, or Virginia.