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“I was walking along the path to the Humanities building and
I noticed a tour a few yards ahead of me. I stood back, since I
was talking on the telephone, and saw Gen. Krulak talking to
the family and telling them all about BSC. He finished and then
walked towards me. He came up and asked, ‘Who are you talking
to? Your boyfriend?’ I answered, ‘No Gen. Krulak, it is my mom!
Would you like to say hi?’ He agreed, took the phone from me,
and had a conversation with my mother on the phone. He held
me in a side hug the whole time. He bragged about me to my
mom telling her how I grew at Birmingham-Southern and how
I was succeeding. This went on for a few minutes, and I knew
my face was blushing with everything he said. He finally handed
the phone back, told me to have a good day, and walked away,
waving. I’m so proud to call him my president and my friend.”
—Margaret Ann Ward, junior
“Gen. Krulak was the reason my son made BSC his first choice. He
found us when we were touring campus that December day. He
is very much going to be missed. Whoever replaces him will need
very large shoes!!!”
—Cindy Campbell, mother of David Campbell,
a first-year student
“Since the day he arrived on campus, ‘Gen. K.’ has continued
to touch the lives of every student and faculty member with his
humble and caring spirit… He has been an outstanding role
model, influencing me greatly in the way I want to lead my life.
I will always cherish the time that I was fortunate enough to
spend in his presence, whether that be at school functions, casual
chats in his office, or enjoying a warm chocolate chip cookie in
the library during the stressful time of finals. I can only hope to
someday develop a burning passion for my occupation so much
that I won’t view it as such, but instead as a willful service, just as
Gen. Krulak has exemplified at Birmingham-Southern.”
—Corbin Burns ’14
“Not since my own grandfather, Wade Andrew Norton ’49,
have I met a more humble, kind, generous, selfless, respectable,
helpful, admirable, intelligent, caring, personable, compassionate,
hardworking, fun-loving, progressive, understanding, interesting,
God-fearing, and genuinely true man than Chuck Krulak. I had
the pleasure of interviewing the General during my stint as the
arts and entertainment editor of The Hilltop News, and the heart
of our conversation was his belief in Birmingham-Southern’s
ability to make true Renaissance men and women out of her
students. As a Renaissance man himself, the General can certainly
speak on that point. He has served with grace and the steadfast
determination to bring our beloved alma mater out of a trying
time, and as such will always be remembered as one of the greatest
presidents ever to preside over the Hilltop.”
—Grant Swanson ’13
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