Guide to Citadel Campus Names

Ralph M. Byrd (1907-1970)

• Citadel Class of 1923

Building

• Completed 1969
• Dedicated in March of 1969 as Byrd Hall

"The four-story building is named in honor of Col. Ralph M. Byrd, a 1923 graduate of The Citadel, who was The Citadel's first Academic Dean, after heading the chemistry department for 11 years."

The Brigadier, March 8, 1969