The Citadel Athletics

An honorary member who was inducted posthumously, Altman’s lead gift of more than $1 million paved the way for Phase I of the Revitalization of Johnson Hagood Stadium Project with the creation of the Altman Athletic Center which opened in 2001 … Altman served in the U.S. Army from 1942-46 with tours in Europe at the battles of Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe and the Rhineland, and was decorated with the Bronze Star and was awarded service ribbons from the European and American theaters … he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Citadel in 1991, and was a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto while serving as a leader of the Orangeburg community ... he and his wife established the William M. Altman, Jr. and Henrietta B. Altman Foundation Citadel Fund in 1984 as a charitable trust to provide educational funding for The Citadel in the form of academic scholarships.