USCB recognizes Brigadier General Lori Reynolds as Honorary Coach of the Game October 26, 2011 Bluffton, SC- Brigadier General Lori Reynolds, Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, was recognized as the University of South Carolina Beaufort Honorary Coach of the women’s soccer game against Emory-Riddle. While visiting USCB’s Hilton Head Gateway Campus, General Reynolds met with students who had prior military experience and spouses of active-duty military personnel. She applauded Ashiki Lewis, who served in the Marine Corps for 8 years, for her commitment to finishing her education, and achieving her dream of being a teacher. “You are going to make an amazing teacher, good for you.” General Reynolds also spoke to the USCB Soccer team, as well as the USCB Softball team. According to Athletics Director, Ty Rietkovich, "It was an honor and pleasure to have General Reynolds address our female athletes and attend our game. They were amazed when she correlated her role as a General in the Marine Corps to her days as a basketball and softball player in college." Brigadier General Lori Reynolds is 1 of only 2 female Generals currently serving on active duty in the Marine Corps, and is the first female to be the Commanding General of Parris Island.
About USCB Located in the heart of the Carolina Sea Islands, the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is a senior institution of the University of South Carolina system serving the southeast coast of Georgia and South Carolina. USCB has been the fastest growing baccalaureate institution in the USC system since becoming a four year university in 2002.The University has two campuses which serve a diverse student body of more than 1750 students. The Historic Beaufort campus, located on Beaufort’s downtown waterfront, houses an innovative baccalaureate studio arts program in close proximity to Beaufort’s many art galleries. The Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton, S.C., offers cutting-edge Computational Science and Nursing laboratories and is the home to Sand Shark athletics. USCB offers students an exceptional place to learn and live in an environment focused on growth, preservation and opportunity. For more information about the University of South Carolina Beaufort, please visit www.uscb.edu online or call the university’s Office of Public Information at 843-208-8030.