Gifts such as this to The Citadel’s School of
Business are preparing business leaders to succeed
and excel in the highly competitive global business
environment.
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Private gifts allow our students to have an academic
experience second to none. Donor gifts have the
opportunity to shape and mold scores of students in a
way that makes them competitive, whether on the job
market, in the board room, or in government service.
-Bob Riggle, Assistant Professor
The Citadel School of Business
The Rick and Mary Lee Bastin Financial Leadership
Lab, made possible through the generous donation
of Richard E. Bastin, ’65, and his wife, Mary Lee,
helps business students connect theory to realworld application in the financial trading world.
Featuring 29 computer terminals with 19-inch
dual monitors, a 22-foot, full-color ticker display, a
92-inch LED market video wall, two 55-inch data
displays, and access to a wide range of financial
data and analytical tools, the lab is built to
simulate a real trading floor and is open to Citadel
undergraduate and MBA students. Students have
access to a wide range of equipment as well as
state-of-the-art software and analytical tools they
will use in their careers.