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Lt. Gen. John W. Knapp has been appointed the Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. ’43 Visiting Professor in Leadership and Ethics at Virginia Military Institute.

Attendees to the presentation of rings to 2nd Class cadets on Friday, Nov. 20, will not be able to park on the Parade Ground due to the recent wet weather.

  Ranger Challenge Team Places at Bold Leader LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 13,2009 – The VMI Army ROTC’s Ranger Challenge team took third place Nov. 9 in the inaugural U.S. Army Cadet Command 1st Brigade Bold Leader Challenge at Fort Knox,

VMI's superintendent, Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, issues a statement regarding the death of Cadet John A. Evans '13.

VMI Cadet Dies After Training Event LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 7, 2009 – A 4th Class cadet (freshman) collapsed following a training event and was pronounced dead shortly after noon today at Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital. John Alexander Evans, 19, of

LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2009 – VMI cadets have developed an underground transmitter and portable topside receiver that will allow trapped miners to communicate with those above ground. Another group of cadets is working to commercialize this life saving device.

Energy Leaders to Debate Virginia’s Energy Future   LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 5, 2009 – More than 50 energy experts will address the viability of renewable and conventional energy sources to meet future electricity demand while addressing climate change challenges at

LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 4, 2009 – The VMI Theatre will present John Patrick’s heart warming comedy drama, “The Hasty Heart,” on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 15, 16, and 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m.,

Ten of Virginia's political leaders have joined an efforr by the Virginia Business Higher Education Council as co-chairs.

The United States and its citizens have not taken steps necessary to adequately respond to an inevitable next major terrorist attack or natural disaster, top military officers and defense experts said last week at the VMI-sponsored Citizen-Soldier Conference at the Center for Leadership and Ethics.

VMI Breaks Ground for New Training Grounds LEXINGTON, Va., Sept. 11, 2009 – Ground was broken for a project to expand and upgrade training facilities for Virginia Military Institute on Sept. 9. “This project provides a capability for the entire Corps of Cadets in terms of their objectives, their team goals, a

Governor Appoints VMI Board of Visitors Members RICHMOND, Va., July 20, 2009 – Gov. Timothy M. Kaine appointed two new members and reappointed two serving members to the VMI Board of Visitors. New members are Gen. John P. Jumper, retired Chief of Staff of the Air Force and resident of Burke, Va., and Kimber L. L

Renovation of the VMI Barracks is in full swing this summer, with other projects also under way or in planning stages.

Maj. Glenn Sullivan, assistant professor of psychology, was the recipient of VMI's 2009 Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award for inspiring students in the development of intellect and character.

Lt. Col. Daren Timmons, associate professor of chemistry, received one of two 2009 VMI Distinguished Teaching awards and was named to the John C. Allen ’62 Institute Professorship in Chemistry this year.  In addition, he takes up duties as head of the Department of Chemistry this month.

Col. Bill Badgett, in his 54th year as professor in VMI’s Department of English and Fine Arts, received of one of two 2009 VMI Distinguished Teaching awards.

VMI Foundation, Inc., today announced that Mr. Brian S. Crockett, currently the Vice President for Development at the West Point Association of Graduates, has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the VMI Foundation. 

Gov. Kaine Addresses Environment Virginia Symposium LEXINGTON, Va., April 1, 2009 – Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine discussed energy, water, and transportation issues addressed by his Renew Virginia initiative, as well as state land conservation goals, in his remarks at the

Col. R. Wane Schneiter will be Virginia Military Institute’s next Deputy Superintendent for Academics and Dean of the Faculty

TAPS – Colonel Bill Stockwell The Superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death this morning of Colonel William J. Stockwell, Acting Deputy Superintendent and Dean of the Faculty. Colonel Stockwell began work at VMI January 1, 1975,

VMI Hosts Poetry Symposium LEXINGTON, Va., Feb. 4, 2009 – VMI and Poetry for some that may seem an unlikely pairing, but many others recognize that Virginia Military Institute has a history of outstanding poetry connections.    Those connections will

Two Washington and Lee University mass communciations students accompanied the Corps of Cadets

Holiday Schedule The graduation marks the end of VMI’s fall semester. Academic and administrative offices will be closed until Jan. 6. Some activities will continue through the holiday period. Some offices and activities that are popular with the public and

December Graduation and Commissioning   VMI graduate Joseph Graham Alley displays new diploma.  View photo gallery LEXINGTON, Va., Dec. 21, 2008 – Twenty eight cadets walked across the stage in Jackson Memorial Hall to receive their diplomas in the last activity

First Gottwald Chair of Leadership and Ethics Appointed at VMI   Dr. Lewis Sorley  LEXINGTON, Va., Dec. 15, 2008 –With the completion of the new Center for Leadership and Ethics at Virginia Military Institute comes its first visiting faculty member.

VMI Ice Hockey Club Team takes Pair from the Citadel  The VMI Ice Hockey club team swept a pair of games against arch rival The Citadel last weekend and captured the Senior Military Cup. The Keydets skated past the Bulldogs 7

Cadets to Help Reconstruct Historic Williamsburg Coffeehouse Gallery   LEXINGTON, Va., Dec. 9, 2008 – Col. Grigg Mullen Jr., professor of civil engineering, and at least six cadets are devoting the first day of their winter furlough to assist Colonial

VMI Cadets to March in Presidential Inaugural LEXINGTON, Va., Dec. 8, 2008 – The Corps of Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute will mark the 100th anniversary of the first time it marched in a Presidential Inaugural Parade by marching

‘Christmas on the Farm’ at New Market Battlefield NEW MARKET, Va., Nov. 25, 2008 – The New Market Battlefield State Historical Park will highlight Civil War era Yuletide traditions in a program entitled “Christmas on the Farm,” Saturday, Dec. 6,

VMI Christmas Spirit Night   The VMI Glee Club performs in the courtyard of Old Barracks. (VMI file photo) LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 25, 2008 – Carols in the Courtyard returns to Virginia Military Institute on Dec. 12, followed by a

Cadet Named VMI’s 11th Rhodes Scholar LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 23, 2008 – Cadet Gregory E. Lippiatt is one of 32 American men and women selected to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, the Rhodes Trust announced yesterday. In the process, the

Two Alums Honored on Founders Day   Grover C. Outland, Jr. and G. Gilmer Minor III chat at Founders Day Convocation. Photo Kevin Remington LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 11, 2008 – Virginia Military Institute’s 169th birthday was a cold but festive Founders

Citadel Matchup Tops Boxing Invitational LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 11, 2008 – The Keydet matchup with the Citadel is headlined as the main event in the VMI Boxing Invitational to be held Nov. 15. Admission is free for the event, which

Cheney Addresses VMI Corps of Cadets By Sherri Tombarge Vice President Cheney meets members of the regimental staff after the morning parade.  LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2008 – One ring rose among the puffs of smoke as the Virginia Military

Vice President to Review VMI Corps of Cadets U.S. Vice President, Dick Cheney. LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 28, 2008 – Vice President Dick Cheney will make his third visit to Virginia Military Institute Nov. 8 to attend part of the college’s Military

Institute Honors Cadets Present Research, Win Recognition LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 21, 2008 – Four cadets representing VMI’s Institute Honors Program presented their research at the annual joint meeting of the Popular Culture Association in the South and American Culture Association

Dr. James P. Whittenburg, chair of the Lyon G. Tyler Department of History at the College of William and Mary, will deliver the Cincinnati Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Turman Room at VMI’s Preston Library.

While terrorism and global warming are serious issues facing the United States, Yale Law School professor and author Stephen Carter is more concerned about the deterioration of civility.  He raised the issue with the Corps of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute during its academic convocation on Sept. 22 in Cameron Hall.

A speech by writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on Sept. 17 marked the beginning of the Virginia Military Institute’s 2008-09 Distinguished Speakers Series and the 221st anniversary of the United States’ founding document.

More than 400 members of VMI’s new Rat Class took the oath as cadets at the nation’s oldest state-supported military school Sunday.

The public radio program With Good Reason will rebroadcast an interview next week with Col. Alan Baragona, who explains how to enjoy the 14th century writings of Geoffrey Chaucer.

The appointment of George “Pete” P. Ramsey III of Lynchburg, Va., to the VMI Board of Visitors was recently announced by Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.

It helped that the weather for Matriculation Day, Aug. 23, was less hot and humid than the August norm. But the Institute’s 446 matriculants also found many helping hands along the way, from their morning sign-ups to the culminating afternoon March Off to begin nine days of intensive training by the Cadre.

Cadet Joe Taylor ’09 spent his summer doing in the real world what he has often practiced in coursework at VMI.  This was only the second summer VMI’s Department of Economics and Business offered course credit for summer internships.

Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, head of the Department of History, flew to Israel in July to shoot a segment for a History Channel program on the origins of Christianity.

VMI Alumnus Andrew Dernovsek ’06 serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in the African country, Lesotho.

What are the causes of terrorism? Lt. Col. Atin Basu, associate professor of economics and business at VMI, finds answers to that question in the numbers and explains his findings beginning next week on the public radio program With Good Reason.

A great deal more than metal changed hands May 15 when VMI Cadet Aaron Christopher Alderman took part in the U.S. Marine Corps pin-on ceremony at Memorial Garden.

Sixty-one cadets were commissioned into the U.S. Army, 26 into the Marine Corps, 11 into the Navy and 27 into the Air Force May 15 during VMI ROTC’s Class of 2008 Commissioning Ceremonies at Cameron Hall and Memorial Garden.

A temporary athletic results and posting page has been established while VMI’s official NCAA athletics website, vmikeydets.com, continues to recover from a world-wide virus attack which has rendered the site virtually non-functional since May 6.

In a ceremony on April 28, Gov. Timothy Kaine and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, adjutant general of Virginia, promoted John W. Knapp to the rank of lieutenant general in the Virginia Militia (Unorganized).

Thomas G. Slater Jr., a partner in the Richmond law firm Hunton & Williams, was elected president of the Virginia Military Institute's Board of Visitors at the board's meeting on May 3.

Who better to speak on leadership than David Gergen, a man who worked side by side with four U.S. presidents, served as editor of a major news magazine, has his finger on the pulse of American politics, and teaches and directs Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership? 

Three members of VMI’s club triathlon team finished in the top 25 percent of their brackets in the team’s first appearance in national-level competition April 19.

Powerlifters Triumph at Nationals LEXINGTON, Va., April 17, 2008 – VMI club powerlifter Brandon “Oxx” Bryant ’08 was crowned the 2008 USA Powerlifting Collegiate national champion during competition April 11 13 in Denver, Colo. Lee Hafkemeyer ’10 finished fifth in

VMI is hosting more than a dozen state and local agencies conducting a training exercise today. The exercise is designed to test the various agencies’ ability to respond to an emergency situation on a college campus.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will deliver the commencement address to Virginia Military Institute’s graduating cadets on May 16.

The VMI Theatre's spring production will be Detective Story, a police drama by Sidney Kingsley, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 5, 6, 7, 8, at 8 p.m., and Sunday March 9 at 2 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Rick Atkinson brought World War II soldiers and sailors to life for the 1,300-member Corps of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday

The United States government is employing all the cards in its deck to fight the War on Terrorism, including the Department of the Treasury.

VMI philosophy professor Dr. Duncan Richter has received an Outstanding Faculty Award.

Robert M. Kimmitt, deputy secretary of the Treasury Department, will speak to the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets.