The Academic Board is the governing body of the academic program at VMI. It comprises the Dean, academic Department Heads, and such other members of the faculty and staff as may be designated by the Superintendent. It is charged with the responsibility to formulate and recommend academic policy, and to enforce approved academic policy.
Members
BG Robert W. Moreschi, Ph.D.
Deputy Superintendent for Academics and Dean of the Faculty
Chair, Academic Board
Capt. Michael J. Sebastino, USN (Ret.)
Associate Dean for Academic Administration and Planning
Secretary, Academic Board
Col. Troy J. Siemers, Ph. D.
Department Head, Department of Applied Mathematics
Holder of the Major General James M. Morgan Jr. 1945 Chair for Academic Excellence
Col. Ashleigh B. Smythe, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Biology
Holder of the Bruce C. Gottwald Sr. 1954 Chair for Academic Excellence
Col. Stanton Q. Smith, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Chemistry
Holder of the John C. Allen 1962 Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry
Col. Charles Newhouse, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Holder of the Charles S. Luck Jr. 1920 Institute Professorship in Engineering
Col. David T. Smith, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Computer & Information Sciences
Col. Jeff S. Smith, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Economics and Business
Holder of the General Edwin Cox 1920 Institute Professor of Economics and History
Chair, Committee on Academic Appeals
Col. J. Shawn Addington, Ph.D., P.E.
Department Head, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chair, Academic Planning and Review Committee
Col. Emily P. Miller, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies
Holder of the Navas-Read Chair in English Literature
Col. M. Houston Johnson V, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of History
Chair, Academic Policy Committee
Col. Dennis M. Foster, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of International Studies & Political Science
Holder of the Jackson-Hope Distinguished Professor in Information and Social Sciences
Col. Gerald “Jay” Sullivan, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Holder of the Benjamin H. Hardaway, Jr, 1913 Institute Professorship in Engineering
Col. Abbey Carrico, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures
Holder of the Lieutenant General John W. Knapp 1954 Chair of Academic Excellence
Col. Jack B. Johnson Jr., Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Human Performance and Wellness
Chair, Curriculum and Instruction Committee
Col. Stacia K. Vargas, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Holder of the Cameron Professorship in Physics and Astronomy
Col. James T. Gire, Ph.D.
Department Head, Department of Psychology
Holder of the Jackson-Hope Distinguished Chair in Life Sciences