Fall FTX - VMI cadets will participate in fall field training exercises (Fall FTX) Friday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 12. Trainings will occur on post and McKethan Park, with brief congestion and night marches on the Chessie Nature Trail. Weapons training may be heard. Emergency vehicles will be on post for training purposes.

Institute Awards

The Institute Awards Ceremony is currently scheduled for May 16 at 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall.  

Numerous awards recognizing the accomplishments of cadets are presented. Awards are provided by civic groups and the Institute, as well as the ROTC components.

The Institute Awards Convocation is an important event to announce the recipients of the Institute Professor Awards, the VMI Distinguished Teaching Awards, the Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award, the VMI Corps of Cadets Faculty Mentor Award, the VMI Distinguished Service Awards, the Pendleton Distinguished Coaching Award, the Matthew Fontaine Maury and Wilbur S. Hinman, Jr. Research Awards, the Faculty Scholarships for Merit and many others.

All persons attending should be seated 15 minutes before the start.