LEXINGTON, Va. May 6, 2025 — In a strong show of commitment to affordability and educational excellence the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors approved tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 academic year at their spring meeting held May 1-3. Tuition will remain unchanged while fees will increase by 3%.

Despite rising costs for the Institute, including General Assembly-approved expenditures for employee pay raises and health insurance premium adjustments, the board focused on affordability for cadets and families.

“We want to ensure that VMI stays affordable and continues to offer great value for an excellent education,” said Thomas E. “Teddy” Gottwald ’83, president of the Board of Visitors.

Other board action during the meeting included voting on new officers. The VMI Board of Visitors elected James P. Inman ’86 as board president for the upcoming year. C. Ernest Edgar IV ’87, Kate Todd, and Gottwald will serve as board vice presidents. J. Conrad Garcia will serve as the non-alumni member of the board’s executive committee. These officers will assume their new roles on July 1.

“I am honored and humbled to serve as the next president of the board,” said Inman. “I look forward to working with the board and the new superintendent to continue VMI’s mission of educating future leaders.”

The board also voted to name Brig. Gen. Dallas B. Clark ’99, as acting superintendent to fill any gaps between the departure of Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85 and the arrival of the next superintendent. In recognition of his dedicated leadership, the board passed a resolution thanking MG Wins for his service and naming him superintendent emeritus. The search for a new superintendent is actively underway and  information can be found here.

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