For 50 years, the Naval ROTC Unit at Virginia Military Institute has produced military leaders of character, honor and excellence, serving the nation in both the Navy and Marine Corps. The alumni listed below represent the most elite of this group: VMI NROTC’s Hall of Fame.
United States Navy
Vice Admiral ✯✯✯
William A. Brown
VMI Class of 1980
Rear Admiral ✯✯
Terence E. McKnight
VMI Class of 1978
VMI Board of Visitors
Charles E. Smith
VMI Class of 1979
John J. Adametz
VMI Class of 1989
Matthew J. Carter
VMI Class of 1995
Rear Admiral ✯
Matthew N. Ott III
VMI Class of 1992
United States Marine Corps
Major General ✯✯
Paul W. Brier
VMI Class of 1981
Stephen M. Neary
VMI Class of 1988
William J. Bowers
VMI Class of 1990
Daniel L. Shipley
VMI Class of 1992
Even before the formation of the Naval ROTC Unit at VMI in 1974, Institute cadets and alumni have answered the call to serve with distinction in both the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps:
