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![Col. Brad Coleman ’95 remarks on his time with John A. Adams ’71 during a ceremony in Memorial Garden April 22.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/AdamsMemorial2022KN12-400x266.jpg)
The John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis is now in its own, dedicated space in Scott Shipp Hall, which was celebrated with a reception on April 22.
Christopher Hulburt ’22 researched contributions of 19th Century African-Americans at VMI in senior thesis “Unearthed Contributors: African-Americans at Virginia Military Institute, 1839-1851.”
![Jim Kavanaugh, commencement speaker for 2022](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/Jim_Kavanaugh_WWT-1-400x266.png)
James “Jim” Kavanaugh, the co-founder and chief executive officer of World Wide Technology (WWT), will address the Class of 2022 during the commencement ceremony at Virginia Military Institute on Monday, May 16. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in Foster Stadium.
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The VMI Cyber Defense Laboratory will host a CyberSmart workshop for high school students June 6-10 and for middle school students June 13-17. Registration is open until May 16 or until all spots are filled.
![Cadet EMTs pose in front of a firetruck and ambulance at Lexington Fire Department.—VMI Photo by Eric Moore.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/EMTs2022-1-400x266.jpg)
Every day, a group of cadets volunteer as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) on post to provide life-saving medical care in emergency situations. In addition to their efforts on post, several cadet EMTs volunteer in the community at places like the Lexington Fire Department (LFD).
![Blake Smith ’23 is congratulated as he is named first captain and regimental commander (RCO), the highest-ranking position a cadet can earn.—VMI Photo by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/FirstClassRankAnnouncements2022HLM154-400x266.jpg)
Virginia Military Institute recently announced ranks for the 183rd Regiment for the 2022-23 academic year.
![Chief Warrant Officer Phyllis J. Wilson shows Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham the “Color of Freedom” exhibit in Preston Library during an opening reception April 15.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/WomensMilitaryExhibit2022KN11-400x266.jpg)
VMI exhibit “Color of Freedom: Honoring the Diversity of America’s Servicewomen” on display in the Preston Library main lobby April 15 to May 17.
![VMI Cadets construct a steel bridge under a time limit in the Corps Physical Training Facility.—VMI Photos by Col. Charles “Chuck” Newhouse](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/Civil-Env-Eng-ASCE-2022-002-400x266.jpg)
VMI’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted students from eleven institutions April 7-9 for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2022 Virginias' Symposium.
![Col. Woodson “Woody” A. Sadler Jr. '66 and wife Lori, during a wheelchair distribution in Ancon, Peru during spring furlough.—Photo by Woody” Sadler](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/Woody_and_Lori_Sadler_during_recent_wheelchair_distribution_in_Ancon,_Peru.-1-400x266.jpg)
Col. Woodson “Woody” A. Sadler, Jr. '66, VMI adjunct professor of civil & environmental engineering, spent this year's spring furlough giving the “gift of mobility” in Peru.
![The VMI Pipe Band performs in the Tartan Day Parade in front of Radio City Music Hall.—VMI Photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Suzanne Rubenstein](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/VMI-Pipe-Band_NYC_6189-400x266.jpg)
More than 40 pipers and drummers in the VMI Pipe Band represented the colors of the Institute as they marched in the Tartan Day Parade in New York City on April 9.