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VMI Alumnus to Receive Pritzker Literature Award

July 22, 2020

VMI alumnus and military historian Col. David M. Glantz ‘63 is the 14th recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.

VMI Details Plans for Fall Return to Post

July 2, 2020

The Corps will return to Virginia Military Institute this fall after their longest separation from post in the 181-year history of the Institute.

VMI Board of Visitors Adopts Budget, Sets Tuition and Fees

June 16, 2020

The VMI Board of Visitors approved a $95.5 million budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year that is $400,000 less than the previous year.

ester Johnson Jr. ’95 of Richmond, Virginia, and Grover Outland III ’81 of Arnold, Maryland

Governor Announces Appointment, Reappointments to VMI Board

June 15, 2020

Gov. Ralph Northam ’81 has appointed Lester Johnson Jr. ’95 of Richmond, Virginia, and Grover Outland III ’81 of Arnold, Maryland, to four-year terms

Construction workers place Col. Claudius Crozet, first president of the VMI Board of Visitors, in his final resting place seven feet from his previous resting place on Friday morning.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

VMI Burial Site of Col. Claudius Crozet Shifts Yet Again

June 15, 2020

The remains of Col. Claudius Crozet, first president of the VMI Board of Visitors, were moved Friday, June 12, to their fourth, and hopefully final, resting place.

A Statement from Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III '62, 4 June 2020

June 4, 2020

A letter to the Corps of Cadets, faculty, staff, and VMI alumni regarding current events.

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TAPS—Col. D. Rae Carpenter Jr.

May 29, 2020

Col. D. Rae Carpenter Jr., former head of the physics department at VMI, passed away on May 26 at Kendal of Lexington at the age of 92.

Emily Coleman and Kim Connolly stand behind an plaque

VMI’s Environment Virginia Symposium Recognized with Green Award

April 27, 2020

The Environment Virginia Symposium has been recognized by the Virginia Green Travel Alliance with the Virginia Green Travel Star Award.

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TAPS—Donald Wilkinson

April 13, 2020

Donald “Donny” M. Wilkinson, VMI Class of 1961, who served the Institute loyally after graduation, passed away on April 13 at the age of 82.

Col. Howard Sanborn sits with cadets in Scott Shipp Hall.

Sanborn to Speak on With Good Reason

April 6, 2020

Col. Howard Sanborn will discuss his recent visit to Hong Kong on public radio’s With Good Reason