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As of 2020, Virginia Military Institute alumni include two previous Governors of Virginia, the current Secretary of the Army, a Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, two Lieutenant Governors of Virginia, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Pulitzer Prize winners, 13 Rhodes Scholars, Medal of Honor recipients, an Academy Award winner, an Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, a martyr recognized by ...
On September 15, 1973, VMI fell to Navy 37–8 in the largest crowd in Alumni Memorial Field history, with an attendance of 10,000. Just three years earlier on October 31, 1970, before 2,400 spectators, VMI fell heavily to Davidson 55–21 in the smallest crowd in Alumni Memorial Field history.
The New Market Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established in 1904 by the Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association (VMIAA) to honor Confederate veterans who served in the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets at the Battle of New Market (May 15, 1864) during the American Civil War. [1]
VMI Keydets athletes (5 C) N. New Market cadets (9 P) Pages in category "Virginia Military Institute alumni" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Board of Visitors is the supervisory board [12] of the Virginia Military Institute. [13] [14] Although the Governor is ex officio the commander-in-chief of the institute, and no one may be declared a graduate without his signature, he delegates to the board the responsibility for developing the institute's policy. [14]
The Cadet ' s principles were re-enforced in an 1892 edition stating: "“We believe the cadets and alumni should support alone a magazine published ostensibly in their interests.” Regular sections of the paper include a News, Opinion, Features & Special Reports, Sports, Humor & Satire, VMI History (also called the "Old Corps"), and Alumni News.
The Keydets have played their home games out of 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field since 1962. VMI is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who took over in 2023. Though VMI played their first intercollegiate football game in 1873 against Washington and Lee University, the first official team was fielded in 1891 under coach Walter H. Taylor III.
The VMI Keydets football team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The Keydets compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS, and are coached by Danny Rocco, named head coach on December 3, 2022. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.