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Banker, President of VMI Alumni Association, Director of The George C. Marshall Foundation: George S. Patton (attorney) 1877 California attorney and real estate developer. Namesake father also graduated from VMI and namesake son also attended VMI. Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge: 1865 Shipbuilder and naval architect Richard Harwood Pearce 1953
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]
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.
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]
Shortly after moving to live in Lexington, Virginia in 1966, Wise was elected historian of the VMI Alumni Association. This led to an initial research project on the Association itself, which gradually expanded into researching the entire history of the Virginia Military Institute.
The original newspaper was run entirely by Cadets who have complete editorial control over its contents. VMI Alumni can assist as mentors for the writers and editors to enhance and enable the journalistic experience. Currently, The Cadet has two alumni mentors who provide financial support, connections and contacts, and editing software. [1]
Preston was also tasked with hiring VMI's first superintendent. He was persuaded that West Point graduate and army officer Francis Henney Smith, then on the faculty at Hampden-Sydney College, was the most suitable candidate. Preston successfully recruited Smith, convincing him to become the first superintendent of VMI and professor of tactics.