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Faculty and Staff

Department Head


Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. Smith, Ph.D.

Col. Jeffrey S. Smith, PhD
Department Head, Professor
230 Scott Shipp Hall
smithjs@vmi.edu
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Administrative Staff


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Donna V. Potter
Executive Secretary
262 Scott Shipp Hall
potterdv@vmi.edu

Full-Time Faculty


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Col. Samuel K. Allen, PhD
Professor
229 Scott Shipp Hall
allensk@vmi.edu
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Jing Ao, ECBU

Dr. Jing Ao, PhD
Assistant Professor
226 Scott Shipp Hall
aoj@vmi.edu
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Col. Atin Basu Choudhary, PhD
Professor
232 Scott Shipp Hall
basua@vmi.edu
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COL Barry R. Cobb, PhD 

Col. Barry R. Cobb, PhD
Professor
234 Scott Shipp Hall
cobbbr@vmi.edu
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Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl Portrait

Col. Valentina P. Dimitrova-Grajzl, PhD
Professor
231 Scott Shipp Hall
dimitrova-grajzlvp@vmi.edu
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Dr. Bing Jiang, PhD
Associate Professor
237 Scott Shipp Hall
jiangb@vmi.edu
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Steven Landgraf, ECBU

Maj. Steven Landgraf, PhD
Assistant Professor
233 Scott Shipp Hall
landgrafsw@vmi.edu
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Lt. Col. Raymond MacDermott, Ph.D.

Col. Raymond MacDermott, PhD
Professor
236 Scott Shipp Hall
macdermottrj@vmi.edu
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Maj. Spencer Palmer, PhD
Assistant Professor
225 Scott Shipp Hall
palmersn@vmi.edu
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Col. Jennifer E. Pullin, Ph.D.

Col. Jennifer E. Pullin, PhD
Professor
224 Scott Shipp Hall
pullinje@vmi.edu
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Capt. Zebulen A. Riley
Instructor
264 Scott Shipp Hall
rileyza@vmi.edu
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Col. Tinni Sen, Ph.D.

Col. Tinni Sen, PhD
Professor
228 Scott Shipp Hall
sensb@vmi.edu
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COL Clifford T. West Jr., PhD

Col. Clifford T. West Jr., PhD
Professor
230 Scott Shipp Hall
westct@vmi.edu
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Adjunct Faculty


Stephen Lowe, ECBU 

Dr. Stephen Lowe
Adjunct Professor
264 Scott Shipp Hall
loweso@vmi.edu
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Roscoe B. Stephenson III, J.D.

Roscoe B. Stephenson III, JD
Adjunct Professor
264 Scott Shipp Hall
stephensonrb@vmi.edu
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