News

As the safety and security enhancements for the VMI community continue, please be advised that effective immediately, a VMI issued ID card is now required for entry to Cameron Hall.

Col. Steven Knepper, professor and Bruce C. Gottwald Jr. ’81 Chair for Academic Excellence in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, recently won first place in three endowed categories of the Poetry Society of Virginia’s (PSV) annual contest.

Capt. Nolan Lipscomb ’19, has been named assistant director of the Office of Global Education (OGE) at Virginia Military Institute, assuming the position held for nearly 25 years by Lt. Col. Patricia Hardin.

For the second consecutive time, the Virginia Military Institute Ethics Team won the Senior Military College Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, a one-day virtual event hosted by the University of North Georgia (UNG) Feb. 15.

The VMI community and general public are invited to an evening of inspiration and leadership with Steve Cannon, a distinguished executive, philanthropist, and military advocate.

Two cadets, Benjamin Davis ’26 and Dang Khoa Le ’25, shared their research project findings recently at the 15th Annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference where they earned the Best Paper Award.
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The VMI Community Theatre presents, “Murder on the Nile,” Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. in Gillis Theater.

Virginia Military Institute’s wrestling and basketball teams saw Southern Conference honors while in Asheville, North Carolina, last weekend.

VMI alumnus and retired Army colonel Michael Obadal ’96 has been nominated to serve as Army undersecretary. If confirmed, the role would see Obadal become the chief management officer of the Army and the force’s No. 2 civilian official.

Alumnus Peter W. Moore ’88 discussed with his audience of the extraordinary level of Jordanian militarization since the 1980s and how it has shaped chronic economic crisis and social protest.