Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich, deputy chief of staff in the U.S. Army, will address cadets at the joint commissioning ceremony. Retired Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew ’82, former commander of the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, will speak at commencement.

The Virginia Military Institute Ethics Team won first place at the Military Ethics Case Competition held April 12 at the United States Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership in Annapolis, Maryland. This is the third time the team has been victorious at the prestigious competition.

The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors elected Thomas E. “Teddy” Gottwald ’83 as board president April 16 to fulfill the remaining term of previous president John Adams ’96, who resigned last week. Gottwald will serve as president until June 30.

A recognition ceremony was held April 11 in Memorial Hall, where two employees were acknowledged for their combined 73 years of loyal service to the Institute. 

Virginia Military Institute will participate in “Two Lights for Tomorrow: A Nationwide Call to Action,” the American Revolution 250 Commission’s initiative to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride and the signal that warned of the British advance.

The 35th annual Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute was held April 8-10. The conference was organized and co-hosted by the Center for Leadership & Ethics (CLE). Col. Dave Gray, executive director of the CLE, served as master of ceremonies.

Virginia Military Institute’s Office of Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion invites the public in celebrating International Dance Day, Tuesday, April 29 in Marshall Hall.

Rev. Jessica Fulton Lee ’06, the first female graduate from Virginia Military Institute to enter the clergy, was guest speaker at the chaplain’s spring retreat for cadets held recently at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center near Lynchburg.

Former AMB Sports and Entertainment CEO, Steve Cannon, spoke at Virginia Military Institute April 1 as part of the Center for Leadership and Ethics’ (CLE) Courageous Leadership speaker series, “Paradigm Shifts.”

The pistol club at Virginia Military Institute finished in 7th place at the National Collegiate Pistol Championship held mid-March in Anniston and Talladega, Alabama.