VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 7 APRIL 13, 2001

In this edition...

VMI, Virginia Attorney , ACLU Exchange Words Over Evening Prayer ...... 2

News of Reveille: A Call to Excel ...... 2

Virginia Program at Oxford ...... 2

Daniels Humanitarian Award presented ...... 3

Tenure/Promotions ...... 4

Supt. visits European Exchange Partners ...... 4

Superintendent at Book Signing ...... 4

George C. Marshall Award Seminar ...... 5

Navy Master Diver to speak at VMI ...... 5

Lewis Sorley to speak at VMI ...... 5 Mr. Bruce Gottwald, President of the VMI Board of Visitors, and Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting III applaud President Jimmy Carter. Carter accepted the inaugural Jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award on Department of Economics and Business ...... 7 March 29, 2001 in Cameron Hall. For comprehensive coverage on the event see page 3 and visit the VMI web page at http://www.vmi.edu/pr/daniels-carter.html. Several VMI icons to retire In 2001 ...... 8 th Magnus Nordenman ...... 11 Events Scheduled to Mark the 100 Anniversary Military Store, Tailor Shop, and Mail Room . 12 of George C. Marshall’s Graduation

Cadets participate in Model Arab League ..... 13 Since November, members of the VMI administration and the George C. Marshall Museum have been making plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of General Marshall’s graduation from the Institute.

Pipes/Drums in St. Patrick’s Day Parade ...... 13 Several events will take place on Friday, April 27 at the 4:30 dress parade for alumni reunion weekend. During the parade, a special guidon-streamer that reads “George C. Marshall Company” will be presented to the Alpha Company

Physics students attend conferences ...... 13 commander. General Marshall was A Company commander, a position in the 1901 Corps that also meant he was the First Captain, a title we now, as a matter of tradition, bestow on our regimental commander. In the Corps of 1901, there was no

Potpourri ...... 15 regimental commander. Following the parade, there will be a ceremony at the Marshall statute during which VMI Superintendent Major

Calendar of Events ...... 16 General Josiah Bunting III and Mr. Albert J. Beveridge III, President and CEO of the George C. Marshall Foundation will commemorate two plaques, both to be unveiled at the ceremony. One will already be positioned on the rear base of the Marshall statue to mark the 100th anniversary and the other will be placed outside room 202 in the Barracks which was General Marshall’s room during his first class year. Also to be announced at the parade is the establishment of the George C. Marshall Citizen-Soldier Award. The inaugural award will be presented this year at commencement to a rising first classman whose cadet career has most closely paralleled that of General Marshall’s. The criteria include a solid academic record, membership on the football team, military rank in the Corps, an exemplary discipline record and extracurricular involvement. The award, to be given on a bi-annual basis, includes a plaque and a cash prize. A permanent plaque with the names of each recipient will be placed in the Marshall Museum. Continued on page 2

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 1 VMI, Virginia Attorney General, ACLU Virginia Exchange Words Over Evening Prayer Program at Following a complaint by two VMI cadets, Rebecca Glenberg, in the Richmond Office of the American Civil Liberties Union, wrote VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting III questioning the constitutionality of the prayer prior to Oxford the evening meal in Crozet Hall. Eight VMI cadets, from two In his response of April 2nd, Gen. Bunting states, “We have conferred with the Office of the Attorney General with different classes, have been chosen to regard to your legal arguments. We are advised that the Constitutional principles developed to benefit children in public attend the 2001 Virginia Program at schools do not apply to the adults who comprise corps at a military college like the Virginia Military Institute.” Oxford. The VMI contingent will join “The Constitution does not prohibit our saying grace before supper,” said Bunting. “And we shall continue to do so.” 28 students from five other Virginia Gen. Bunting also points out in his letter that cadets are not compelled to participate in the prayer, remain at attention or colleges. bow their heads. The students will have six weeks Though no legal action has been taken, Attorney General Mark Early vows to “vigorously defend the Institute and the of study at St. Anne’s College beginning tradition of saying grace before supper,” if the ACLU takes VMI to court. June 25 and ending on August 4. “Once again the ACLU goes too far,” says Early. “The Supreme Court has never said adults assembled for an official Subject matter for the concentrated meal on a college campus may not hear a blessing offered for the meal. Moreover, as a military college, VMI is entitled to program will be the literature, history, the same deference in this regard given to the work of chaplains in military settings.” and society of late 16th and 17th century England. Participants will earn two units or six semester hours of credit. The program follows the th English system, combining lectures 100 Anniversary of George C. Marshall’s Graduation and weekly tutorials conducted by Continued from page 1 Oxford dons. Tutorial groups are “In this centennial year of General Marshall’s graduation, we are proud to honor VMI’s most illustrious alumnus and small, allowing for considerable one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century with physical memorials and a cadet award bearing his name as a legacy for individual attention and active future generations,” said Gen. Bunting. participation. The Elizabethan, “We are pleased to join VMI in this endeavor to remember General Marshall, the supreme soldier-statesman,” said Jacobean, and Caroline periods will be Mr. Beveridge. “It is certainly our goal never to let our nation forget his contributions in both war and peace.” the central theme of both lectures and Beginning in April, the following commemorative message will be run on all pieces of mail sent from VMI during the tutorials. 2001 calendar: 100th Anniversary George C. Marshall VMI ’01 Cadets attending the 2001 Virginia Program at Oxford are: second classman Timothy A. Tendall; and third classmen Jordan E. Fox, Daniel J. News of Reveille: A Call to Excel Goldberg, Philip D. Kerns, Michael N. Lokale, Daniel M. McNair, Evan J. The Campaign for VMI Szymanski, Timothy A. Tendall, and On March 30, 2001, the VMI Foundation hosted its annual dinner for the members of The Institute Society, those Karen M. Wheeler. donors who make unrestricted gifts annually to the Foundation Fund of at least $1,000. More than 520 members attended the dinner at which, every year, the generosity of The Institute Society is acknowledged—and which, this year, Reveille: A Call to Excel was highlighted. In his welcoming remarks, Mr. James E. Rogers ’67, President of the VMI Foundation, said that, in December 2000, he had challenged each member of VMI’s Board of Visitors, the VMI Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, the VMI The Institute Report Keydet Club’s Board of Governors, and the VMI Foundation’s Board of Trustees to make a gift or pledge to Reveille, in order to indicate the importance these men and women placed on this historic effort on behalf of VMI. To applause, he Editor ...... Burton R. Floyd, III then announced that his challenge had been met. Supervising Editor ...... Col. Mike Strickler Later in the program, Mr. George G. Phillips, Jr. ’60, the chairman of Reveille, described the campaign’s goals. He Contributing writers/photographers: stated that, while Reveille will advance every aspect of VMI, its main objective is “an audacious goal,” specifically, “to Doug Chase Chris Clark elevate VMI’s academic programs in order to ensure that every cadet . . . receives an unquestionably superior undergraduate Lt. Col. Chuck Steenburgh education—and to do so within a decade.” One of the means by which this goal will be achieved was announced by Mr. Cadet Tony Conway ’01 Phillips—the $50 million Jackson-Hope Fund, which he explained as “an academic venture capital fund.” (Details about Printing .. The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. this exciting program will appear in forthcoming issues of First Call, the newsletter of Reveille; the VMI Alumni Review; The Institute Report is published by the VMI and The Institute Report.) Public Relations Office. Eight issues are Finally, Mr. Phillips announced the latest figures for funds raised for Reveille. Since the beginning of Reveille’s printed during the academic year. Inquiries, suggestions, news items, or address changes “public phase” in late October 2000, Reveille has raised $16 million in new gifts and commitments, boosting the total should be directed to Editor, The Institute amount of gifts and pledges received to $125 million. Report, VMI Public Relations Office, Without a doubt, the early response to Reveille has been enormously encouraging. In fact, in the first few months of Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304. Current and past issues and articles are available on the its “public phase,” Reveille has received an average of $3.2 million a month in new gifts and pledges. This is exciting news world wide web at: because Reveille’s success will mean a bright and certain future for VMI and its singular mode of education. The leadership http://www.vmi.edu/pr/ir/index.html and staff of Reveille are committed, therefore, to doing all we can to maintain this impressive pace through the rest of the Telephone 540-464-7207 year—and throughout the remainder of this campaign. Fax 540-464-7443 (James L. Adams ’71, Director, Reveille: A Call to Excel and Executive Vice President, VMI Foundation, Inc.) E-Mail:[email protected]

Page 2 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Jonathan Myrick Daniels ’61 Humanitarian Award Presented To President Jimmy Carter on March 29 in Cameron Hall

Jonathan M. Daniels ’61

President Carter leaves Barracks, walking past the cadet honor guard after being given a brief tour by Col. Eric Hutchings ’77, VMI Commandant.

The replica of “Virginia Mourning Her Dead”, presented to President President Carter in Crozet Hall with First Class President Charles C. M. Bunting (left) Carter, was sculpted by Stan Efron and First Captain William M. Boulware. of Innocast Execuline in Howard Lake, Minn. Cast from bronze, the replica is nine inches tall and sits on a four inch black marble base.

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 3 Faculty Slated Superintendent Visits European Exchange Partners To Receive Tenure/Promotions Announcement is made of the following members of the faculty who have been promoted effective at the beginning of the academic session in August 2001. Those to be promoted are: Lt. Col. Robert P. Bennell, associate professor of mathematics and computer science to colonel and professor; Lt. Col. Kathleen Bulger- Barnett, associate professor of modern languages and cultures to colonel and professor; Lt. Col. Helen V. Emmitt, associate professor of English and fine arts to colonel and professor; Lt. Col. David L. Livingston, associate professor of electrical engineering to colonel and professor; Col. N. Turk McCleskey, associate professor of history to professor; Lt. Col. Thomas N. LTC Aleksandras Kucharevas, Chief of Staff at the Lithuanian Military Academy (center), explains the military Meriwether, associate professor of structure of the LMA Corps of Cadets to VMI Superintendent Major General Josiah Bunting III (left) and Lt. Col. psychology and philosophy to colonel Dale Davis, Director of International Programs at VMI. and professor; Lt. Col. Holly J. Richardson, associate professor of Major General Josiah Bunting III, Superintendent, accompanied by Lt. Col. Dale Davis, Director of International physical education to colonel and Programs, visited L’ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France and the Lithuanian Military Academy in Vilnius during the professor; Commander John E. Riester, month of March. associate professor of civil and The prestigious Ecole is one of VMI’s oldest exchange partners. The two schools trace their relationship to Claudius environmental engineering to captain Crozet, alumnus of the Ecole and co-founder of VMI. General Bunting was received by the newly appointed Director and professor; Lt. Col. Gary K. Rogers, General (Superintendent) Lt. Gen. de Nomazy and Dr. Patrick Le Tallec, the Academic Dean. Discussions focused on associate professor of civil and strengthening and expanding current exchange programs. General Bunting and General de Nomazy agreed on several environmental engineering to colonel initiatives including increasing the number of VMI cadets dispatched to Palaiseau for periods of academic work up to a and professor; Lt. Col. Donald Sunnen, semester in length, as well as the establishment of a summer intensive French language and culture program for VMI associate professor of modern cadets to be hosted by the Ecole beginning in the Summer of 2001. languages and cultures to colonel and After their brief stay in France the Superintendent and Lt. Col. Davis traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania where they called professor; Lt. Col. Soe Than, associate on the Commander of Lithuanian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Jonas Kronkaitis. General Kronkaitis explained, that after professor of mathematics and years of Soviet occupation, Lithuania has moved quickly to establish a market-based economy and reform its social computer science to colonel and institutions, including building its armed forces on a western model. The development of young professional officers has professor; Lt. Col. Clifford T. West, been a key element of change and as such reform of officer training and education has received special attention. Special associate professor of economics and emphasis has been placed on developing a first-rate military academy. business to colonel and professor; and During his subsequent visit to the Lithuanian Military Academy, General Bunting reviewed the academic and military Major Duncan J. Richter, assistant program. Final discussions focused on means by which both VMI and LMA could benefit from a variety of exchange professor of psychology and initiatives. Technical discussions regarding these specific programs are on-going. philosophy to lieutenant colonel and VMI currently has exchange relationships with the following foreign military academies; L’ecole Polytechnique, St. associate professor. Cyr, Royal Military College of Science, Miklos Zrinyi National Defence University (Hungary), Mu’tah University (Jordan), Announcement is also made of Taiwan Military Academy, Thai Military Academy, Mongolian Military University, Bundeswehr Universities of Hamburg the following members of the faculty and Munich, and the Australian Defence Force Academy. who have been awarded tenure effective at the beginning of the academic session in August 2002. Those to receive tenure are: Lt. Col. J. Shawn Addington, Department of Electrical Engineering; Lt. Col. Robert P. Bennell, Department of Mathematics Correction and Computer Science; and Lt. Col. VMI Superintendent, Major General Josiah Bunting III will sign his new book at Helen Emmitt, Department of English The Bookery in Lexington on Saturday, April 21 at 1 p.m. instead of Saturday, and Fine Arts. April 28 as was reported in the March issue of the Institute Report.

Page 4 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Sen. Kerrey and Gen.Shinseki to Speak at Annual George C. Marshall Award Seminar Former senator and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient J. Robert Kerrey will be the keynote speaker for the 24th annual George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar April 17-20 to be held on the post of the Virginia Military Institute and at Washington and Lee University. Joining Kerrey will be Gen. Eric Shinseki, Army chief of staff, and Gen. John Abrams, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command. The co-chairs of the seminar are former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker, chair of the George C. Marshall Foundation board of trustees, and Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr. USA (Ret.), also a member of the Marshall Board. Kerrey will deliver the keynote address at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, General Wesley Clark, in Jackson Memorial Hall. Shinseki will speak at the same location at 7:30 p.m. former NATO Supreme Allied on the 18th. Abrams will speak at 11:15 a.m., Friday, April 20, in Lee Chapel at Commander, spoke to the Washington and Lee. All three speeches are open to the public. Corps of Cadets on March 27 Created in November 1976 by Chief of Staff of the Army General Bernard in J.M. Hall. General Clark Rogers and Marshall Foundation lifetime trustee General (Ret.) Maxwell Taylor, retired as one of the the Marshall ROTC Awards Seminar brings the top Army ROTC cadet from every nation’s most highly- college and university in the country to Lexington. More than 260 cadets will decorated military officers gather this year for an intense two and a half day seminar on the national security since General Dwight D. of the . Since its inception more than 6,000 cadets have participated Eisenhower. in the seminar. VMI’s Marshall Award winner for this year is Keith L. Allen, a first class civil engineering major from Cupertino, California. In addition to the speeches, cadets and others will participate in roundtable discussions on such diverse topics as “NATO: Its Relevance in the Post Cold War Era,” “The Balkan Powder Keg,” “Terrorism and National Security in the Trans- Millenial Era,” and “Ethics: A Special Trust for the Military Officer.” Two VMI Lewis Sorley to speak at VMI professors of history will lead roundtable discussions. Col. Mark F. Wilkinson Celebrated author Lewis Sorley will speak in Jackson Memorial Hall on will lead a discussion entitled “China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan” and Col. Blair April 17 at 11 a.m. Sorley is author of numerous books, including: Thunderbolt: Turner will chair a roundtable entitled “Mexico and Central America: Partners General Creighton Adams and the Army of His Times, Honorable Warrior: in Hemispheric Security.” General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command (Modern War Studies), For more information, contact the George C. Marshall Foundation at 540- A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America’s Last 463-7103, ext. 236, or visit the Foundation web site at marshallfoundation.org. Years in Vietnam, and Arms Transfers Under Nixon: A Policy Analysis. Sorley, was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1956. He received his M.A. from Pennsylvania State University in 1963, and Ph.D. from Johns Navy Master Diver Hopkins University in 1979. He also attended the Army War College, , and . To Speak At VMI A career Army officer (1956-1976), Sorley served in the United States and Carl Brashear, U.S. Navy Master Diver, will speak in VMI’s Jackson Memorial overseas, including assignments in West Germany and Vietnam. During his career, Hall, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. A true American hero, Brashears is the first black he served as instructor and assistant professor of English at the United States master diver and the only amputee diver in U.S. Naval History. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (1963-1966); as commander of the 2nd For some the name may not ring a bell, but it wasn’t too long ago that Tank Battalion, 37th Armor in Erlangen, West Germany; at the U.S. Army War Brashear was one of the best-known enlisted sailors in the Navy. Before retiring College as a member of faculty of military planning and strategy; and as senior in 1979 after 32 years of service, Brashear had earned his place in history as the military assistant to the director of net assessment, Office of the Secretary of first black Navy Diver, and later as the first black Master Diver. While these are Defense. Upon his retirement, he served as staff member, Policy and Plans notable feats in themselves, it was his other accomplishments that lifted him Division, Central Intelligence Agency; senior inspector and chief of audit staff, from historic figure status to that of hero. Office of the Inspector General; office director and program manager, National His most amazing accomplishment is that he achieved his Master Diver Intelligence Emergency Support Office; president of Azonic Services Corporation, designation four years after losing his leg in an accident aboard USS Hoist (ARS Potomac, Md.; and member of the advisory council of Defense Intelligence 40) in 1966. During a salvage and recovery mission, Brashear’s left leg was College. He has also served as an international consultant on public policy issues, smashed when a line parted, flinging a pipe across deck and into him. Even at concentrating on national security matters. Sorley is also a member of the alumni that moment, Brashear’s first thought was to save a shipmate, whom he pushed council of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. out of the way just before being struck down himself. Sorley is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and Brashear’s amazing life story is the inspiration for the major motion picture, the U.S. Military Academy Association of Graduates; member of the board of “Men of Honor” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert DeNiro. The movie will directors of the Society of the Cincinnati and chairman of the museum and library be shown April 24 (7:30 p.m.) and April 27 ( 8 p.m.) at the Troubadour Theatre committee; a fellow of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society; on the campus of Washington and Lee University. and member of Pi Alpha Pi.

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 5 Spring FTX Cadets Again Perform Community Service

Army ROTC Cadet Seth Wheeler pulls on his ruck as he prepares Cadets from all four classes to move out for Field Training Exercises (FTX). again spent Spring FTX performing community service. Cadets assisted Habitat for Humanity in Roanoke, Lime Kiln, Habitat for Humanity in Lexington, the Effinger Volunteer Fire Department, Boxwood Gardens, Hoofbeats, the Montessori Center for Children, Effinger Elementary School, the Yellow Brick Road Child Care Center, Young Life, Project Horizon, the Waddell School, Kids Castle, and the Boy Scouts. They also cleaned up along highways in streams in the county and helped out with area charity car washes.

Second classman Edward Skarda heads VMI’s “Adopt a Highway” Team. Skarda and a team of 15 other cadets spent this years FTX cleaning the roadside of Rt. 631.

Cadet Creig Howard works towards improving the condition of the children’s play area at the Kids Castle Nursery on Rt. 60. Howard was part of a team that spent two days cleaning and fixing the play area as part of VMI Corps FTX.

Page 6 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Department of Economics and Business Preparing To “Launch” Another Class Into Careers, Service, and Graduate Education. Third in a Series on VMI’s Academic Departments For several years, cadets involved in the Cadet Investment Group (CIG) have had the unique opportunity of investing money, loaned by the VMI Foundation, in the very active stock market. On average, the two CIG groups--pitted against one another in competition--continue to outperform many of the brightest professionals. CIG members note that their friends in other institutions are amazed that our cadets invest real money rather than playing with hypothetical investments and spreadsheet analysis. It makes a difference. In addition to real-time, real-life investing opportunities, cadets have the opportunity to meet with and hear prominent speakers and successful entrepreneurs in the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) association. These opportunities, coupled with excellent classroom experiences, talented faculty, and the VMI experience contributes heavily to the successes economics and business majors continue to relate. Most importantly, majors report that they are well-trained relative to their peers, and the standards they were required to meet at VMI are helpful in a wide range of post-graduation activities. The department is preparing to “launch” another class into careers, service, and graduate education. Though there are a large number of cadet leaders in the major, it is noteworthy that both this year’s Regimental Commander and Honor Court President reside in the Department of Economics and Business. Col. Edwin Sexton, professor of economics and business, will be in Currently, eight of nine full-time economics and business department faculty China in June and July as a member of a delegation of U.S. economists. members have a Ph.D. in their discipline, and all but one of the required courses in the department are taught by the full-time faculty. Because of the heavy service Major Karen Gutermuth’s most recent publication is Using Excel for courses offered by the department and the large number of majors hosted Undergraduate Econometrics (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). In addition to teaching (one-quarter of the Corps of Cadets), adjunct faculty are hired each semester. theoretical and applied econometrics, Major Gutermuth teaches industrial Majors continue to meet rigorous standards that have long been a tradition in organization and money and banking. She serves on several committees and the department. Cadets’ hard work pays off in the form of continued high scores chairs the New Faculty and Staff Orientation Committee. Additionally, Major on the Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) in Business and high rates of Gutermuth is active in continuing to upgrade the department’s technological graduate placement in industry, the military, and, a few years out, graduate school. capabilities. Col. Edward Daley became the interim department head during the Fall of Major Atin Basu is the department’s international and development 2000. In addition to those duties, he is teaching Business Finance and continuing specialist. His areas of research continue to focus on analyzing corruption in a with prior committee assignments. principal agent framework, analyzing the effectiveness of antitrust regulations, Col. Floyd Duncan continues to have a particular interest in the role of the and analyzing the role of information on cartel stability. Major Basu is a member federal budget as it affects both the composition and size of the economy. Col. of several committees, including the committee examining the role of technology Duncan’s book, The Utopian Prince: Robert Owen and the Search for in the Institute’s future. Millennium, was recently published. A complete description of the book can be Adjunct faculty are equally active. Major Stephen Ross has been an instructor found at www.floydduncan.com. of EC 322, Engineering Economy, for many years. He is also the Institute’s Head Col. Edwin Sexton will be in China in June and July as a member of a Soccer Coach and holds the NSCAA premier coaching license. delegation of U.S. economists who will meet with Chinese officials, including Lt. Col. Roy O’Connor came to VMI following a twenty-seven year career those from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and who with IBM. His specialities are international business, marketing, and management. are involved in China’s World Trade Organization accession negotiations. LTC O’Connor developed the capstone course, Business Policy Seminar, as well Col. Charles Fraley rejoined the department after extended service to the as a course in international business. He has been an advisor to the Cadet Institute as Director of Information Services. He returns with a wealth of Investment Group for eight years and currently represents the Liberal Arts Division knowledge of microcomputers. He is currently teaching Principles of on the VMI Athletic Council. He will be retiring this year. Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics. Additionally, Col. Fraley is CDR Barbara Riester, SC, USN (Ret.) is working on a special project for actively advising new cadets, certifying mid-year graduates, and providing both the commandant and the business executive this semester. Her efforts are orientation briefings for athletes being recruited by the Institute. directed toward improving the appearance of the Corps. She continues to run Col. Francis Bush, the department’s primary professor of accounting courses the VMI Center for Economic Education which serves K-12 teachers in a ten- and recipient of Institute awards for teaching, has been successful in moving county area. The center is co-sponsored by VMI and the Virginia Council for the Financial Management Concentration forward to approval. Over thirty cadets Economic Education. are currently enrolled in this program. Col. Bush continues to be active in Mr. Chris Osuanah, the newest adjunct, will be the keynote speaker at a committees, cadet club advising, and community service. local community college’s Minority Leadership Conference. Lt. Col. Clifford West teaches management courses in addition to the The economics and business department continues to modify its curriculum capstone course, Business Policy Seminar. He serves as faculty advisor to the and teaching methods to serve cadets and their futures better. Of particular CIG and was instrumental in creation of the department’s Alumni Advisory Board. note, faculty members – Col. Edwin Sexton, Lt. Col. Clifford West, and Major The advisory board meets twice per year and is focusing its early efforts on Atin Basu-traveled to Orlando, Fla., this year to explore accreditation possibilities increasing the number of internships available to EC/BU majors. with the AACSB-The International Association for Management Education.

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 7 Several VMI Icons To Retire In 2001 Mention the word “icon” these days, and people think of tiny little pictures years and was also the diving coach. He served as Director of Intramurals, Scuba scattered across their computer screen. This modern-day interpretation of a Club Advisor, Advisor to the Cadet Recreation Committee, Rat Academic Advisor, simple word belies the significance of the collective contribution of the “VMI and Institute Aquatics Director. Following the Supreme Court’s decision regarding icons” who are retiring this year to the Institute’s life over the past forty years. the admission of women, he served as a member of the team that developed a Among those leaving the Institute this year are five dedicated professionals successful plan to assimilate women into the Corps. with over 25 years of service, and another with more than 20. Professor H. Dr. Joyce has also provided generously of his time to the community, serving Gordon Williams (37 years), Professor Arnold W. Joyce (35 years), Colonel as Water Safety Chairman for the Rockbridge County Red Cross; offering water Mike E. Monsour (33 years), Colonel Edwin L. Dooley (30 years), Colonel Donald safety and advanced lifesaving instruction for Lexington, VMI, Southern Seminary, E. Thomas (29 years), and Colonel Ronald G. McManus ’57 (21 years) certainly and Covington students; and assisting with the Boy Scouts’ swimming program. qualify as icons from their lengthy service to VMI. The Institute will also mark In recognition of his record of service, he received the VMI Distinguished Service the departure of Colonel Charles D. Morgan (15 years), Lieutenant Colonel Roy Award in 1996. J. O’Connor (9 years), and Colonel Gary J. Price, USMC (30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps), whose contributions to VMI have also been significant. The Colonel Ronald G. McManus ’57 retirees will be honored at a parade at 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 13. A graduate of the VMI Class of 1957, Colonel Edwin L. Dooley Colonel McManus A Phi Beta Kappa brought to his work a graduate of the University rich background of of Arizona, Colonel experience in the U.S. Dooley was named a Army and as an educator Woodrow Wilson Fellow and administrator. He in 1964-1965 and earned served in the Active Army the MA degree at the and in the National . He Guard, rising to the rank joined the VMI History of Captain. In 1962, he Department in 1968, joined the faculty and staff of Randolph-Macon Academy, where he served over where he taught for four the years as Commandant, Assistant Headmaster, Head of the English Department, years and was Director of the VMI Museum. In 1972, he became VMI Public and Dean. Information Officer, a post he held until 1977, when he resigned to become Colonel McManus returned to VMI in 1980 as Director of Post Services, Museum Programs Coordinator in Virginia for the National Endowment for the overseeing all VMI auxiliary services, including the Mess Hall, Military Store, Arts, and a year later, Director of the Virginia Historical Society, in Richmond. Laundry, Tailor Shop, and Bookstore. He was also responsible for Post security, In 1980, Colonel Dooley returned to the Institute as Director of Institutional real estate, surplus property, risk management, and purchasing. Colonel Planning and Assistant to the Superintendent, in which capacity he has served McManus set high standards for his staff, which enabled VMI to become one of four Superintendents. He served as VMI’s first Coordinator of International only eight colleges and universities in Virginia to receive full delegated purchasing Programs and established exchange programs with the Ecole Polytechnique of authority. France and the Estonian Public Service Academy. He was also an instructor in A member of countless Institute committees, Colonel McManus has been a French in the Modern Language Department. An avid student of VMI history, part of every major change in the fabric and services of the Institute, and especially Dooley has published articles on Gen. Francis H. Smith and was the co-author as a member of the team that planned for the successful assimilation of women of a biography of Claudius Crozet. He received the Institute’s Distinguished into the Corps of Cadets in 1997. In all that he has undertaken, Colonel McManus Service Award in 1986 and the VMI Achievement Medal in 1998. He has served has performed his duties with painstaking care, exactitude, and professionalism. as Secretary to the Board of Visitors since 1985. Colonel Mike E. Monsour Professor Arnold W. Joyce A graduate of Belhaven College, Colonel A graduate of Springfield College, Dr. Monsour holds an MA in French from the Joyce holds the MA from his alma mater and University of Mississippi and the PhD in the EdD degree from Virginia Polytechnic Romance Languages from the University of Institute (). He served as a PE . He joined the VMI faculty in 1968, Instructor and Swimming Coach at the New where he has spent his entire teaching career. Mexico Military Institute before joining the He also served for nearly twenty-five years as VMI Physical Education faculty in 1966. confidential counselor to the Corps of Cadets, In addition to teaching academic courses being appointed Special Assistant to the in the PE Department at VMI, Dr. Joyce Superintendent for Counseling in 1983, and coached the VMI swimming team for seventeen was Head of the Modern Languages

Page 8 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Department for five years, 1981-1986. enthusiastic and approachable. His students have especially appreciated his A sympathetic and patient professor who has always had the interests of his references to real-life experiences at IBM in his teaching. As evidence of the cadets most at heart, “Doc” Monsour has made a mark on the life of the Institute high regard in which he is held, Lt. Col. O’Connor was asked to teach the Business that will endure. It is a rare cadet who has not known this dedicated teacher, Policy Course in the Department of Economics and Business, considered to be and many are those who have benefited from his wise counsel and support. the capstone course of the business program. In addition to his classes, he “Doc” Monsour was made an honorary of the Class of 1979, of helped to organize VMI’s new “Ethics in Business Symposium,” and has served which he was the Class Advisor. In recognition of his many contributions to the as one of two faculty advisors to the Cadet Investment Club. welfare of the Corps and to the success of the Institute, he received the VMI Distinguished Service Award in 1982 and again in 1993, the Distinguished Colonel Gary J. Price, USMC Teaching Award in 1990, and the VMI Achievement Medal in 1998. No other A graduate of the University of West faculty member has been honored so often and with such warm, heartfelt, and Florida, with an MS in Management from Salve unanimous approval from cadets and colleagues alike. Regina University, Colonel Price served as a Having undertaken liturgical studies in the Eastern Orthodox Church, “Doc” helicopter pilot in the USMC. In 1974, he Monsour will enter the priesthood upon leaving the Institute. participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. He Colonel Charles D. Morgan attended the Naval War College and the Air War Colonel Morgan joined the VMI faculty in College. In July 1989, he commanded a 1986 after twenty-five years of experience in helicopter squadron in Operations Desert the field of nuclear energy, during which he Shield and Desert Storm. In 1995, he assumed was awarded several patents. He was graduated command of the largest battalion in the Marine from Stevens Institute of Technology, where he Corps, Headquarters and Service Battalion, was an outstanding basketball player, and Marine Corps Base, Quantico. After two years, Col. Price was assigned as earned the MS in ME from Rensselaer commanding Officer, NROTC Unit, at VMI. Polytechnique Institute and the PhD in ME from As Professor of Naval Science at VMI from 1997, he taught a course in Lehigh University. With twenty-two years of Leadership and Ethics, in addition to his administrative duties, and served on service, he retired from the firm of Babcock the Individual Privilege and Academic Policy Committees of the Academic Board and Wilcox as Head of the Research and and with the Military Affairs Committee of the Board of Visitors. He effectively Development Department. managed his department and revitalized a spirit of cooperation and camaraderie At VMI, Col. Morgan has been known and admired as a masterful teacher. between the NROTC and the Commandant’s Office, and he reestablished an active In 1994, his outstanding teaching skill was recognized with the VMI Distinguished duty Navy/Marine Corps presence among the Institute’s Tactical Officers and Teaching Award, and the next year he was named to the Benjamin H. Powell, Jr. Officers-in-Charge. ’36 Institute Professorship in Engineering. He was appointed department head in 1995. In addition to his teaching duties, Colonel Morgan has served as Assistant Colonel Donald E. Thomas Tennis Coach and was inducted into the Engineering Society of VMI. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate in History from the University of Michigan, Colonel Thomas was Lieutenant Colonel Roy J. O’Connor named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1960- A 1960 graduate of 1961 and earned the MA and PhD degrees at the United States Military the University of in the fields of modern Academy, Lieutenant German and Russian history. Colonel O’Connor earned After teaching at Temple University, the MBA degree at the Roosevelt University, Hollins College, and University of Hartford Lynchburg College, Colonel Thomas joined the after his military service. VMI faculty in 1972, where he has taught He then had a twenty- German and Russian history, as well as the seven year career with history of technology. A highly competent scholar-teacher, he published numerous IBM during which he articles on the history of science, technology, and culture in German society, taught in IBM’s Financial culminating in the publication of a well-received scholarly book on Rudolf Diesel and Planning School, and and the invention of the diesel engine. In researching this book, Col. Thomas was Director of the IBM Schools of International Finance, Planning, and made many trips to Germany sponsored by VMI, the German government, and Administration in Brussels and for Asia and the Pacific. the National Science Foundation Summer Scholars Grant Program. In 1987, he Lt. Col. O’Connor joined the VMI faculty in 1992 as an instructor of was awarded the VMI Research Laboratories’ Matthew Fontaine Maury Research management and marketing, after which he was promoted to the rank of lecturer. Award, and in 1999, he received the Institute’s Distinguished Teaching Award. He is considered an excellent teacher by cadets and colleagues alike, being very Continued on page 10

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Professor H. Gordon Williams A Phi Beta Kappa graduate in Mathematics from Wake Forest College, Dr. Williams was named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1959-1960 and earned the MA and PhD degrees in Mathematics at . Dr. Williams taught two years at Washington and Lee University before joining the VMI faculty in 1964. Highly regarded and respected for his scholarly activities, he has a long history of solving problems presented in the professional journal of the Mathematical Association of America and publishing their solutions. He is a voracious reader of mathematics and scientific journals and has consistently incorporated this material into his classroom teaching. He served as Head of the VMI Mathematics Department from 1974 to 1979. Dr. Williams has also been active in the life of his community. He has been a member of the Rockbridge Concert Series Board; a member of the Rockbridge Orchestra, playing violin; and sings in the Rockbridge Chorus and in the Lexington Presbyterian Church Choir.

Senior right fielder Rob Riley (#33) slides in under the tag of the Georgia Southern catcher at a recent VMI baseball game at . First-year head coach Tom Slater ’90 has made the most of a young squad, winning 5 games straight in one stretch, a feat not performed since 1986. With the advent of warmer weather and a new concession stand at Patchin Field, home baseball games provide an exciting afternoon of entertainment for the entire family, and at a great price--free!

Page 10 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Nordenman’s Enthusiasm For His Many Involvements On and Off Post Is Stunningly Infectious

A rare few are blessed with the ability to embrace wide- “I came across this invitation for Del. Katzen to speak to a eyed and enthusiastically the cornucopia of chances for growth VMI Alumni Association luncheon. I started asking folks, ‘What and development that come their way. Rarer still are those who is this Virginia Military Institute?’ With my family’s military seize such opportunities from the earliest days of their lives. background and my interest in the military, I was genuinely Scarcer still is the self-directed, goal-oriented young man or curious, I kept asking lots of questions ... yada, yada, yada,” he woman who presents himself or herself apparently void of continued, simultaneously suggesting that he understands Jerry egocentric self-absorption and self-promotion. Seinfeld’s type of humor. Institute second classman Magnus Nordenman is such a “I met someone who worked in the governor’s office, and rare individual. A handsome young man with striking Nordic I asked him about VMI.” He said, “Hey, I know a guy, Ben features, Nordenman’s enthusiasm for all his many involvements Kincaid, who goes to VMI. I’ll hook you up with him,’ and he on and off Post is stunningly infectious. His subtle sense of did.” humor is endearing, and his sense of purpose is both intriguing Magnus met with Ben, who would become the valedictorian Magnus Nordenman and inspiring. He is more articulate in his second language, of the Class of ’99 and also served as editor-in-chief of The English, than many who use it as their native tongue. Cadet, and his interest in VMI peaked. “I was hooked. I visited and looked When these observations are pointed out to the young man who spent the around. I decided it was the place for me.” first 18 years of his life in his native Sweden, he shrugs, smiles, and says, “Well, When he arrived in the fall of 1998, Kincaid served as his dyke. Nordenman I don’t know about all that. I just like the things I do. As to humor, I really don’t felt at home. “The only thing that befuddled me was the almost religious fervor quite understand American humor, but thanks for the compliment. In our country, Americans have for football. I’m still not quite sure I understand all that.” Under every one starts to study English at age 8, so that’s no big deal, either.” Kincaid's tutelage, he became involved with The Cadet. During the current Right ... and the Eiffel Tower is not tall. academic year, he has served as news editor, and he plans to be the publication’s Magnus spent the early years of his life in a small town, Motala, located in managing editor during his first class year. the middle of Sweden. Following the assignment locations of his father, Jan, an An international studies major, Magnus has been a shining star in the officer in the Swedish Navy, Magnus and family later moved to another small classroom, too. He is a Marshall Scholar of whom Col. Patrick Mayerchak, town, Lund, which is located in Southern Sweden. professor and head of international studies and political science commented, Currently, his father is assigned to submarine research and development. “He is one of the most articulate cadets in our program. Magnus has an abiding His mother, Gunilla, serves as Quartermaster for the local police. Older brother interest in international affairs. He is active in our International Affairs club, and Fredric is an interior architect. “My parents have always encouraged curiosity his tremendous sense of initiative enhances both club and class activities. Being and the pursuit of learning,’ said Magnus recently. “My father took a trip around Swedish, he brings somewhat of a different perspective to the table, and that’s the world after his graduation from the Swedish Naval Academy, and I was refreshing. There is no doubt in my mind that whatever Magnus wants to achieve fascinated at a young age at the stuff on the shelves he brought back from Asia, in life, he can achieve.” South America and other nations.” Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, professor of history, said of Nordeman, “He is a Young Magnus’s curiosity was further fueled as he began to learn English magnificent student with a good sense of humor. He is very vocal in class and by satellite broadcasts of American television shows as diverse as “Alf” and “G.I. expresses himself very well. He is extremely well informed on political matters. Joe.” He recalled those exposures to America, “There were Swedish sub-titles at His command of the English language is amazing. He is extremely cosmopolitan. the bottom of the screen, but I concentrated on the English being spoken. “Alf” He is easy to be around and the kind of person I want to continue to know long was quite an introduction, don't you think?” he asked rhetorically. after he graduates.” During that same period, he accompanied his family on his first trip to the Nordenman’s cosmopolitan slant slips over into the romantic realm. He United States. “We went to Disney World in Florida. I was overwhelmed by how talked of his girl friend, to whom he is quite devoted. “She is from Wisconsin everything was so big - so darn big,” he added with a chuckle. “I was stunned by and attends the University of Minnesota.” He paused and smiled his magnetic it all. I was even more amazed when we visited a Toys R Us store; we certainly grin. “I met her in Germany while I was studying there while she was on a break had nothing to compare with that in Sweden.” from studying in England.” Like a skilled stand-up comic, he paused. “Of course, That proved to be the first of five trips the young Swede made to the States I was introduced to her by one of my VMI roommates.” before he graduated from high school. One of those trips was a political exchange During his first class year, Magnus will serve as president of the Cadet he made at 16, sponsored by the Virginia Republican Party and the Swedish Young Counseling Staff. Col. Mike Monsour, who knows counseling skill when he sees Conservatives, of which he was an active member. What did he learn? “In the it, glowingly and lovingly spoke of Nordenman. “Magnus is a unique and gifted states, political parties seem to be more tilted towards practical and pragmatic young man. He is always - and I mean always - there when the chips are down. answers while in Sweden our group was more inclined to philosophical discourse.” It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are, Magnus has an extraordinary ability “For example, I was surprised to discover that the city of Richmond had an to listen and react in a loving manner. That’s an amazing gift for one his age.” 11 p.m. curfew for youths. Philosophically, that struck me as a total attack on What lies in Magnus’s future after VMI? “I plan to stay in America. I’d like individual freedom, while those in Richmond explained the policy as a pragmatic to attend graduate school and study national security policy and international attempt to reduce the crime rate.” relations. Who knows? I may entertain staying here for the rest of my life. I’ve On his next trip to Richmond, Nordenman served as an intern to Del. Jay talked it over in great depth with my family, and American citizenship may be in Katzen (R-Facquier Co.), the apparent front-runner for the Republican my future,” said the humble Nordenman. nomination for lieutenant governor in the Nov. 2001 election. “I truly enjoyed Often, those with talents and visibility start with the question “What can I that experience. I met many interesting people. I did a wide range of things, do for you?” – but move quickly and tragically to the question “What can you do from answering Del. Katzen’s mail to manning the telephones.” for me?” The magic of Magnus is that he embraces the former query, rejecting It was in answering the mail that the path of Nordenman and VMI began to merge. the latter.

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 11 Employees of the Military Store, Tailor Shop, and Mail Room Work Hard Under Intense Time Pressure “Your assignment today, Mr. Phelps, is to ponder the following the patterns from which they’re made,” said Blackwell. He held up a grey blouse preposterous scenarios. What would be the outcome if the uniforms worn and demonstrated the excess material in the back panel. “This is not acceptable, by the faculty, staff and cadets of Virginia Military Institute were ... well ... and the Tailor Shop has had to make significant alterations on nearly every one were not uniform? And why is a Hokie wearing a VMI class ring? Of course, of these during the past year or two. We’re working hard with our supplier to fix as always, should you be caught and captured in the midst of your pondering, this problem, but it sure hasn’t made life easy for the women in the Tailor Shop.” the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your mission or existence.” “For what those wonderful women are paid, I don’t see how they can sit at Mr. Phelps of “Mission Impossible” fame may ponder all he wants, but he a machine for eight hours a day doing what they do. They work constantly during would never be faced with the reality of such an impossible scenario - VMI those eight hours, and they have to make some very difficult alterations. I am uniforms that are not uniform. amazed at what they do,” added an admiring Blackwell. All credit for not taxing Phelps’s brain or causing second glances by any Just a few short steps from the Military Store is the Tailor Shop, and Blackwell who gaze upon the crisp uniforms worn by VMI faculty, staff, and cadets must go knows of what he speaks. Sewing machines are humming; eyes are fixed on to the small, but supremely dedicated staff that mans the Military Store and garments being moved nimbly by skilled hands. An intruder feels guilty about Tailor Shop. It can be easy to overlook the endless efforts of these folks, often walking in and asking if they can stop for a moment. performed under pressure and duress. But let them slip up once, and shrieks Leona Furr, Tailor Shop Supervisor, smiles like a proud mother hen as she can be heard from one end of the Post to the other. They are like baseball talks of the eight women who operate the machines and make certain that umpires; they are expected to start off perfect and improve from there. uniforms fit snugly, chevrons are properly attached, and class stripes are the Larry W. Blackwell, Store Operations Manager of the Military Store, who proper distance from the cuff. “They are all fantastic. People outside of this more often than not can be found with a tape measure around his neck, has room have no clue how much skill it takes to do the things these ladies can do. been fitting and issuing clothing to cadets, new and old, for 19 years. He jokes They’ll do anything I ask without complaint. Take these class stripes, for instance,” about training for his role by “working in retail for 11 years at the old Adair- she said as she pulled a grey blouse from its hanger. “The lining has to be taken Hutton Department Store where we fitted all the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in loose; the sleeve has to be ripped up, concise measurements have to be made, town.” He is succinct in his description of the mission faced by the staff of the then this tiny little stripe has to be sewn on in an exact spot. Each chevron has to Military Store: “It’s our job to make sure everyone is fitted and fitted properly.” be sewn on by hand.” That’s got to be a piece of cake right? Doesn't everyone have to outfit 1300 “Think about this. We have nine women taking care of all the tailoring cadets and a complete faculty and staff in a limited period of time every fall? needs of 1300 cadets, the faculty and staff. We are proud of what we do.” Why, there must be staff of 50 or so working at the Military Store, right? Wrong. Nearly all of the eight women who work with Furr used to work in a sewing Joining Blackwell in the Military Store are Quartermaster and Senior Buyer factory. All are glad to be working at VMI. They laugh about their rare mistakes. Lt. Col. Mike Friski; and Store Clerks Jeff Carter, Terry McGowan, and Shelly “I once sewed a class stripe inside a sleeve,” recalled one. Their laughing had Ramsey. Lt. Col. Friski, who has over-all supervisory responsibility for the Military not subsided before another recalled, “That’s okay, somebody once sewed a Store and Tailor Shop deflects all praise to the staff members. “Not enough good coatee collar on a blouse.” As the laughter continued, a third added, “I once things can be said about these fine folks. I doubt many people on Post know just sewed a blouse zipper in upside down.” how important their work is, and how hard they work under pretty intense time Donna Clifton has worked in the VMI Tailor Shop for 17 years and enjoys pressure. I’m proud to be associated with all of them.” camping with her family and horseback riding. Doris Moran is an 11-year Tailor With the Spartan look of cadets, it can be but so hard to pass out the few Shop veteran and likes camping and gospel singing. Cindy Dudley has been at necessary items, right? Blackwell laughs aloud at that suggestion. “I wish it were VMI for nine years and is involved with church activities and likes to hunt and just a few items, and, goodness knows, I wish it was like buying off the rack, but fish during her leisure time. Margaret Sorrells and Kathy Clevenger have been an incredible number of alterations have to be made ... and made in a hurry.” with the tailor team for five years. Sorrells sews and crochets for relaxation. So just what is each cadet issued? Hmmm...would you believe: one pair Clevenger likes to walk and also shop for antiques. Jean Whiting, who writes shoes, one pair boots, six pairs black socks, two pairs boot socks, four gym poetry as a hobby, has been a part of the tailoring team for four years. Patricia shirts, four gym shorts, four BDU t-shirts, two pairs white socks, two miscellaneous Kessler, who has been with VMI for three years, enjoys family activities in her boxes, one laundry bag, two sets sweat dyke, one watch cap, one BDU cap, two off-hours. Ruth Beard, who enjoys time with her granddaughter as well as sewing BDU shirts, two BDU trousers, two bed straps, one black web belt, two white web and crocheting, has been a member of the team for just 11 months, but had belts, three white belts with grommets, one breast plate, two pairs cross dyke, six worked as a seamstress in a manufacturing plant for 27 years prior to that. pairs white gloves, one mattress cover, two name tags, one raincoat, one rain cap Another unsung component of VMI operations is the mailroom. Mailroom cover, seven white shirts, one pair suspenders, one waist plate, one grey blouse, Manager Bill Clark started working part-time at VMI in 1978. He began his full- four pair polywool trousers, four pair white trousers, one dress cap, one cap time work in the mailroom in 1991 and became the manager in 1995. Ably shield, one duty jacket, one shako, three collars, four pairs cuffs, two pairs cuff assisting Clark are postal clerks Karen Ford and Cindy Hartbarger. links, one tie bar, one black tie, one overcoat, and one coatee? At 0730 each morning, mail is picked up at the Lexington Post Office and There are some uniform differences for men and women. Both receive two brought back to the mailroom and sorted. Cadet mail is placed in the boxes at pairs of wool trousers, but they are cut differently for men and women as are the the mailroom while faculty and staff mail is prepared for hand delivery. During two black shirts. Women cadets are issued one wool skirt. that morning delivery, interdepartmental mail is picked up and brought back to “Not only do these items have to be issued and fitted in a short time frame,” the mailroom, where it is sorted and prepared for afternoon delivery to various noted Blackwell, “but our space limitations force us to store and issue items locations on Post. from five different locations. It sure keeps us hopping.” The majority of items Parcels and daily mail are also prepared in the mailroom for daily afternoon are issued from the store location in Richardson Hall. However, duty jackets are delivery to the Lexington Post Office. issued from the top floor of Crozet Hall. Gym dyke, sweat dyke and shakos are A visitor could not help but notice the large ring on Clark’s finger. Knowing issued from the 500 level of Cocke Hall. Wool trousers, overcoats, and black Clark had attended Virginia Tech, the visitor was surprised to see him wearing a shirts are issued from the Infill Building. There are also storage rooms in Maury- VMI class ring. Clark blushed and acknowledged he had received the consummate Brooke Hall. honor, having been voted an honorary member of VMI’s Class of 2002. “We have occasionally had problems with the suppliers of garments and Even the unflappable Mr. Phelps would be impressed.

Page 12 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Cadets Participate in Model ROTCROTC Arab League of Nations On April 1, 10 VMI cadets traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in a three day national Model Arab League of Nations. The Model Arab League is an CORNERCORNER educational program set up by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations to help American students learn how Arab states function. Individual universities and colleges from across the United States were assigned a specific country to represent at the League. Students spent months ARMY ROTC learning about their country so they could represent that country’s interests as In March, 2 Cadets from Army ROTC spent spring break at Ft. accurately as possible. During the three day League, participants served on a Campbell, Ky. for pre-SCUBA training. The cadets are competing and variety of committees and submitted resolutions on issues affecting the Arab training to attend the grueling 4-week SCUBA school in Key West, Fla. this world and the country that they were representing. summer. This training program began in August with 15 cadets seeking VMI’s Model Arab League team consisted of: Anthony Donahue ’03, Dan the coveted SCUBA bubble. Last year, Cadet Luke Wullenwaber became the Goldberg ’03, Hassan Grari ’01, Soloman Khawaja ’02, Harry Montoro ’02, first VMI cadet to achieve this distinction. Magnus Nordenman ’02, Rob O’Neal ’01, David Rossi ’02, Evan Szysmanski ’03, Ranger Company is planning some river and air operations this and Mike Zanetti ’02. The cadets were assisted by Maj. James Hentz, assistant month in Rockbridge County. The first weekend they plan to conduct boat professor of international studies, and Lt. Col. Dale Davis, director of international operations down the Maury River in zodiac boats. Later in the month, they programs at VMI. plan to practice air insertions using UH-60 Blackhawks from the Virginia National Guard. Pipes and Drums March in St. Patrick’s Day Parade On March 17, 2001, the VMI Pipes and Drums again marched in the New Navy ROTC York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The cadets were given the honor of being The NROTC Unit at VMI continues to maintain its focus on training attached to the lead element of this prestigious parade, which was the 69th Infantry, cadets in the Midshipmen Battalion. Once again Navy and Marine-option New York Army National Guard, the 69th Regiment of New York. midshipmen will conduct extensive training during the spring field VMI’s contingent consisted of 10 pipers, 7 drummers, and a guidon bearer. training exercises. Marine- option midshipmen will practice small unit Col. Willard W. Neel, professor of mechanical engineering, and his wife also tactics at the Cub Scout Camp in Goshen. Sail training, at Smith Mountain accompanied the band and provided assistance and support. A. Leven Harrison Lake, will be the core of the training conducted by the Navy midshipmen. ’02 was cadet-in-charge of the trip. Joining the midshipmen will be junior naval officers from the USS Briscoe The Pipe Band left Lexington on March 16 and traveled to New York via (DD-977). Institute vans. They were given lodging on the USS Edson, which is part of the Orders are also beginning to arrive for first class midshipmen who Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum located on the docks in Manhattan and just will be commissioned upon graduation in May. Cadet Brian Cummings four blocks from Times Square. The parade itself was a nationally-televised event that spanned 40 city blocks along pedestrian-saturated 5th Avenue. The band will depart shortly after commissioning and report to the Navy Dive and returned to Lexington on March 18. Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Fla. Following graduation Daniel Stock, William Harley, and Stephen Wiegel will report to Charleston, S.C. for the Nuclear Power Training Course. Christian Barrett, Kyle Kramer, Physics Students Attend Conferences and Nicholas Pohoreskey will all report for training at the Surface Members of VMI’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) recently participated Warfare Officers School, in Newport, R.I. in several professional meetings. On March 31 seven of them attended a regional For the first time Navy-option midshipmen were allowed a direct meeting of the SPS at Towson University near Baltimore. John Niederhaus, a hand in choosing their fate in the fleet. Midshipmen slated for Surface first class physics major, presented a paper titled Computational Modeling for Warfare training selected the ship on which they would serve out their Neutrons in Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments. His presentation was initial division officer tour. Christian Barrett will serve aboard the USS based upon research for his senior thesis, being conducted in cooperation with Blue Ridge (LCC-19), homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Kyle Kramer and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Cadet Niederhaus’ Nicholas Pohoreskey will be homeported in the Virginia Tidewater area presentation was one of only eight made by students at the conference. This trip was under the supervision of Col. Phil Peters ’57, professor of physics. onboard the USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) and the USS Oscar Austin A smaller group of SPS members attended a joint meeting of the Virginia (DDG-79) respectively. Sections of the Health Physics Society and the American Nuclear Society in Future events on the horizon for the NROTC Unit include the Hampton on March 23 to 25. The subject of this professional meeting was low- Midshipmen Battalion Dining-In, the ROTC Awards Ceremony, and level radiation effects. It included presentations on Saturday morning by a commissioning. Rear Admiral David M. Crocker, Assistant Chief of Staff, physician, a regulator, an industry spokesman, and a risk analysis expert. A tour Plans and Policy of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic will be the of the nuclear medicine and radiation oncology departments at a hospital in guest of honor for the dining-in and the Navy commissioning officer. The Newport News was made on Saturday afternoon. The Saturday evening commissioning officer for the Marine Corps will be the Assistant presentation was about the difficulties involved in international shipments of Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael J. Williams. nuclear material. On Sunday a NASA expert discussed designs of power units for space travel. The trip to Hampton was under the supervision of Lt. Col. Ross Thomas, department head and associate professor of physics.

The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Page 13 VMI Alumni Reunion and Finals Schedule

Thursday, 26 April Monday, 14 May 6 p.m. - 8 p.m...... Alumni Early-Arrival Reception, Moody Hall 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m...... Preston Library open 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m...... Lecture, Jackson Memorial Hall 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open 9 a.m. - 11 a.m...... New Market Rehearsal Friday, 27 April 1 p.m. - 6 p.m...... Cadet Activity Day, Parade Ground 8 a.m. - 10 p.m...... Preston Library open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall Tuesday, 15 May 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open, Lejeune Hall 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m...... Preston Library open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open, Jackson Memorial Hall 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Library open 2 p.m...... New Market Parade (Special presentation by Mr. Cabell Brand) 3:15 p.m...... Annual Meeting, Friends of Preston Library, TBA 4:30 p.m...... Parade, Parade Ground. Commemorating Marshall’s 100th Wednesday, 16 May Graduation Anniversary. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m...... Preston Library open 6:30 p.m...... 50th Reunion Class Reception, Superintendent’s Quarters 8 a.m. - 5 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 7:45 p.m...... 50th Reunion Dinner, Moody Hall 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open, Lejeune Hall 8 p.m...... Movie, “Men of Honor”, Troubador Theatre 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open, Jackson Memorial Hall 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Library open Saturday, 28 April 9:30 a.m...... Academic Board Meeting, Smith Hall Board Room 7:45 a.m...... Alumni Continental Breakfast, Moody Hall 11 a.m...... Cadet Awards Ceremony Rehearsal 9 a.m. - 6 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 1 p.m...... Graduation Parade Rehearsal 8 a.m. - 5 p.m...... Preston Library open 5 p.m...... ROTC Awards Ceremony, Jackson Memorial Hall 8 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open Thursday, 17 May 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Museum open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m...... Preston Library open 10 a.m...... Alumni Annual Meeting, Jackson Memorial Hall 8 a.m. - 5 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 11 a.m...... Alumni Review (20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open, Lejeune Hall 75th Reunion classes in Reviewing Party), Parade Ground 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open, Jackson Memorial Hall 2 p.m...... Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic, Alumni Field 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Library open 8:45 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. .... Commissioning Rehearsal, Jackson Memorial Hall Sunday, 29 April 11 a.m. - Noon ...... Cadet Awards Ceremony, Jackson Memorial Hall 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Museum open 1 p.m...... Graduation Parade Rehearsal 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open 2:30 p.m.- 4 p.m...... Thursday Evening Inspection (rooms must be in MI order, final 10 a.m - 4 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall inventory will be taken) 10:30 a.m...... Patriotic Service of Remembrance, Jackson Memorial Hall 4 p.m.- 4:45 p.m...... Graduation Rehearsal (graduating 1st Class only), Alumni Field/ 11:45 a.m. - 11 p.m. .... Keydet Kanteen open Cameron Hall 12:00 Noon ...... Chaplain’s Alumni Brunch, Moody Hall 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ... Baccalaureate Service, Jackson Memorial Hall 1 p.m - 1 a.m...... Preston Library open Friday, 18 May Tuesday, 1 May 5:30 a.m. - 7 a.m...... Pre-commissioning run 4 p.m...... Institute Awards Convocation, Cameron Hall 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m...... Preston Library open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall Saturday, 5 May 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open, Lejeune Hall Exams begin 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... VMI Museum open, Jackson Memorial Hall 9 a.m. - 5 p.m...... George C. Marshall Library open Thursday, 10 May 9 a.m - Noon ...... Commissioning Ceremony and Reception, Jackson Memorial Hall/ TBA ...... BOV Appeals Committee Meeting Memorial Garden (Inclement weather location - Cocke Hall) 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m...... Buffet for parents and guests, all classes, Crozet Hall Friday, 11 May 1:30 p.m...... Company Changes of Command 8 a.m. - 10 p.m...... Preston Library open 2 p.m...... Graduation Parade 8 a.m - 5 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 3:30 p.m.- Completion .. Weapons Turn In (All Classes), Armory 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open 3:30 p.m.- 5 p.m...... Superintendent’s Reception for parents and guests, Class of 2001, 11:30 a.m...... First Class Exams end Superintendent’s Garden (Inclement weather location- Moody Hall) Board of Visitors Committee Meetings (all day) 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. .... VMI Glee Club/Institute Brass Concert, Jackson Memorial Hall 9 p.m.- 11 p.m...... Final Ball, Lejeune Hall (Music By The Commanders) Saturday, 12 May 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open Saturday, 19 May 9 a.m - 4 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 8 a.m.- 1 p.m...... Preston Library open 8:30 a.m...... Board of Visitors Meeting 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m...... Keydet Kanteen open, Lejeune Hall Final Exams End 8 a.m.- 9:30 a.m...... All First Classmen, Barracks room closeout by Divisional Inspectors (OCs) Sunday, 13 May 8 a.m.- 10 a.m...... Barracks Closeout inspections for remainder of the Corps 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m...... Keydet Kanteen open 9 a.m.- 4 p.m...... Keydet Bookstore open, Lejeune Hall 10 p.m...... All cadets return to Barracks 9:30 a.m...... All graduating First Classmen form for Courtyard Inspection and Graduation Assembly 11 a.m...... Graduation Exercises, Cameron Hall

Page 14 The Institute Report, April 13, 2001 Senior goalie Cregg Burns (#20) makes one of his thirteen saves in a game against Air Force played at in Baltimore earlier this year. Coach Doug Bartlett’s squad has endured a tough season, losing three contests by just a single goal, while facing a tougher level of competition than last year. This year’s Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic against Washington & Lee promises to be one of the Keydet laxmen’s greatest challenges, with the Generals currently ranked #1 in the nation in Division III men’s lacrosse. Come out and support the Keydets at 2 p.m. on April 28 at Alumni Memorial Stadium.

Potpourri ❖ Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting III, superintendent, participated in the Faith Aid-of-Research. Lt. Col. Gire and four cadets from the Department of Psychology and Value Leadership Forum held in Williamsburg, March 24-26. General Bunting and Philosophy attended the 74th annual conference of the Virginia Social Science presented the keynote address and participated in one of the roundtable Association (VSSA). The VMI cadets who presented papers as part of the discussions. On March 30-31, the superintendent was at the Military Psychology Student Panel, which was chaired by Lt. Col. Gire, were first classmen Institute in San Antonio, Texas to speak as part of their Daunt Memorial Lecture Jennifer Boensch, Kenny Harman, Thomas Harman, and Campbell Kane. Program. His talk was entitled “Why You Live.” Cadet Thomas Harman won one of the student presentation awards. Also at the same meeting, Lt. Col. Gire was elected the vice president of the association. ❖ Two second class civil engineering majors have been awarded scholarships The 75th annual conference will be held at VMI in March 2002. for the 2001-2002 academic year by the Associated General Contractors of Virginia, Inc. Cadets Neal W. Hall from Roanoke, and Edward W. Lewis of ❖ Dr. James A. (Jay) Rule, Jr., Senior Research Engineer in the Covington Bowling Green received monetary scholarship awards in state wide competition Research Center of Westvaco, Inc., completed his three year term on the VMI with civil engineering majors from the other Virginia schools. The two cadets Engineering Division Advisory Council (EDAC) this month. He was given a framed will also be invited to attend an AGC meeting in recognition of their achievement. print of the VMI Barracks from Colonel Timothy M. Hodges ’80, Acting Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in recognition of his service. The ❖ Civil engineering major James S. Epps ’02 of Halifax has been awarded a EDAC is made up of nine prominent engineering professionals, and meets Virginia Department of Transportation scholarship for the 2001-2002 academic annually to provide guidance and counsel to VMI’s nationally-ranked year in competition with civil engineering majors from the other Virginia schools. undergraduate engineering programs in civil, electrical, and mechanical Cadet Epps joins two previous VMI civil engineering majors, Cadet Christopher engineering. T. Byington ’03 of Jonesville, and Cadet Ian B. Cavanaugh ’03 of Williamsburg, as VDOT scholarship winners. This scholarship provides generous financial ❖ Col. Thomas W. Davis ’64, professor of history, has published a sample assistance and summer employment, in return for a commitment to accept syllabus in the new Teacher’s Guide, Advanced Placement World History. The employment with VDOT following graduation. College Board invited Col. Davis to submit a syllabus for this publication, which will be consulted by teachers across the nation. The AP course in world history ❖ Col. Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jr., Edwin P. Conquest ’14 Chair in History and will be offered for the first time in the 2001-2002 academic year. Col. Davis has Assistant Editor of the Journal of Military History, will deliver a lecture to students, also been asked by the Educational Testing Service to prepare questions for the faculty, and the community of Radford University on April 9 at 8 p.m. at The SAT II World History Test. Radford University Student Center. At the request of the Radford University School of Arts & Humanities and the Department of History, Pierpaoli will lecture on: ❖ A reference to VMI appears in the forthcoming book by author Victor Davis “Beyond Collective Amnesia: A Korean War Retropsective.” Hanson entitled Carnage and Cult-ure. The book examined military history from the 5th century B.C. to the present. VMI is the only college or university ❖ An article by Lt. Col. James T. Gire (with Dr. Thomas Eissenberg of VCU as mentioned in the book. Hanson visited VMI last spring. co-author), associate professor of psychology & philosophy, was published in a recent issue of the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. The paper was on the ❖ Maj. Christopher J. Whittaker ’90, USA, assistant professor of military nature and patterns of withdrawal that result from acute smokeless tobacco science, recently received his Masters of Arts in Military Studies in General and abstinence. Part of the funding for this research came from the VMI Grant-in- Defense Management from American Military University in Mannassas.

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Friday, 13 April: Friday, 27 April: 4:30 p.m. Retirement Parade, parade ground. Spring Reunion Weekend. Monday, 16 April: 3:15 p.m. Annual Meeting, Friends of Preston Library, TBA First Class dinner, Crozet Hall. 4:30 p.m. Parade, Parade Ground. (Marshall’s 100th Graduation Anniversary) Tuesday, 17 April: 6:30 p.m. 50th Reunion Class Reception, Superintendent’s Quarters 11 a.m. Marshall Awards lecture, Cameron Hall. See page . 7:45 p.m. 50th Reunion Dinner, Moody Hall 4 p.m. Publications Board meeting. 8 p.m. Movie, “Men of Honor”, Troubador Theatre Wednesday, 18 April: Saturday, 28 April: Marshall Awards. Spring Reunion Weekend. Thursday, 19 April: 10 a.m. Alumni Annual Meeting, Jackson Memorial Hall 4:30 p.m. Parade, parade ground. 11 a.m. Alumni Review (20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th, Marshall Awards 75th Reunion classes in Reviewing Party), Parade Ground NROTC Dining In 2 p.m. Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic, Alumni Field Friday, 20 April: Sunday, 29 April: Admissions Open House Weekend 10:30 a.m. Army/Air Force Memorial Service, J.M. Hall. Marshall Awards Noon Chaplain’s Alumni Brunch, Moody Hall Math Association-America meeting. Monday, 30 April: Military Naval History Forum. Promaji Club Banquet. 4:30 p.m. Parade, parade ground. Tuesday, 1 May Saturday, 21 April: 4 p.m. Institute Awards Convocation, Cameron Hall Admissions Open House Weekend Saturday, 5 May FE Exam. Exams begin Math Association of America Sectional meeting. Thursday, 10 May Monday, 23 April: TBA BOV Appeals Committee Meeting Publications Board Award Banquet. Friday, 11 May Wednesday, 25 April: 11:30 a.m. First Class Exams end 2 p.m. Academic Board meeting, Smith Hall. All Day Board of Visitors Committee Meetings. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Alumni Early-Arrival Reception, Moody Hall Saturday, 12 May 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Lecture, Jackson Memorial Hall 8:30 a.m. Board of Visitors Meeting Final Exams End

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