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THE IVNOSLTUITMUET XEX RXE, PNOURMTB,E MRA 7R, CAHP R16IL, /2M0A0Y4,, 2P0A0G3E 1 Volume XXXI, Number 6 March 16, 2004 Mobilized VMI Cadets Bid Farewell Five cadets who are also members of the Virginia Army National Guard were offered words of encouragement as they prepared in mid-February to mobilize for active duty overseas. VMI Superintendent Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 wished the cadets well and said the Institute looked forward to their returning to their studies after their tour of duty. “I’m really proud of you,” Peay said as the cadets assembled in his office during their last week on Post. “Your service fits in with the VMI tradition. Your unit is taking on the responsibilities for a tough area. You’ll get more out of this tour than you’d ever get out of training even if you never hear a shot fired.” The cadets were permitted to withdraw from classes without academic penalty. Their tuition will either be refunded or will be applied to the Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, superintendent of VMI, speaks to cadets called to active duty. The cadets are (l-r) Jonathan Glasscock, David Kimsey, Craig Heffner, Jonathan Lessen and Clinton Williams. semester they return. In addition, they received a refund of the fees they paid for board on a pro-rated basis. The cadets were placed on administrative leave for the duration of their active duty and will be returned to active cadet status automatically when they are demobilized. The cadets are assigned to the National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, which has been mobilized for participation in Operation Enduring Freedom. The mobilized cadets are Jonathan Lessen ’04, a biology major; Jonathan Glasscock ’06, a biology major and president of the Class of 2006; Craig Heffner ’06, an economics and business major; David Kimsey ’06, a psychology major; and Clinton Williams ’06, a history major. Last year, 16 cadets and two faculty members were called to active duty. Peay Receives Scouting Award The Distinguished Eagle medal placed around his neck harkened back past the eagles he once wore on his Army uniform and to the first eagle he earned as a teenaged scout. Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in ceremonies Feb. 13 in Richmond from the Heart of Virginia Boy Scout Council. Peay was presented the award by cadet Christopher Authier ’05 at the annual Friends of Scouting dinner at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Only a few people have received the Distinguished Eagle award nationally, according to Craig Rascoe, council president. Among previous recipients are such notables as James A. Lovell, Gerald R. Ford Jr., and Richard A. Gephardt. Along with Peay at the ceremony was Sgt. Keni Thomas, who participated in the mission in Somalia in 1993 that inspired the movie “Black Hawk Down.” Both Peay and Thomas reiterated the importance Demolition began March 8 on the Post Surgeon’s house at 446 Institute Hill to make way for expansion and renovation of Crozet Hall. The work on Crozet is expected to be completed in August 2005. The Crozet project is needed to accommodate a Corps of Cadets twice the size of the Corps when the facility was built in the 1930s. Continued on page 4 PAGE 2, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 College Bowl Team Competes in Regional Competition The VMI College Bowl Team finished ninth in a regional championship competition Feb. 20, and is already looking forward to planning for participation in next year’s competition. “This was a very good showing for the first time out for our team,” said Cpl. Brad Wineman ’99, coach for the team and an adjunct instructor in history. “It was a great event. After we rest and catch our breath, we’ll start planning for next year.” The team won five of 13 games in the tournament, while Cadet Matthew P. Whalon was the team’s high player and the No. 18 player out of a field of 67 from the 14 teams participating in the regional tournament held in Knoxville, Tenn. Other members of the team were cadets Jonathan F. Everiss ’06, Scott T. Maciejewski ’05, Jason M. Long ’06, and Matthew J. Kurz ’05. Although selected for the team, Cadet Victor E. Bockman Jr. was unable to participate due other obligations. James Gilbert, coach of the Davidson College team, said the addition of VMI to the College Bowl competition was a welcome development. “As a moderator for several of their matches, I would like to compliment cadets Maciejewski, Whalon, Long, Everiss and Kurz not only on a good performance, but for maintaining an especially high Cadets Matthew Kurz, Matthew Whalon, and Jonathan Everiss confer on a question posed during a College Bowl practice session. standard of courtesy and sportsmanship throughout the tournament,” he said. “I’ve been involved with College Bowl for some time, and it is always refreshing when players behave like ladies and gentlemen. Your cadets’ respect for the game, the officials, and their opponents was exemplary, and reflected great credit on the Institute.” The teams the VMI cadets defeated in the Round Robin competition where those of the College of William and Mary, High Point University, Murray State University, Coker College, and Roanoke College. The Institute Honors Program sponsors the VMI team. The College Bowl is a game of academic knowledge and quick recall. The questions covered topics from literature, science, history, geography, religion, social sciences, multicultural topics and the arts to popular culture, sports and current events. VMI is among nearly 300 institutions of higher education playing College Bowl this season. Cadet Chase Porter ’05, is credited with reviving the College Bowl program at VMI 40 years after the Institute’s team made appearances in nationally televised tournaments. Porter was the primary organizer of the event. The Institute Report Office of Communications and Marketing Col. Ken White, Director Lt. Col. Stewart MacInnis, Associate Director Burton Floyd, Publications Manager Other Contributors: Chris Clark; Kevin Remington; Scott Belliveau ’83; CDR Timothy McElhannon, USN; Maj. John Wranek, USA ’85, Sue Wood; Cadet Joel Andrus ’04 Printing – The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute Report is published by the VMI Office of Communications and Marketing. Eight issues are printed during the academic year. Inquiries, suggestions, news items, or address changes should be directed to Editor, The Institute Report, VMI Communications and Marketing, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304. Current and past issues are available on the world wide web at: http://new.vmi.edu/show.asp?durki=458 Telephone 540-464-7207 Fax 540-464-7443 E-Mail:vmireport@vmi.edu Jumper to Speak at Dinner Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper ’66 is set to be the guest speaker at the Air Force ROTC Dining Out scheduled for April 2. Jumper, who as chief of staff is the senior uniformed member of the Air Force, began his military career after being named a distinguished graduate from the VMI AFROTC program in 1966. A command pilot with 4,000 flying hours, principally in fighter air-craft, Jumper served two tours in Southeast Asia accumulating more than 1,400 combat hours. He commanded organizations from a fighter squadron to the Air Combat Command before being named chief of staff in 2001. Schools Association Recognizes Green Brig. Gen. Robert L. Green ’67, deputy superintendent of finance and administration, received recognition from the Virginia School Boards Association for his support of the local school board and for the public school students in Rockbridge County. Green supports the activities of Lt. Col. Bob Gilbert, who is a member of the Rockbridge County School Board. As comptroller for the Institute, Gilbert reports to Green. The Virginia School Board Association prepared a certificate thanking Green for his support of Gilbert in his efforts to make an impact on Virginia and the Rockbridge County public schools. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 3 Underwood Departs Foundation On March 12 Kelly R. Underwood ’00, the Director of VMI Annual Giving, left the VMI Foundation for a position with the firm Exemplary Recognition. “Kelly has been a valuable employee,” said Dr. James L. Adams ’71, executive vice president of the VMI Foundation. “He brought a great deal of energy and imagination to every task related to the Annual Giving office from his dealings with Class Agents to the effort to instruct cadets about the importance of private financial support to VMI. “Thanks in no small part to Kelly’s efforts, VMI Annual Giving has enjoyed excellent success, establishing a new record in amount raised — more than $3.8 million in Fiscal year 2003,” Adams continued. “All of us at Neikirk Hall and many cadets, faculty, and staff on Post will miss Kelly, but I’m sure all of those people wish him well in his new endeavor.” The current assistant director of Annual Giving, Jane Dunlap, will serve as acting director of Annual Giving until further notice. Changes to Optional Retirement Plan New state rules mean some fac-ulty members participating in an Optional Retirement Plan will have to select new vendors to handle their retirement accounts, and all ORP participants will have to affirm the investment selections for their retirement plans by May 14. Employees with defined benefits retirement accounts managed by the Virginia Retirement System are unaffected by the change and do not have to take any action. These changes also do not affect the cur-rent choice of carriers for 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plans and the cash match plans offered by VMI. Though only 11 faculty members at VMI are members of one of the plans being eliminated, all of the more than 100 faculty members with ORP accounts must complete forms and return them to Human Resources to ensure their retire-ment accounts are set up according to their desires. The changes eliminate four of six vendors who were authorized to manage ORP accounts for faculty members. The eliminated vendors are Met Life, AIG VALIC, T. Rowe Price, and Great West. Participants in those plans must establish new accounts with either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company by May 14. The changes will be effective July 1. The Human Resources Office has sent out detailed information concerning procedures to all ORP participants. The retirement system has posted additional information on its Web site (www.varetire.org/ M e m b e r s / B e n e f i t P l a n s / HigherEd.html). Annual Giving On Record Pace As of Feb. 29, the three funds of VMI Annual Giving — the Foundation Fund, the Keydet Club Scholarship Fund, and the Athletic Operations Fund — have received more than $2.2 million in donations and are on pace toward a second consecutive record-setting year. The Foundation Fund has raised almost $1,049,000 or more than $40,000 over the total raised last year at this time. The Keydet Club Scholarship Fund is almost $60,000 ahead of last year’s end-of-February total with more than $807,000 received so far during Fiscal Year 2004. It is the Athletic Operations Fund (AOF), however, that has seen the best improvement over last year’s performance. With a total of $355,684 raised by the end of February, the AOF has taken in $116,191 more so far in fiscal year 2004 than it did in fiscal year 2003 at this time. In other words, donations to the AOF have increased almost 50 percent from February 2003 to February 2004. As has been the case in recent years, however, the only thing clouding this otherwise splendid news about VMI Annual Giving is a decline in the number of alumni donors. This year, the trend of the past few years — fewer donors giving more money— has continued. As of the end of February 2004, Annual Giving had received approximately $215,000 more than it had by the end of February 2003; however, the number of alumni donors declined by 234, from 1,951 to 1,717. Moreover, each fund is experiencing the same trend. Every gift, no matter how much, is needed and appreciated by the Institute and the Alumni Agencies. VMI will and must continue the momentum set in programs and projects in recent years — progress recognized in U.S. News and World Report’s national ranking of colleges. Of note is that one factor in those influential rankings is the percentage of alumni who donate to the college. Please join those who have committed to help VMI with your contribution to one of the funds associated with Annual Giving or another activity on Post. Report to Investors and Honor Roll of Donors On-Line The VMI Alumni Agencies’ Report to Investors for fiscal year 2003 is now available on the VMI website. For a limited time, the Honor Roll of Donors — the list of those people and institutions who made a gift or commitment of financial support to the VMI Alumni Agencies — also will be posted on the VMI website. A printed version of the Honor Roll will appear in the Winter 2004 issue of the VMI Alumni Review. The Report to Investors, which describes the work of the VMI Alumni Agencies on behalf of the Institute, can be found on the VMI site, by clicking on “Alumni,” and then on the link titled “Report to Investors.” The Honor Roll of Donors is on the “Alumni” page as well, click the link titled “Honor Roll of Donors” to go to the document. Both the Report to Investors and the Honor Roll of Donors are presented in Adobe PDF format. Any questions about the Report should be directed to Scott Belliveau ’83, the VMI Foundation’s director of communications. He may be reached by telephone at (540) 464-7287, extension 242, or via E-mail at reportrequest@vmiaa.org. PAGE 4, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 VMI Museum Continues Operations During Renovation The VMI Museum plans to open a temporary exhibit on the history of VMI in the George C. Marshall Museum next April while the bulk of its collection is prepared for storage to allow renovation of the lower floors of Jackson Memorial Hall. Beginning in 2005, J.M. Hall will undergo nearly a $3.4 million renovation to the 100 and 200 levels in order to provide more space for the nearly 12,000 items in its collection. Many of those artifacts have national and international interest. The museum is scheduled to reopen in the renovated J.M. Hall space in 2007. All the funding for the renovation has been privately donated. While the renovation is in progress much of the museum collection will be moved into the Preston Library’s secured and climate-controlled storage area. A few of the more popular exhibits, such as Jackson’s horse, Little Sorrell, will be displayed in the Marshall Museum. The VMI museum shop will also be relocated to the Marshall Museum during the renovation project. The museum, which is currently limited to the 200 level of J.M. Hall, does not have enough room to display all the pertinent artifacts in the collection, according to Executive Director Col. Keith Gibson. Among the items the museum finds difficult to display now are the Henry Stewart Antique Firearms Collection, which contains over 800 individual pieces, the uniform that Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson wore when he was given the name “Stonewall,” a helmet that belonged to Gen. Patton, as well as an array of medals won by alumni over the decades. One of the main objectives during the renovation is to make room for more items highlighting the accomplishments of alumni. “These are the reminders of future accomplishments of today’s cadets,” said Gibson, referring the vast array of various artifacts belonging to both famous and unfamiliar alumni that have come through the Institute. In the renovation plans, a room is set a side on the 100 level to be the new home to the VMI Alumni Story. This will be similar somewhat to the recently added Hall of Valor, which represents hundreds of combat decorations; however, the Alumni Story room will represent over 1,000 alumni in both the military and civilian world. The VMI Museum was founded in 1856, making it the oldest museum in the state, and until 1970 the museum was part of the archives in Preston Library. The museum is also professionally accredited by the American Association of Museums and receives as many as 50,000 visitors each year, which Gibson said makes it a model for many small museums nationwide. Nearly every one of the 12,000 items cataloged in the collection was donated by an alumnus or by the family of an alumnus, he said. of Scouting as “a powerful positive force in the growth and development of boys into men.” The dinner at which Peay received his award was also a pledge drive for Virginia businesses to give support to the Scout program, and over the course of the evening more than 700 business leaders pledged their support for “character building of our youth” in the form of over $430,000. Among Peay’s accomplishments cited when his Distinguished Eagle award was presented were that during his military career he rose to the rank of full general and was noted for his work in both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield, where he commanded the 101st Army Airborne Division. Last year he was named VMI’s superintendent. Peay, a native of Richmond, received his Eagle Scout Award in 1954. The Heart of Virginia Council consists of nearly 600 Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops and packs with about 20,000 scouts in the Central Virginia area, including Richmond. Peay Wins Scouting Award Continued from page 1 Scout Executive Robert A. Tuggle congratulates Gen. Peay for recieving the Distinguished Eagle Award. Lookng on is Cadet Christopher Authier ’05. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 5 Band Draws Awards During Mardi Gras Parades Tobacco Users Given Help to Quit The Colonel Mike E. “Doc” Monsour Center for Cadet Development and Counseling is mounting an awareness campaign to encourage and help cadets who use tobacco products to stop. The campaign began with posters put up around Post citing reasons to stop using tobacco, said Maj. Mary Andre, director of cadet development and counseling. One day in mid-February an information table was set up at Crozet Hall during the lunch and evening meals. Andre said more than 200 cadets sought information and signed pledges not to start using tobacco, to help friends quit, or to seriously consider when they would quit using tobacco. Ninety-two cadets are currently working to quit using tobacco. “We want to support those who want to stop,” Andre said. “They have made a conscious decision to quit. They have decided there are very good reasons for them to go through a process that many of them will find difficult at times. But, every one of them is capable of stopping.” An average of 30 to 40 percent of college students in Virginia use tobacco products; at VMI, however, 54 percent of cadets reported in a recent survey that they had used tobacco during the previous month. Besides being higher than the state average, tobacco use among cadets here is higher than the national average of 35 percent of students, and the average at military schools, where 26 percent of students reported using tobacco products. ‘Quit kits,’ which contain literature, candy, tips for quitting, worry stones, sunflower seeds, a computer CD to help cadets develop individualized quitting plans, and other materials, have been distributed to cadets working to quit. “Some cadets say they are smoking or dipping snuff just while they’re here at VMI,” Andre said. “They plan to stop when they graduate, but they often discover that is a very stressful time and that quitting then is not as easy as they thought.” There are many reasons to quit using tobacco, and the awareness campaign will highlight many of those. Ultimately, Andre said, individuals must arrive at the reason they find compelling enough to see them through what can be a more difficult process than they may at first expect. “We want to support them when they decide they want to quit,” Andre said. The campaign is funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society and a grant from the Virginia College Cooperative for Tobacco Use Reduction. Also participating in the campaign are the Post Hospital and the Cadet Counseling Staff, which is made up of cadets who are peer counselors and peer health educators. For more information, contact Andre at 464-7667. The VMI Regimental Band, Pipe Band, Color Guard, and Band Company staff marched more than 10 miles in parades, played four standing concerts, won an important award, and were seen by more than 800,000 people during two and a half days of performances in New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., last month. The trip marked the ninth time Band Company has participated in Mardi Gras events in New Orleans and their first return to Mobile since 1978. The band placed first in the Endymion Parade in New Orleans on Feb. 21, winning the coveted Mendelson Plaque. Among the bands and military groups at the parade were those from Virginia Tech and the Citadel, as well as a number of other military bands. The Endymion Parade had over 40 bands and 75 floats. The seven-mile parade took over five hours to complete. Many area alumni saw the event live or on television and complemented the band on its military excellence. The band arrived in Mobile on Feb. 22, and through the invaluable assistance of Dr. C.M.A.“Max” Rogers IV ’83, they performed several concerts and marched in a parade in the course of the next day and a half. The cadets were warmly received in Mobile and were swarmed by citizens who greatly appreciated their presence. Rogers made sure the cadets were well provided for and fetted by an appreciative and happy crowd full of VMI alumni, namely Vester Thompson ’40 and Robert A. Guthans ’51. Lt. Col. Michael J. Woloshuk Jr. ’72 was at the controls of one of two aircraft used to fly cadets to the events. A C-135 from the 434th OSS/CCC from Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, and a C-130 from 440th AW OSF/OSK from Milwaukee, Wis., flew the cadets from Richmond to New Orleans, then the following day to Mobile in style, while giving the cadets a terrific experience in Air Force transportation. The cadets returned by bus when poor weather in Mobile prevented military aircraft from landing to pick up the cadets and staff. Brodie Wins Arts Award Col. John Brodie, director of the Regimental Band, was recognized as the Arts and Entertainment Individual of the Year for Lexington and Rockbridge County. The chamber of commerce and civic clubs nominated candidates for the award, and area residents selected winners by voting in October and November. Brodie was presented with a plaque at a recogintion breakfast at Evans Hall at Washington & Lee University. Band members march in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. PAGE 6, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 Cadet Uniform Changes Announced VMI’s Uniform Committee recently finished its work and made recommendations to the Superintendent for uniform changes. The committee’s discussions led to policies that are intended to trim away the clutter that has been accumulating on cadet uniforms by simplifying them, providing a more professional appearance to the Corps by making uniforms more “uniform,” and upholding VMI traditions. Most of the policies will take effect in the fall, with others phased in as funds become available. Money saved as a result of policy changes is being used to help underwrite the cost of other uniform changes. The committee of nine cadets and five faculty members focused on preserving the traditional VMI Corps appearance of a uniform that is cleaner and more consistent than those worn by other military colleges. The committee deliberated over the issues during a concentrated two-week period, and the cadet members frequently sought opinions from fellow cadets between committee meetings and reported those opinions to the full committee. The discussions centered on the committee’s mission: to clean up the VMI uniforms, remove distracting items, and provide the Corps with quality uniforms in sufficient quantities to meet daily requirements. Most items in the current cadet clothing bag were discussed. In some cases, cadet members proposed exchanging current uniform garments for different items, adding items, and making other changes. The new policies are: — Class patch and nametape will remain unchanged on the duty jacket. Athletic patches will be smaller, the sports names will be removed from them, they will be produced in subdued colors, and they will be centered above the nametape. The Post Tailor shop will replace the athletic patches, and will return the old patches to the cadets as souvenirs. — Pips will be eliminated from the black shirts. Tie bars will be eliminated, with male cadets tucking their ties into their shirts below the second button. The committee discussed adopting neck tabs for the female uniform and decided neck tabs will be worn next year on a trial basis. The changes will make the shirt easier for cadets to set up prior to wearing. A third black shirt is in the process of being issued to cadets. — White belts will be eliminated from the Rat uniform, with the white nametapes and shoulder boards without crests considered by the committee sufficient to identify the cadets as Rats. After Breakout, the new 4th-Class cadets will be issued new shoulder boards with crests. — Long skirts will provide female cadets with a uniform suitable for formal occasions. Details of the design and color of the skirts have yet to be decided; though, it is anticipated those details will be settled in time for the skirts to be on hand well before Ring Figure. — The heel on the female pump will be wider and lowered from 1 1/2 inches to 1 inch, making them more stable and more suitable for marching. — Each sports team having its unique travel suit will be a thing of the past, with a single design being used by all members of the Corps. The running-style all-weather suit of black pants and black, red, and yellow zip-up jacket with the VMI logo will be fielded to athletes participating on NCAA teams in time for the fall season. The suits will be issued to sports club teams and the remainder of the Corps as funding permits. A matching polo shirt is anticipated to be added as funding becomes available. The process of selecting the travel suit for athletic teams was begun with last year’s cadet-faculty uniform committee. Twelve athlete and non-athlete cadets tested various versions. The single uniform is expected to better identify the wearers as VMI cadets than the current variety of travel suits used by teams. The suits are intended for wear while in an official travel status, with the Commandant specifying appropriate occasions for wear. A uniform change not considered by the committee but which will take effect next fall eliminates polywool pants and polywool skirts, which are not compatible with many other uniform items. The money saved by this policy will be applied toward increasing the issue of other uniform items for each cadet, such as increasing the number of white ducks from four to seven and providing an extra pair of wool pants. Polywool pants will be turned in by the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th class cadets during uniform turn-in prior to summer furlough. The simplified uniforms and the increased number of some uniform items are expected to make the Corps look better and make life easier for cadets, allowing greater flexibility to take care of laundering and alterations. The simplified, more austere uniform appearance will further differentiate VMI cadets from cadets attending other military schools. Cadet newspaper reporter Shawn Jones interviews Dr. J. Alfred Broaddus Jr., president of the 5th District Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Broaddus, who spoke to cadets in Jackson Memorial Hall, gave an overview of the Federal Reserve and discussed business ethics. The March 5 talk was part of the John W. and Jane M. Roberts Lecture Series. Federal Official Addresses Cadets THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 7 Civil Rights Hero Honored Daniels Courtyard Dedication March 25 It was June 1961 when Jonathan Daniels last walked the Post in his cadet uniform; however, with the dedication of the Jonathan Daniels Arch and Courtyard on March 25 his words will always echo through Barracks. Above the archway connecting the Barracks with the Courtyard will be a quote from Daniels’ graduation address to the Institute as the 1961 valedictorian. It will read, “I wish you the decency and nobility of which you are capable.” Daniels is a “prime example of a citizen soldier,” said Col. Keith Gibson ’77, executive director of the VMI Museum. Though he did not serve in the military, he served in “an army with a religious ministry.” A student at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Mass., after his graduation from VMI, Daniels followed his convictions and calling to Alabama in hopes of making a difference in the nation’s civil rights struggle. On a sultry August day in 1965 Daniels died during a bloody confrontation when he pushed a black teenaged girl named Ruby Sales out of the way of a shotgun blast. That sacrifice touched many lives and will be permanently remembered at VMI with the Courtyard and Arch. The ceremony dedicating the Daniels Courtyard and Arch will begin in Jackson Memorial Hall at 11 a.m. on March 25. The Rev. William Rankin, a seminarian with Daniels who later became dean of the Episcopal Theological School, and Donzaleigh Abernathy, who’s father played a very active role in the civil rights movement, will be featured. Rankin will give the invocation, after which Abernathy will speak on the topic of “civility.” The courtyard dedication follows the presentation in J.M. Hall. At this ceremony, Rankin will comment on the life of Daniels, and a 3-by-4- foot bronze plaque will be unveiled. Brig. Gen. Lee D. Badgett ’61, professor of economics and a “Brother Rat” of Daniels, will assist in the unveiling. The dedication will be followed by a luncheon and viewing of a video production made by Kelci Williams, a high school senior from Uniontown, Kan. The video, titled “I Just Shot Two Preachers,” describes events leading up to and surrounding Daniels’ sacrifice. It won the National History Day Competition for the senior individual documentary. Other guests who have been invited to the unveiling include Ruby Sales; Emily Daniels Robey, Daniels’ sister; Richard Morrisoe, who was also shot in the incident in which Daniels was killed; and several other friends and colleagues of Daniels. Morrisoe spoke to the Corps at the 2003 Daniels ceremony. In May 2002, the Board of Visitors approved the renaming and re-sculpting of the courtyard between Maury-Brooke Hall and Old Barracks. The construction began by installing paving bricks in the alleyway leading to the courtyard from Letcher Avenue. In addition to the plaque that will be unveiled, the two benches now in the center of the courtyard will be moved to the sides and flower boxes will be planted around the plaque and near the steps entering the courtyard from Letcher Avenue. The courtyard will be identified by lettering on a wall at the entrance to the courtyard and also be visible from Letcher Avenue. ‘Three Soldiers’ statuette donated. James Moore ’58 will present a statuette copy of Frederick Hart’s “Three Soldiers” sculpture from the Vietnam Memorial to the VMI Museum April 20. According to Col. Keith Gibson, museum director, the statuette is likely to be displayed in the Periodical Reading Room of Preston Li-brary. The Periodical Reading Room is dedicated to the members of the Class of 1969 who died in Vietnam. Daniels Story Told in Iraq. Capt. Thomas Brashears ’95, who is currently deployed in Iraq, gives a short talk on the life of Daniels a part of the 1st Armored Division’s Black History Month activi-ties. In his remarks, Brashears highlighted the efforts and sacrifices of Daniels. PAGE 8, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 International Program Grows Lt. Col Dale Davis ’82 arrived at VMI in 1997 with a mandate from then Superintendent Lt. Gen. Josiah Bunting III to build a strong inter-national education program that would befit an institute with a mission tying it and its graduates to an increasingly interconnected world. Now, after seven years on the job as director of international pro-grams, Davis is leaving with the satisfaction of knowing the greatly expanded variety and number of study abroad and other international educational opportunities is helping prepare cadets for today’s world. “We’ve established a lot of programs, and we have a vastly increased participation,” Davis said. “Now our involvement in international pro-grams is at a level you’d expect from a college serious about educating its students to succeed in a world where they are very likely to find themselves working and living abroad, whether it be leading Marines in Afghanistan or leading the sales unit of a multi-national corporation in Bangkok, Thailand.” Each year, as many as 130 cadets participate in various international programs. Among the international programs are recurring exchange programs, summer study abroad opportunities, and semester- or year-long study at overseas colleges and universities. Not only do cadets have opportunities to study overseas, but the In-stitute has developed a deep commitment to ensure those opportunities remain available, Davis said. “Gen. Peay has placed special emphasis on the expansion of our military academy exchanges, while retaining the strongest of relation-ships with premier civilian institutions like Oxford and St. Andrews,” he said. “ We look forward to sending an increasing percentage of our cadets to international military academies. However, these initiatives will take time. It takes an average of three to four years to get a pro-gram rolling from the initial interest.” While having someone focused on establishing and maintaining re-lationships is important, the liveliness of an international program also depends on the interest and commitment of faculty members. That is where VMI has a particular strength, Davis said. In fact, even before the international program director position was established, individual faculty members had initiated their own pro-grams, starting with Col. Tom Davis’ arrangements with the Royal Military College of Science in the mid-80s. Others involved previously were Col. Ed Dooley, Col. Wayne Thompson, and Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett. Today, the vibrancy of the highly successful summer study abroad opportunities depends on the participation of faculty members. There are regularly six or seven overseas trips during the summer, with indi-vidual faculty members taking the lead on each. The international program office also helps faculty members seek Fulbright Scholar grants to fund work at overseas colleges, and assists with the Institute’s visiting scholars program that sponsors faculty mem-bers from international universities in their work here. It also helps with cultural programs on Post, exposing the VMI community to inter-national cultures. “This exposure to the world beyond our borders is important to ca-dets,” Davis said. “The nature of this new, increasingly interconnected world requires they be able to move seamlessly across cultural and linguistic boundaries. If they can do that, they will have a competitive advantage over their peers, whether they serve in the Armed Forces, government service, or the private sector.” While the international program has been a major focus for Davis, he is also proud of the Arabic language program he started in the De-partment of Modern Languages and Cultures. It is now the foreign language course with the second highest enrollment in the department. “That has been a very important program when you look at the events occurring in the world today,” he said. April 1 marks the start of a new phase in Davis’ international career. He leaves VMI to start work in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. “This was an opportunity I really couldn’t pass by,” Davis said. “But when it’s over, I fully intend to come back to Lexington. I love VMI and am very grateful to Lieutenant General Josiah Bunting III, General J. H. Binford Peay, and Brigadier General Casey Brower for the faith and confidence they have placed in me. “Most of all I am grateful to the cadets. They keep you young and they renew your faith. Many pundits speak of America in decline but when I look out over the parade field on any give Friday afternoon I am reassured. As long as VMI produces great young leaders, America will remain strong.” ECE Recruiting CD Earns Award VMI’s Environmental and Civil Engineering Department’s recruiting CD was awarded 5th place by the National Newspaper of Admissions and Marketing for schools for special publications in the schools smaller than 2,000 category. ECE was the only department from any college to win an award; all the other winning entries were for an entire college or university. VMI Cadets join students from other colleges and universities to take advantage of the Institute’s International Program. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 9 Sheldon Spies a World of Spies Spies. They can be found in the most unexpected places. Look closely enough, even where you wouldn’t expect to find them — perhaps especially there — and you’re likely to find one. Or two. Or dozens. Col. Rose Mary Sheldon finds plenty in the Bible. She provides a sampling of biblical spy stories in her article, “Spy Tales,” in the October issue of Bible Review. Spying itself is something that Sheldon finds to be neutral. Whether it is good or bad comes down to which side one is on. Good leaders — on whichever side of a conflict — use espionage as one of the tools available to them; bad leaders overlook it. Among the spies and spymasters Sheldon highlights in her article are Moses, David, Delilah, and Judith. Biblical spies are employed to seek out information on economic matters, military readiness, and the inten-tions of opposition leaders. Joshua uses information from spies to plan that famous attack that resulted in the tumbling down of the walls of Jericho. “A small country with its back to the sea, often surrounded by hostile forces and more frequently than not occupied by huge military forces, the people of the Bible survived by their ability to keep an eye on their neighbors and their enemies and their sons,” Sheldon writes as she concludes her article. “Expert intelli-gence and subtle disinformation earned them their independence more than once.” The article is an outgrowth of a book Sheldon is preparing on the same subject. Her interest in biblical intelligence, counterintelligence, and disinformation is an extension of her interest in spying throughout ancient and medieval history. “You don’t study ancient history just to study it,” she said. “You study it to find parallels to what is happening today.” She finds numerous incidents recorded in ancient manuscripts which parallel problems that confront leaders today. Could an understanding of how similar problems were handled centuries ago be helpful today? Sheldon thinks the answer is yes. VMI offers Sheldon an academic environment virtually unique in which the study of espionage can be pursued. The study of intelligence matters fits quite naturally with the military character and the culture of the Institute. The cadets she teaches have an appreciation for the important role intelligence plays in shap-ing events. “Spying has been done since the beginning of time,” Sheldon said. “Either you do it or you don’t do it. If you don’t do it, you’re inviting something like 9-11.” Basu Examines Oil Case An article co-authored by Maj. Atin Basu, assistant professor of economics, is to be published in a forthcoming issue of the refereed journal, Research in Law and Economics. Other co-authors of the article, “Titan Agonistes: The Wealth Effects of the Standard Oil (N.J.) Case,” are economists from Georgia Southern University, Clemson Uni-versity, and the University of Mississippi. The paper explores the puzzling wealth effects of the Standard Oil of New Jersey antitrust case that in 1911 resulted in the breaking up of John D. Rockerfeller’s company. Basu and his fellow authors found that the most plausible reason why the market failed to react to news of the trust’s dismantling is that in-vestors anticipated that the government’s antitrust sanctions would be ineffective. Dellinger Elected as Language Association Delegate Maj. Mary Ann Dellinger, assistant professor of Spanish, has been elected to a three-year term as a South-ern region representative to the Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association of America. The association is North America’s largest and oldest professional organization for professors of foreign languages and English. The assembly includes 108 delegates from throughout the United States and Canada. Hoadley to Receive Engineering Society Award Col. Peter W. Hoadley, professor of civil engineering, is to receive the Tony Tillman Award at the annual meeting of the Southeast Section of the American Society for Engineering Education early next month. The Southeast Section presents the Tillman award in recognition of outstanding contributions in field of engineering. The award was established by the section to honor Tillman, who was active in the society and was dean at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Ga. Teaming up to Publish An article by Col. Tappey H. Jones, professor of chemistry, and 1st Lt. Vic Zottig ’01 was recently published in the Journal of Chemical Ecology. The article, “The Venom Alka-loids from some African Monomorium Species,” describes specific poisonous compounds that are present in various species of ants that live in Kenya and South Africa. The paper is an outgrowth of undergraduate research per-formed by Zottig under Jones’ mentorship. Zottig intends to further his chemistry education when he com-pletes his service with the U.S. Army. Col. Rose Mary Sheldon PAGE 10, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 Faculty Pursue Research Interests Six faculty members will be taking leaves of absence to pursue other scholarly work and pedagogical projects during the next school year, Brig. Gen. Charles F. Brower IV, deputy superintendent and dean of the faculty, announced recently. In Fall 2004, the Wachtmeister Faculty Development Leave will allow Col. Dale Buckner, professor and civil engineering department head, to conduct research with the Virginia Transportation Research Center that will result in a publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal and presentations at professional meetings. The research will also en-hance his teaching in civil engineering. Col. Soe Than, professor of mathematics and computer science, will conduct research in the spring of 2005 to develop a new course: Math-ematical Foundations and Computer Algorithms in Cryptography. He received the VMI Awards Faculty Development Leave for this work. Recipient of the Ayres Faculty Development Leave, Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, professor of history, will take leave during the spring of 2005 to complete two publications: an article for the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and a book manuscript, The Friedman Collection: Army Cryptology from 1917 to 1969: An Annotated Bibliography. In addition three faculty members have received Jackson-Hope Fac-ulty Development Leaves. Lt. Col. Karen Gutermuth, associate professor of business and econom-ics, is to conduct research for three articles on medical malpractice and prepare a new elective upper-level course on economic health care. Col. George Piegari, professor of mathematics and computer sci-ence, will conduct research with other colleagues at Furman University to create an online repository of learning modules that cover standard conceptual topics in computer literacy courses and such concepts as web development and Java Scripting. Lt. Col. David Rachels, associate professor of English and Fine Arts, will take leave to complete his book titled Mark Twain’s Civil War. VMI Engineers Take Top Prizes in Regional Competition Papers presented by Virginia Military Institute cadets at a design com-petition conducted by the Virginia Mountain Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers won first and second places in com-petition Feb. 19. The two teams of VMI cadets took the top honors away from two student teams from Virginia Tech. First place went to a paper titled “Autonomous Fire-Fighting Vehicle: Trinity Fire-Fighting Robot Competition.” The paper was written by ca-dets Edward P. Cooper ’04, Wei-Han Jeng ’05, Christopher B. Johnson ’04, John B. Puvogel ’04, M. Ryan Shealy ’04, David J. Smit ’05, Joshua L. Wright ’04, and Matthew R. York ’04. The robot that was the focus of the paper was designed to meet the requirements of a capstone design course taught over two semesters by Col. Dan Barr ’74, Col. Dave Livingston, and Lt. Col. Todd Smith ’85. The team will be going on to compete in the Trinity Fire-Fighting Robot contest to be held at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in mid-April. The first place award included a check for $300. Second place went to a paper titled “Medical Internet-Aware Refrig-erator for Use by Elderly Diabetic Patients.” It was authored by cadets Matthew R. York, Thomas A. Largi ’05, Paul A. Kuwik ’05, and Dennis J. Crump ’06. The research and development for this project was part of an inde-pendent study project conducted with the support of the Wetmore Fund for Cadet Research. Maj. Jim Squire and Col. Dave Livingston were ad-visers for the project. In addition the second-place award, the cadet team was awarded a $225 prize. Governor Mark Warner chats with cadets Paul Bryan ’05, Tim Johnson ’05, and Curtis Ivins ’06 at the VMI Legislative Reception which was held in February. They were among 12 cadets who visited the State Capitol and met with legislators, alumni, and friends. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 11 ROTC’s Marshall-New Market Battalion Holds Annual Dining-In On Feb. 5, Army ROTC’s Marshall-New Market Battalion held its annual Dining- In at the Virginia Horse Center. Participating were approximately 300 cadets from VMI, Mary Baldwin College’s Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership, Washington & Lee University, and Southern Virginia University. Dining-In has a long history. Beginning in the early 18th century, the British Army incorporated the practice of formal din-ing into their regimental mess system. An important feature of the mess was mess night. Usually held once a week, it was a formal mandatory gathering of the offic-ers of the regiment to bring the officers together in a fraternal atmosphere. The mess night, or “Dining-In,” became a tradition in all British regiments. The close association between the British and American armies during the world wars led the U.S. Army to adopt the Dining-In as a tradition in its own regiments. Today, Dining-In is a tradition in most Army units. The Army ROTC Dining-In at VMI fulfills the same role for the Marshall-New Market Battalion. Presiding over the occasion were Col. William L. Faistenhammer ’74, professor of military science and Chris-topher C. Russo ’04, cadet commander of the Marshall-New Market Battalion. The honored guest and speaker was Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wagner ’57 U.S. Army (Ret.), a renowned cavalryman, Vietnam combat veteran, and the first command-ing general of the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Other honored guests in-cluded Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Tate ’55 U.S. Army (Ret.), also a cavalryman, Vietnam veteran, and former deputy commander of I Corps and chief of the Armor Branch; Brig. Gen. Charles F. Brower IV U.S. Army (Ret.), VMI dean of the faculty; Brig. Gen. Michael N. Bissell U.S. Army (Ret.), com-mandant of VWIL Corps of Cadets; Air Force Col. Robert C. Lynn, professor of aerospace studies; Marine Col. Thomas E. Minor, professor of naval science; and Dr. Monte S. Nyman, president of Southern Virginia University. Each member and guest of the battalion enjoyed the traditions of the Mess — a balance between strict rules of formality and good-natured rivalry. Providing entertainment for the occasion was the 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American Chorus. Composed of troopers from nearly ev-ery unit in the division, the chorus performed a medley of skits and songs customary to both the Army and the Airborne. Their antics, com-bined with camaraderie of the Marshall-New Market Battalion, made the evening a tremendous success. Powell Leaving NROTC Lt. Christopher C. Powell ’96 has spent the last two and a half years as an assistant professor of Naval Science, teaching, mentoring and helping to commission 60 Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants from VMI. With a recently com-pleted MBA in hand, he will soon venture forth to work in an office far removed from the cockpit he once called his cubicle. Powell earned his “Wings of Gold” in 1997. He was then selected for tactical jets and received orders to Sea Control Squadron Forty One (VS- 41) in San Diego, Calif., to train in the S-3B Viking. During his training tour at VS-41, Powell mar-ried the former Lisa Hodge. Their daughter, Lindsay Ann, was born in San Diego. In March 1999, after completing training, Powell reported to his first operational fleet squadron, VS-38, the Fighting Red Griffins. Soon after completing air wing training in air-to-ground tactics at Fallon, Nev., the Fighting Red Griffins deployed with Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) onboard USS Constellation (CV-64) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf. After a brief show-of-force mis-sion to the Korean Peninsula following the sinking of North Korean gunboats by the South Korean Navy, the Constel-lation arrived on station in the Persian Gulf in August. For three months, VS-38 flew in support of Op-eration Southern Watch, flying missions of armed surface reconnaissance, electronic support, and providing airborne tanking for CVW-2 aircraft over Kuwait and southern Iraq. In December 1999 the Constellation brought Powell and his shipmates home. After a stand-down period, followed by a series of battlegroup workups, Powell completed a sec-ond cruise aboard the Constellation that was very similar to his first. After being informed of the opening at his alma mater’s Naval Science De-partment, Powell requested orders to VMI. He quickly integrated back into life at VMI and found the opportunities to mentor and guide the cadets very rewarding. At the NROTC Unit, he has taught four different Naval Science courses in addition to accomplishing a myriad of collateral duties. Powell will leave active duty in July, but he will continue to serve as a member of the Naval Reserve. Cadet Frank A. Dolberry ’06 greets Col William L. Faistenhammer, professor of military science as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wagner ’57 U.S. Army (Ret.)and Cadets Mark T. Searles ’06 and Christopher C. Russo look on. Powell with wife Lisa and daughter Lindsay Ann. PAGE 12, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICE LEXINGTON, VA 24450-0304 FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID LEXINGTON, VA PERMIT NO. 12 Championship Team Honored During its 40th Reunion The Keydet Club hosted a 40th reunion of the 1964 VMI Basket-ball Team Feb. 20-21. In the winter of 1964, this group of VMI men and their coaches came together as a team to create one of the most memorable seasons in the history of VMI basketball by capturing the Institute’s first Southern Confer-ence Championship. The starting lineup for the ’64 Keydets were team co-captains Bill Blair ’64 at shooting guard and the late Bobby Watson ’64 at center; Joe Kruse ’65 at point guard; and forwards Jeff Gausepohl ’64 and Charlie Schmaus ’66. Supporting from the bench were: Jeff Crump ’64, John Prosser ’65, Godwin Jones ’65, Jackie Cooper ’66, Jim Guy ’66, Jack Hartung ’66, Butch Lazaroff ’66 and Bill McClure ’66. They were coached by the late “Weenie” Miller and his assistant, Gary McPherson. Fred Kelley was the team’s trainer, and “Buzz” Birzenieks ’64 and the late Jim Barker ’62 were team managers. The Keydets were in fourth place heading into the Southern Confer-ence Tournament, but they had a first team All-Conference player and five starters with double-figure scoring averages. VMI began the tour-ney with a big win against Furman (77-73), and squared off in the semifinals against “Lefty” Dreisell’s Davidson team — a team that had beaten VMI twice in the regular season (one game with a score of 129- 91). Davidson, captained by Terry Holland, who later was athletic di-rector at the University of Virginia, had a record of 21-3 and was ranked in the top 10 in the nation going into the tournament. What a semi-final game it turned out to be! As the media stated, “VMI Pulled Off the Hoop Feat of the Century!” with an 82-81 win over the Wildcats. Many believe this was the best game VMI basketball has ever played. The Keydets went on to beat George Washington, 61-56, for the Southern Conference cham-pionship. Seven members of the team re-turned to Lexington on Feb. 20 for a reunion banquet: Blair, Kruse, Gausepohl, Schmaus, Prosser, Cooper, and Jones. Also joining them was team manager “Buzz” Birzenieks ’64 and Terry Holland. On Saturday, Feb. 21, teammate Bill McClure ’66 joined his team-mates as guests of Gen. and Mrs. Peay for lunch at the Superintendent’s Quarters. Afterwards, everyone headed to Cameron Hall for the VMI-Liberty basketball game. During halftime, the team was introduced to the crowd and presented with a “Piece of the Pit.” That weekend the team and Lois Ford of Chicago, sister of the late Bobby Watson, announced the establishment of the 1964 Champion-ship Team Basketball Scholarship in Memory of Coach “Weenie” Miller, Teammate Bobby Watson ’64 and Manager Jim Barker ’62. Members of the team that won the 1964 Southern Conference basketball championship were honored during half time at the VMI-Liberty game last month.
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Full Text Search | THE IVNOSLTUITMUET XEX RXE, PNOURMTB,E MRA 7R, CAHP R16IL, /2M0A0Y4,, 2P0A0G3E 1 Volume XXXI, Number 6 March 16, 2004 Mobilized VMI Cadets Bid Farewell Five cadets who are also members of the Virginia Army National Guard were offered words of encouragement as they prepared in mid-February to mobilize for active duty overseas. VMI Superintendent Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 wished the cadets well and said the Institute looked forward to their returning to their studies after their tour of duty. “I’m really proud of you,” Peay said as the cadets assembled in his office during their last week on Post. “Your service fits in with the VMI tradition. Your unit is taking on the responsibilities for a tough area. You’ll get more out of this tour than you’d ever get out of training even if you never hear a shot fired.” The cadets were permitted to withdraw from classes without academic penalty. Their tuition will either be refunded or will be applied to the Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, superintendent of VMI, speaks to cadets called to active duty. The cadets are (l-r) Jonathan Glasscock, David Kimsey, Craig Heffner, Jonathan Lessen and Clinton Williams. semester they return. In addition, they received a refund of the fees they paid for board on a pro-rated basis. The cadets were placed on administrative leave for the duration of their active duty and will be returned to active cadet status automatically when they are demobilized. The cadets are assigned to the National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, which has been mobilized for participation in Operation Enduring Freedom. The mobilized cadets are Jonathan Lessen ’04, a biology major; Jonathan Glasscock ’06, a biology major and president of the Class of 2006; Craig Heffner ’06, an economics and business major; David Kimsey ’06, a psychology major; and Clinton Williams ’06, a history major. Last year, 16 cadets and two faculty members were called to active duty. Peay Receives Scouting Award The Distinguished Eagle medal placed around his neck harkened back past the eagles he once wore on his Army uniform and to the first eagle he earned as a teenaged scout. Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in ceremonies Feb. 13 in Richmond from the Heart of Virginia Boy Scout Council. Peay was presented the award by cadet Christopher Authier ’05 at the annual Friends of Scouting dinner at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Only a few people have received the Distinguished Eagle award nationally, according to Craig Rascoe, council president. Among previous recipients are such notables as James A. Lovell, Gerald R. Ford Jr., and Richard A. Gephardt. Along with Peay at the ceremony was Sgt. Keni Thomas, who participated in the mission in Somalia in 1993 that inspired the movie “Black Hawk Down.” Both Peay and Thomas reiterated the importance Demolition began March 8 on the Post Surgeon’s house at 446 Institute Hill to make way for expansion and renovation of Crozet Hall. The work on Crozet is expected to be completed in August 2005. The Crozet project is needed to accommodate a Corps of Cadets twice the size of the Corps when the facility was built in the 1930s. Continued on page 4 PAGE 2, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 College Bowl Team Competes in Regional Competition The VMI College Bowl Team finished ninth in a regional championship competition Feb. 20, and is already looking forward to planning for participation in next year’s competition. “This was a very good showing for the first time out for our team,” said Cpl. Brad Wineman ’99, coach for the team and an adjunct instructor in history. “It was a great event. After we rest and catch our breath, we’ll start planning for next year.” The team won five of 13 games in the tournament, while Cadet Matthew P. Whalon was the team’s high player and the No. 18 player out of a field of 67 from the 14 teams participating in the regional tournament held in Knoxville, Tenn. Other members of the team were cadets Jonathan F. Everiss ’06, Scott T. Maciejewski ’05, Jason M. Long ’06, and Matthew J. Kurz ’05. Although selected for the team, Cadet Victor E. Bockman Jr. was unable to participate due other obligations. James Gilbert, coach of the Davidson College team, said the addition of VMI to the College Bowl competition was a welcome development. “As a moderator for several of their matches, I would like to compliment cadets Maciejewski, Whalon, Long, Everiss and Kurz not only on a good performance, but for maintaining an especially high Cadets Matthew Kurz, Matthew Whalon, and Jonathan Everiss confer on a question posed during a College Bowl practice session. standard of courtesy and sportsmanship throughout the tournament,” he said. “I’ve been involved with College Bowl for some time, and it is always refreshing when players behave like ladies and gentlemen. Your cadets’ respect for the game, the officials, and their opponents was exemplary, and reflected great credit on the Institute.” The teams the VMI cadets defeated in the Round Robin competition where those of the College of William and Mary, High Point University, Murray State University, Coker College, and Roanoke College. The Institute Honors Program sponsors the VMI team. The College Bowl is a game of academic knowledge and quick recall. The questions covered topics from literature, science, history, geography, religion, social sciences, multicultural topics and the arts to popular culture, sports and current events. VMI is among nearly 300 institutions of higher education playing College Bowl this season. Cadet Chase Porter ’05, is credited with reviving the College Bowl program at VMI 40 years after the Institute’s team made appearances in nationally televised tournaments. Porter was the primary organizer of the event. The Institute Report Office of Communications and Marketing Col. Ken White, Director Lt. Col. Stewart MacInnis, Associate Director Burton Floyd, Publications Manager Other Contributors: Chris Clark; Kevin Remington; Scott Belliveau ’83; CDR Timothy McElhannon, USN; Maj. John Wranek, USA ’85, Sue Wood; Cadet Joel Andrus ’04 Printing – The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute Report is published by the VMI Office of Communications and Marketing. Eight issues are printed during the academic year. Inquiries, suggestions, news items, or address changes should be directed to Editor, The Institute Report, VMI Communications and Marketing, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304. Current and past issues are available on the world wide web at: http://new.vmi.edu/show.asp?durki=458 Telephone 540-464-7207 Fax 540-464-7443 E-Mail:vmireport@vmi.edu Jumper to Speak at Dinner Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper ’66 is set to be the guest speaker at the Air Force ROTC Dining Out scheduled for April 2. Jumper, who as chief of staff is the senior uniformed member of the Air Force, began his military career after being named a distinguished graduate from the VMI AFROTC program in 1966. A command pilot with 4,000 flying hours, principally in fighter air-craft, Jumper served two tours in Southeast Asia accumulating more than 1,400 combat hours. He commanded organizations from a fighter squadron to the Air Combat Command before being named chief of staff in 2001. Schools Association Recognizes Green Brig. Gen. Robert L. Green ’67, deputy superintendent of finance and administration, received recognition from the Virginia School Boards Association for his support of the local school board and for the public school students in Rockbridge County. Green supports the activities of Lt. Col. Bob Gilbert, who is a member of the Rockbridge County School Board. As comptroller for the Institute, Gilbert reports to Green. The Virginia School Board Association prepared a certificate thanking Green for his support of Gilbert in his efforts to make an impact on Virginia and the Rockbridge County public schools. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 3 Underwood Departs Foundation On March 12 Kelly R. Underwood ’00, the Director of VMI Annual Giving, left the VMI Foundation for a position with the firm Exemplary Recognition. “Kelly has been a valuable employee,” said Dr. James L. Adams ’71, executive vice president of the VMI Foundation. “He brought a great deal of energy and imagination to every task related to the Annual Giving office from his dealings with Class Agents to the effort to instruct cadets about the importance of private financial support to VMI. “Thanks in no small part to Kelly’s efforts, VMI Annual Giving has enjoyed excellent success, establishing a new record in amount raised — more than $3.8 million in Fiscal year 2003,” Adams continued. “All of us at Neikirk Hall and many cadets, faculty, and staff on Post will miss Kelly, but I’m sure all of those people wish him well in his new endeavor.” The current assistant director of Annual Giving, Jane Dunlap, will serve as acting director of Annual Giving until further notice. Changes to Optional Retirement Plan New state rules mean some fac-ulty members participating in an Optional Retirement Plan will have to select new vendors to handle their retirement accounts, and all ORP participants will have to affirm the investment selections for their retirement plans by May 14. Employees with defined benefits retirement accounts managed by the Virginia Retirement System are unaffected by the change and do not have to take any action. These changes also do not affect the cur-rent choice of carriers for 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plans and the cash match plans offered by VMI. Though only 11 faculty members at VMI are members of one of the plans being eliminated, all of the more than 100 faculty members with ORP accounts must complete forms and return them to Human Resources to ensure their retire-ment accounts are set up according to their desires. The changes eliminate four of six vendors who were authorized to manage ORP accounts for faculty members. The eliminated vendors are Met Life, AIG VALIC, T. Rowe Price, and Great West. Participants in those plans must establish new accounts with either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company by May 14. The changes will be effective July 1. The Human Resources Office has sent out detailed information concerning procedures to all ORP participants. The retirement system has posted additional information on its Web site (www.varetire.org/ M e m b e r s / B e n e f i t P l a n s / HigherEd.html). Annual Giving On Record Pace As of Feb. 29, the three funds of VMI Annual Giving — the Foundation Fund, the Keydet Club Scholarship Fund, and the Athletic Operations Fund — have received more than $2.2 million in donations and are on pace toward a second consecutive record-setting year. The Foundation Fund has raised almost $1,049,000 or more than $40,000 over the total raised last year at this time. The Keydet Club Scholarship Fund is almost $60,000 ahead of last year’s end-of-February total with more than $807,000 received so far during Fiscal Year 2004. It is the Athletic Operations Fund (AOF), however, that has seen the best improvement over last year’s performance. With a total of $355,684 raised by the end of February, the AOF has taken in $116,191 more so far in fiscal year 2004 than it did in fiscal year 2003 at this time. In other words, donations to the AOF have increased almost 50 percent from February 2003 to February 2004. As has been the case in recent years, however, the only thing clouding this otherwise splendid news about VMI Annual Giving is a decline in the number of alumni donors. This year, the trend of the past few years — fewer donors giving more money— has continued. As of the end of February 2004, Annual Giving had received approximately $215,000 more than it had by the end of February 2003; however, the number of alumni donors declined by 234, from 1,951 to 1,717. Moreover, each fund is experiencing the same trend. Every gift, no matter how much, is needed and appreciated by the Institute and the Alumni Agencies. VMI will and must continue the momentum set in programs and projects in recent years — progress recognized in U.S. News and World Report’s national ranking of colleges. Of note is that one factor in those influential rankings is the percentage of alumni who donate to the college. Please join those who have committed to help VMI with your contribution to one of the funds associated with Annual Giving or another activity on Post. Report to Investors and Honor Roll of Donors On-Line The VMI Alumni Agencies’ Report to Investors for fiscal year 2003 is now available on the VMI website. For a limited time, the Honor Roll of Donors — the list of those people and institutions who made a gift or commitment of financial support to the VMI Alumni Agencies — also will be posted on the VMI website. A printed version of the Honor Roll will appear in the Winter 2004 issue of the VMI Alumni Review. The Report to Investors, which describes the work of the VMI Alumni Agencies on behalf of the Institute, can be found on the VMI site, by clicking on “Alumni,” and then on the link titled “Report to Investors.” The Honor Roll of Donors is on the “Alumni” page as well, click the link titled “Honor Roll of Donors” to go to the document. Both the Report to Investors and the Honor Roll of Donors are presented in Adobe PDF format. Any questions about the Report should be directed to Scott Belliveau ’83, the VMI Foundation’s director of communications. He may be reached by telephone at (540) 464-7287, extension 242, or via E-mail at reportrequest@vmiaa.org. PAGE 4, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 VMI Museum Continues Operations During Renovation The VMI Museum plans to open a temporary exhibit on the history of VMI in the George C. Marshall Museum next April while the bulk of its collection is prepared for storage to allow renovation of the lower floors of Jackson Memorial Hall. Beginning in 2005, J.M. Hall will undergo nearly a $3.4 million renovation to the 100 and 200 levels in order to provide more space for the nearly 12,000 items in its collection. Many of those artifacts have national and international interest. The museum is scheduled to reopen in the renovated J.M. Hall space in 2007. All the funding for the renovation has been privately donated. While the renovation is in progress much of the museum collection will be moved into the Preston Library’s secured and climate-controlled storage area. A few of the more popular exhibits, such as Jackson’s horse, Little Sorrell, will be displayed in the Marshall Museum. The VMI museum shop will also be relocated to the Marshall Museum during the renovation project. The museum, which is currently limited to the 200 level of J.M. Hall, does not have enough room to display all the pertinent artifacts in the collection, according to Executive Director Col. Keith Gibson. Among the items the museum finds difficult to display now are the Henry Stewart Antique Firearms Collection, which contains over 800 individual pieces, the uniform that Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson wore when he was given the name “Stonewall,” a helmet that belonged to Gen. Patton, as well as an array of medals won by alumni over the decades. One of the main objectives during the renovation is to make room for more items highlighting the accomplishments of alumni. “These are the reminders of future accomplishments of today’s cadets,” said Gibson, referring the vast array of various artifacts belonging to both famous and unfamiliar alumni that have come through the Institute. In the renovation plans, a room is set a side on the 100 level to be the new home to the VMI Alumni Story. This will be similar somewhat to the recently added Hall of Valor, which represents hundreds of combat decorations; however, the Alumni Story room will represent over 1,000 alumni in both the military and civilian world. The VMI Museum was founded in 1856, making it the oldest museum in the state, and until 1970 the museum was part of the archives in Preston Library. The museum is also professionally accredited by the American Association of Museums and receives as many as 50,000 visitors each year, which Gibson said makes it a model for many small museums nationwide. Nearly every one of the 12,000 items cataloged in the collection was donated by an alumnus or by the family of an alumnus, he said. of Scouting as “a powerful positive force in the growth and development of boys into men.” The dinner at which Peay received his award was also a pledge drive for Virginia businesses to give support to the Scout program, and over the course of the evening more than 700 business leaders pledged their support for “character building of our youth” in the form of over $430,000. Among Peay’s accomplishments cited when his Distinguished Eagle award was presented were that during his military career he rose to the rank of full general and was noted for his work in both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield, where he commanded the 101st Army Airborne Division. Last year he was named VMI’s superintendent. Peay, a native of Richmond, received his Eagle Scout Award in 1954. The Heart of Virginia Council consists of nearly 600 Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops and packs with about 20,000 scouts in the Central Virginia area, including Richmond. Peay Wins Scouting Award Continued from page 1 Scout Executive Robert A. Tuggle congratulates Gen. Peay for recieving the Distinguished Eagle Award. Lookng on is Cadet Christopher Authier ’05. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 5 Band Draws Awards During Mardi Gras Parades Tobacco Users Given Help to Quit The Colonel Mike E. “Doc” Monsour Center for Cadet Development and Counseling is mounting an awareness campaign to encourage and help cadets who use tobacco products to stop. The campaign began with posters put up around Post citing reasons to stop using tobacco, said Maj. Mary Andre, director of cadet development and counseling. One day in mid-February an information table was set up at Crozet Hall during the lunch and evening meals. Andre said more than 200 cadets sought information and signed pledges not to start using tobacco, to help friends quit, or to seriously consider when they would quit using tobacco. Ninety-two cadets are currently working to quit using tobacco. “We want to support those who want to stop,” Andre said. “They have made a conscious decision to quit. They have decided there are very good reasons for them to go through a process that many of them will find difficult at times. But, every one of them is capable of stopping.” An average of 30 to 40 percent of college students in Virginia use tobacco products; at VMI, however, 54 percent of cadets reported in a recent survey that they had used tobacco during the previous month. Besides being higher than the state average, tobacco use among cadets here is higher than the national average of 35 percent of students, and the average at military schools, where 26 percent of students reported using tobacco products. ‘Quit kits,’ which contain literature, candy, tips for quitting, worry stones, sunflower seeds, a computer CD to help cadets develop individualized quitting plans, and other materials, have been distributed to cadets working to quit. “Some cadets say they are smoking or dipping snuff just while they’re here at VMI,” Andre said. “They plan to stop when they graduate, but they often discover that is a very stressful time and that quitting then is not as easy as they thought.” There are many reasons to quit using tobacco, and the awareness campaign will highlight many of those. Ultimately, Andre said, individuals must arrive at the reason they find compelling enough to see them through what can be a more difficult process than they may at first expect. “We want to support them when they decide they want to quit,” Andre said. The campaign is funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society and a grant from the Virginia College Cooperative for Tobacco Use Reduction. Also participating in the campaign are the Post Hospital and the Cadet Counseling Staff, which is made up of cadets who are peer counselors and peer health educators. For more information, contact Andre at 464-7667. The VMI Regimental Band, Pipe Band, Color Guard, and Band Company staff marched more than 10 miles in parades, played four standing concerts, won an important award, and were seen by more than 800,000 people during two and a half days of performances in New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., last month. The trip marked the ninth time Band Company has participated in Mardi Gras events in New Orleans and their first return to Mobile since 1978. The band placed first in the Endymion Parade in New Orleans on Feb. 21, winning the coveted Mendelson Plaque. Among the bands and military groups at the parade were those from Virginia Tech and the Citadel, as well as a number of other military bands. The Endymion Parade had over 40 bands and 75 floats. The seven-mile parade took over five hours to complete. Many area alumni saw the event live or on television and complemented the band on its military excellence. The band arrived in Mobile on Feb. 22, and through the invaluable assistance of Dr. C.M.A.“Max” Rogers IV ’83, they performed several concerts and marched in a parade in the course of the next day and a half. The cadets were warmly received in Mobile and were swarmed by citizens who greatly appreciated their presence. Rogers made sure the cadets were well provided for and fetted by an appreciative and happy crowd full of VMI alumni, namely Vester Thompson ’40 and Robert A. Guthans ’51. Lt. Col. Michael J. Woloshuk Jr. ’72 was at the controls of one of two aircraft used to fly cadets to the events. A C-135 from the 434th OSS/CCC from Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, and a C-130 from 440th AW OSF/OSK from Milwaukee, Wis., flew the cadets from Richmond to New Orleans, then the following day to Mobile in style, while giving the cadets a terrific experience in Air Force transportation. The cadets returned by bus when poor weather in Mobile prevented military aircraft from landing to pick up the cadets and staff. Brodie Wins Arts Award Col. John Brodie, director of the Regimental Band, was recognized as the Arts and Entertainment Individual of the Year for Lexington and Rockbridge County. The chamber of commerce and civic clubs nominated candidates for the award, and area residents selected winners by voting in October and November. Brodie was presented with a plaque at a recogintion breakfast at Evans Hall at Washington & Lee University. Band members march in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. PAGE 6, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 Cadet Uniform Changes Announced VMI’s Uniform Committee recently finished its work and made recommendations to the Superintendent for uniform changes. The committee’s discussions led to policies that are intended to trim away the clutter that has been accumulating on cadet uniforms by simplifying them, providing a more professional appearance to the Corps by making uniforms more “uniform,” and upholding VMI traditions. Most of the policies will take effect in the fall, with others phased in as funds become available. Money saved as a result of policy changes is being used to help underwrite the cost of other uniform changes. The committee of nine cadets and five faculty members focused on preserving the traditional VMI Corps appearance of a uniform that is cleaner and more consistent than those worn by other military colleges. The committee deliberated over the issues during a concentrated two-week period, and the cadet members frequently sought opinions from fellow cadets between committee meetings and reported those opinions to the full committee. The discussions centered on the committee’s mission: to clean up the VMI uniforms, remove distracting items, and provide the Corps with quality uniforms in sufficient quantities to meet daily requirements. Most items in the current cadet clothing bag were discussed. In some cases, cadet members proposed exchanging current uniform garments for different items, adding items, and making other changes. The new policies are: — Class patch and nametape will remain unchanged on the duty jacket. Athletic patches will be smaller, the sports names will be removed from them, they will be produced in subdued colors, and they will be centered above the nametape. The Post Tailor shop will replace the athletic patches, and will return the old patches to the cadets as souvenirs. — Pips will be eliminated from the black shirts. Tie bars will be eliminated, with male cadets tucking their ties into their shirts below the second button. The committee discussed adopting neck tabs for the female uniform and decided neck tabs will be worn next year on a trial basis. The changes will make the shirt easier for cadets to set up prior to wearing. A third black shirt is in the process of being issued to cadets. — White belts will be eliminated from the Rat uniform, with the white nametapes and shoulder boards without crests considered by the committee sufficient to identify the cadets as Rats. After Breakout, the new 4th-Class cadets will be issued new shoulder boards with crests. — Long skirts will provide female cadets with a uniform suitable for formal occasions. Details of the design and color of the skirts have yet to be decided; though, it is anticipated those details will be settled in time for the skirts to be on hand well before Ring Figure. — The heel on the female pump will be wider and lowered from 1 1/2 inches to 1 inch, making them more stable and more suitable for marching. — Each sports team having its unique travel suit will be a thing of the past, with a single design being used by all members of the Corps. The running-style all-weather suit of black pants and black, red, and yellow zip-up jacket with the VMI logo will be fielded to athletes participating on NCAA teams in time for the fall season. The suits will be issued to sports club teams and the remainder of the Corps as funding permits. A matching polo shirt is anticipated to be added as funding becomes available. The process of selecting the travel suit for athletic teams was begun with last year’s cadet-faculty uniform committee. Twelve athlete and non-athlete cadets tested various versions. The single uniform is expected to better identify the wearers as VMI cadets than the current variety of travel suits used by teams. The suits are intended for wear while in an official travel status, with the Commandant specifying appropriate occasions for wear. A uniform change not considered by the committee but which will take effect next fall eliminates polywool pants and polywool skirts, which are not compatible with many other uniform items. The money saved by this policy will be applied toward increasing the issue of other uniform items for each cadet, such as increasing the number of white ducks from four to seven and providing an extra pair of wool pants. Polywool pants will be turned in by the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th class cadets during uniform turn-in prior to summer furlough. The simplified uniforms and the increased number of some uniform items are expected to make the Corps look better and make life easier for cadets, allowing greater flexibility to take care of laundering and alterations. The simplified, more austere uniform appearance will further differentiate VMI cadets from cadets attending other military schools. Cadet newspaper reporter Shawn Jones interviews Dr. J. Alfred Broaddus Jr., president of the 5th District Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Broaddus, who spoke to cadets in Jackson Memorial Hall, gave an overview of the Federal Reserve and discussed business ethics. The March 5 talk was part of the John W. and Jane M. Roberts Lecture Series. Federal Official Addresses Cadets THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 7 Civil Rights Hero Honored Daniels Courtyard Dedication March 25 It was June 1961 when Jonathan Daniels last walked the Post in his cadet uniform; however, with the dedication of the Jonathan Daniels Arch and Courtyard on March 25 his words will always echo through Barracks. Above the archway connecting the Barracks with the Courtyard will be a quote from Daniels’ graduation address to the Institute as the 1961 valedictorian. It will read, “I wish you the decency and nobility of which you are capable.” Daniels is a “prime example of a citizen soldier,” said Col. Keith Gibson ’77, executive director of the VMI Museum. Though he did not serve in the military, he served in “an army with a religious ministry.” A student at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Mass., after his graduation from VMI, Daniels followed his convictions and calling to Alabama in hopes of making a difference in the nation’s civil rights struggle. On a sultry August day in 1965 Daniels died during a bloody confrontation when he pushed a black teenaged girl named Ruby Sales out of the way of a shotgun blast. That sacrifice touched many lives and will be permanently remembered at VMI with the Courtyard and Arch. The ceremony dedicating the Daniels Courtyard and Arch will begin in Jackson Memorial Hall at 11 a.m. on March 25. The Rev. William Rankin, a seminarian with Daniels who later became dean of the Episcopal Theological School, and Donzaleigh Abernathy, who’s father played a very active role in the civil rights movement, will be featured. Rankin will give the invocation, after which Abernathy will speak on the topic of “civility.” The courtyard dedication follows the presentation in J.M. Hall. At this ceremony, Rankin will comment on the life of Daniels, and a 3-by-4- foot bronze plaque will be unveiled. Brig. Gen. Lee D. Badgett ’61, professor of economics and a “Brother Rat” of Daniels, will assist in the unveiling. The dedication will be followed by a luncheon and viewing of a video production made by Kelci Williams, a high school senior from Uniontown, Kan. The video, titled “I Just Shot Two Preachers,” describes events leading up to and surrounding Daniels’ sacrifice. It won the National History Day Competition for the senior individual documentary. Other guests who have been invited to the unveiling include Ruby Sales; Emily Daniels Robey, Daniels’ sister; Richard Morrisoe, who was also shot in the incident in which Daniels was killed; and several other friends and colleagues of Daniels. Morrisoe spoke to the Corps at the 2003 Daniels ceremony. In May 2002, the Board of Visitors approved the renaming and re-sculpting of the courtyard between Maury-Brooke Hall and Old Barracks. The construction began by installing paving bricks in the alleyway leading to the courtyard from Letcher Avenue. In addition to the plaque that will be unveiled, the two benches now in the center of the courtyard will be moved to the sides and flower boxes will be planted around the plaque and near the steps entering the courtyard from Letcher Avenue. The courtyard will be identified by lettering on a wall at the entrance to the courtyard and also be visible from Letcher Avenue. ‘Three Soldiers’ statuette donated. James Moore ’58 will present a statuette copy of Frederick Hart’s “Three Soldiers” sculpture from the Vietnam Memorial to the VMI Museum April 20. According to Col. Keith Gibson, museum director, the statuette is likely to be displayed in the Periodical Reading Room of Preston Li-brary. The Periodical Reading Room is dedicated to the members of the Class of 1969 who died in Vietnam. Daniels Story Told in Iraq. Capt. Thomas Brashears ’95, who is currently deployed in Iraq, gives a short talk on the life of Daniels a part of the 1st Armored Division’s Black History Month activi-ties. In his remarks, Brashears highlighted the efforts and sacrifices of Daniels. PAGE 8, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 International Program Grows Lt. Col Dale Davis ’82 arrived at VMI in 1997 with a mandate from then Superintendent Lt. Gen. Josiah Bunting III to build a strong inter-national education program that would befit an institute with a mission tying it and its graduates to an increasingly interconnected world. Now, after seven years on the job as director of international pro-grams, Davis is leaving with the satisfaction of knowing the greatly expanded variety and number of study abroad and other international educational opportunities is helping prepare cadets for today’s world. “We’ve established a lot of programs, and we have a vastly increased participation,” Davis said. “Now our involvement in international pro-grams is at a level you’d expect from a college serious about educating its students to succeed in a world where they are very likely to find themselves working and living abroad, whether it be leading Marines in Afghanistan or leading the sales unit of a multi-national corporation in Bangkok, Thailand.” Each year, as many as 130 cadets participate in various international programs. Among the international programs are recurring exchange programs, summer study abroad opportunities, and semester- or year-long study at overseas colleges and universities. Not only do cadets have opportunities to study overseas, but the In-stitute has developed a deep commitment to ensure those opportunities remain available, Davis said. “Gen. Peay has placed special emphasis on the expansion of our military academy exchanges, while retaining the strongest of relation-ships with premier civilian institutions like Oxford and St. Andrews,” he said. “ We look forward to sending an increasing percentage of our cadets to international military academies. However, these initiatives will take time. It takes an average of three to four years to get a pro-gram rolling from the initial interest.” While having someone focused on establishing and maintaining re-lationships is important, the liveliness of an international program also depends on the interest and commitment of faculty members. That is where VMI has a particular strength, Davis said. In fact, even before the international program director position was established, individual faculty members had initiated their own pro-grams, starting with Col. Tom Davis’ arrangements with the Royal Military College of Science in the mid-80s. Others involved previously were Col. Ed Dooley, Col. Wayne Thompson, and Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett. Today, the vibrancy of the highly successful summer study abroad opportunities depends on the participation of faculty members. There are regularly six or seven overseas trips during the summer, with indi-vidual faculty members taking the lead on each. The international program office also helps faculty members seek Fulbright Scholar grants to fund work at overseas colleges, and assists with the Institute’s visiting scholars program that sponsors faculty mem-bers from international universities in their work here. It also helps with cultural programs on Post, exposing the VMI community to inter-national cultures. “This exposure to the world beyond our borders is important to ca-dets,” Davis said. “The nature of this new, increasingly interconnected world requires they be able to move seamlessly across cultural and linguistic boundaries. If they can do that, they will have a competitive advantage over their peers, whether they serve in the Armed Forces, government service, or the private sector.” While the international program has been a major focus for Davis, he is also proud of the Arabic language program he started in the De-partment of Modern Languages and Cultures. It is now the foreign language course with the second highest enrollment in the department. “That has been a very important program when you look at the events occurring in the world today,” he said. April 1 marks the start of a new phase in Davis’ international career. He leaves VMI to start work in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. “This was an opportunity I really couldn’t pass by,” Davis said. “But when it’s over, I fully intend to come back to Lexington. I love VMI and am very grateful to Lieutenant General Josiah Bunting III, General J. H. Binford Peay, and Brigadier General Casey Brower for the faith and confidence they have placed in me. “Most of all I am grateful to the cadets. They keep you young and they renew your faith. Many pundits speak of America in decline but when I look out over the parade field on any give Friday afternoon I am reassured. As long as VMI produces great young leaders, America will remain strong.” ECE Recruiting CD Earns Award VMI’s Environmental and Civil Engineering Department’s recruiting CD was awarded 5th place by the National Newspaper of Admissions and Marketing for schools for special publications in the schools smaller than 2,000 category. ECE was the only department from any college to win an award; all the other winning entries were for an entire college or university. VMI Cadets join students from other colleges and universities to take advantage of the Institute’s International Program. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 9 Sheldon Spies a World of Spies Spies. They can be found in the most unexpected places. Look closely enough, even where you wouldn’t expect to find them — perhaps especially there — and you’re likely to find one. Or two. Or dozens. Col. Rose Mary Sheldon finds plenty in the Bible. She provides a sampling of biblical spy stories in her article, “Spy Tales,” in the October issue of Bible Review. Spying itself is something that Sheldon finds to be neutral. Whether it is good or bad comes down to which side one is on. Good leaders — on whichever side of a conflict — use espionage as one of the tools available to them; bad leaders overlook it. Among the spies and spymasters Sheldon highlights in her article are Moses, David, Delilah, and Judith. Biblical spies are employed to seek out information on economic matters, military readiness, and the inten-tions of opposition leaders. Joshua uses information from spies to plan that famous attack that resulted in the tumbling down of the walls of Jericho. “A small country with its back to the sea, often surrounded by hostile forces and more frequently than not occupied by huge military forces, the people of the Bible survived by their ability to keep an eye on their neighbors and their enemies and their sons,” Sheldon writes as she concludes her article. “Expert intelli-gence and subtle disinformation earned them their independence more than once.” The article is an outgrowth of a book Sheldon is preparing on the same subject. Her interest in biblical intelligence, counterintelligence, and disinformation is an extension of her interest in spying throughout ancient and medieval history. “You don’t study ancient history just to study it,” she said. “You study it to find parallels to what is happening today.” She finds numerous incidents recorded in ancient manuscripts which parallel problems that confront leaders today. Could an understanding of how similar problems were handled centuries ago be helpful today? Sheldon thinks the answer is yes. VMI offers Sheldon an academic environment virtually unique in which the study of espionage can be pursued. The study of intelligence matters fits quite naturally with the military character and the culture of the Institute. The cadets she teaches have an appreciation for the important role intelligence plays in shap-ing events. “Spying has been done since the beginning of time,” Sheldon said. “Either you do it or you don’t do it. If you don’t do it, you’re inviting something like 9-11.” Basu Examines Oil Case An article co-authored by Maj. Atin Basu, assistant professor of economics, is to be published in a forthcoming issue of the refereed journal, Research in Law and Economics. Other co-authors of the article, “Titan Agonistes: The Wealth Effects of the Standard Oil (N.J.) Case,” are economists from Georgia Southern University, Clemson Uni-versity, and the University of Mississippi. The paper explores the puzzling wealth effects of the Standard Oil of New Jersey antitrust case that in 1911 resulted in the breaking up of John D. Rockerfeller’s company. Basu and his fellow authors found that the most plausible reason why the market failed to react to news of the trust’s dismantling is that in-vestors anticipated that the government’s antitrust sanctions would be ineffective. Dellinger Elected as Language Association Delegate Maj. Mary Ann Dellinger, assistant professor of Spanish, has been elected to a three-year term as a South-ern region representative to the Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association of America. The association is North America’s largest and oldest professional organization for professors of foreign languages and English. The assembly includes 108 delegates from throughout the United States and Canada. Hoadley to Receive Engineering Society Award Col. Peter W. Hoadley, professor of civil engineering, is to receive the Tony Tillman Award at the annual meeting of the Southeast Section of the American Society for Engineering Education early next month. The Southeast Section presents the Tillman award in recognition of outstanding contributions in field of engineering. The award was established by the section to honor Tillman, who was active in the society and was dean at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Ga. Teaming up to Publish An article by Col. Tappey H. Jones, professor of chemistry, and 1st Lt. Vic Zottig ’01 was recently published in the Journal of Chemical Ecology. The article, “The Venom Alka-loids from some African Monomorium Species,” describes specific poisonous compounds that are present in various species of ants that live in Kenya and South Africa. The paper is an outgrowth of undergraduate research per-formed by Zottig under Jones’ mentorship. Zottig intends to further his chemistry education when he com-pletes his service with the U.S. Army. Col. Rose Mary Sheldon PAGE 10, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 Faculty Pursue Research Interests Six faculty members will be taking leaves of absence to pursue other scholarly work and pedagogical projects during the next school year, Brig. Gen. Charles F. Brower IV, deputy superintendent and dean of the faculty, announced recently. In Fall 2004, the Wachtmeister Faculty Development Leave will allow Col. Dale Buckner, professor and civil engineering department head, to conduct research with the Virginia Transportation Research Center that will result in a publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal and presentations at professional meetings. The research will also en-hance his teaching in civil engineering. Col. Soe Than, professor of mathematics and computer science, will conduct research in the spring of 2005 to develop a new course: Math-ematical Foundations and Computer Algorithms in Cryptography. He received the VMI Awards Faculty Development Leave for this work. Recipient of the Ayres Faculty Development Leave, Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, professor of history, will take leave during the spring of 2005 to complete two publications: an article for the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and a book manuscript, The Friedman Collection: Army Cryptology from 1917 to 1969: An Annotated Bibliography. In addition three faculty members have received Jackson-Hope Fac-ulty Development Leaves. Lt. Col. Karen Gutermuth, associate professor of business and econom-ics, is to conduct research for three articles on medical malpractice and prepare a new elective upper-level course on economic health care. Col. George Piegari, professor of mathematics and computer sci-ence, will conduct research with other colleagues at Furman University to create an online repository of learning modules that cover standard conceptual topics in computer literacy courses and such concepts as web development and Java Scripting. Lt. Col. David Rachels, associate professor of English and Fine Arts, will take leave to complete his book titled Mark Twain’s Civil War. VMI Engineers Take Top Prizes in Regional Competition Papers presented by Virginia Military Institute cadets at a design com-petition conducted by the Virginia Mountain Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers won first and second places in com-petition Feb. 19. The two teams of VMI cadets took the top honors away from two student teams from Virginia Tech. First place went to a paper titled “Autonomous Fire-Fighting Vehicle: Trinity Fire-Fighting Robot Competition.” The paper was written by ca-dets Edward P. Cooper ’04, Wei-Han Jeng ’05, Christopher B. Johnson ’04, John B. Puvogel ’04, M. Ryan Shealy ’04, David J. Smit ’05, Joshua L. Wright ’04, and Matthew R. York ’04. The robot that was the focus of the paper was designed to meet the requirements of a capstone design course taught over two semesters by Col. Dan Barr ’74, Col. Dave Livingston, and Lt. Col. Todd Smith ’85. The team will be going on to compete in the Trinity Fire-Fighting Robot contest to be held at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in mid-April. The first place award included a check for $300. Second place went to a paper titled “Medical Internet-Aware Refrig-erator for Use by Elderly Diabetic Patients.” It was authored by cadets Matthew R. York, Thomas A. Largi ’05, Paul A. Kuwik ’05, and Dennis J. Crump ’06. The research and development for this project was part of an inde-pendent study project conducted with the support of the Wetmore Fund for Cadet Research. Maj. Jim Squire and Col. Dave Livingston were ad-visers for the project. In addition the second-place award, the cadet team was awarded a $225 prize. Governor Mark Warner chats with cadets Paul Bryan ’05, Tim Johnson ’05, and Curtis Ivins ’06 at the VMI Legislative Reception which was held in February. They were among 12 cadets who visited the State Capitol and met with legislators, alumni, and friends. THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004, PAGE 11 ROTC’s Marshall-New Market Battalion Holds Annual Dining-In On Feb. 5, Army ROTC’s Marshall-New Market Battalion held its annual Dining- In at the Virginia Horse Center. Participating were approximately 300 cadets from VMI, Mary Baldwin College’s Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership, Washington & Lee University, and Southern Virginia University. Dining-In has a long history. Beginning in the early 18th century, the British Army incorporated the practice of formal din-ing into their regimental mess system. An important feature of the mess was mess night. Usually held once a week, it was a formal mandatory gathering of the offic-ers of the regiment to bring the officers together in a fraternal atmosphere. The mess night, or “Dining-In,” became a tradition in all British regiments. The close association between the British and American armies during the world wars led the U.S. Army to adopt the Dining-In as a tradition in its own regiments. Today, Dining-In is a tradition in most Army units. The Army ROTC Dining-In at VMI fulfills the same role for the Marshall-New Market Battalion. Presiding over the occasion were Col. William L. Faistenhammer ’74, professor of military science and Chris-topher C. Russo ’04, cadet commander of the Marshall-New Market Battalion. The honored guest and speaker was Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wagner ’57 U.S. Army (Ret.), a renowned cavalryman, Vietnam combat veteran, and the first command-ing general of the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Other honored guests in-cluded Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Tate ’55 U.S. Army (Ret.), also a cavalryman, Vietnam veteran, and former deputy commander of I Corps and chief of the Armor Branch; Brig. Gen. Charles F. Brower IV U.S. Army (Ret.), VMI dean of the faculty; Brig. Gen. Michael N. Bissell U.S. Army (Ret.), com-mandant of VWIL Corps of Cadets; Air Force Col. Robert C. Lynn, professor of aerospace studies; Marine Col. Thomas E. Minor, professor of naval science; and Dr. Monte S. Nyman, president of Southern Virginia University. Each member and guest of the battalion enjoyed the traditions of the Mess — a balance between strict rules of formality and good-natured rivalry. Providing entertainment for the occasion was the 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American Chorus. Composed of troopers from nearly ev-ery unit in the division, the chorus performed a medley of skits and songs customary to both the Army and the Airborne. Their antics, com-bined with camaraderie of the Marshall-New Market Battalion, made the evening a tremendous success. Powell Leaving NROTC Lt. Christopher C. Powell ’96 has spent the last two and a half years as an assistant professor of Naval Science, teaching, mentoring and helping to commission 60 Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants from VMI. With a recently com-pleted MBA in hand, he will soon venture forth to work in an office far removed from the cockpit he once called his cubicle. Powell earned his “Wings of Gold” in 1997. He was then selected for tactical jets and received orders to Sea Control Squadron Forty One (VS- 41) in San Diego, Calif., to train in the S-3B Viking. During his training tour at VS-41, Powell mar-ried the former Lisa Hodge. Their daughter, Lindsay Ann, was born in San Diego. In March 1999, after completing training, Powell reported to his first operational fleet squadron, VS-38, the Fighting Red Griffins. Soon after completing air wing training in air-to-ground tactics at Fallon, Nev., the Fighting Red Griffins deployed with Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) onboard USS Constellation (CV-64) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf. After a brief show-of-force mis-sion to the Korean Peninsula following the sinking of North Korean gunboats by the South Korean Navy, the Constel-lation arrived on station in the Persian Gulf in August. For three months, VS-38 flew in support of Op-eration Southern Watch, flying missions of armed surface reconnaissance, electronic support, and providing airborne tanking for CVW-2 aircraft over Kuwait and southern Iraq. In December 1999 the Constellation brought Powell and his shipmates home. After a stand-down period, followed by a series of battlegroup workups, Powell completed a sec-ond cruise aboard the Constellation that was very similar to his first. After being informed of the opening at his alma mater’s Naval Science De-partment, Powell requested orders to VMI. He quickly integrated back into life at VMI and found the opportunities to mentor and guide the cadets very rewarding. At the NROTC Unit, he has taught four different Naval Science courses in addition to accomplishing a myriad of collateral duties. Powell will leave active duty in July, but he will continue to serve as a member of the Naval Reserve. Cadet Frank A. Dolberry ’06 greets Col William L. Faistenhammer, professor of military science as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wagner ’57 U.S. Army (Ret.)and Cadets Mark T. Searles ’06 and Christopher C. Russo look on. Powell with wife Lisa and daughter Lindsay Ann. PAGE 12, THE INSTITUTE REPORT, MARCH 16, 2004 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICE LEXINGTON, VA 24450-0304 FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID LEXINGTON, VA PERMIT NO. 12 Championship Team Honored During its 40th Reunion The Keydet Club hosted a 40th reunion of the 1964 VMI Basket-ball Team Feb. 20-21. In the winter of 1964, this group of VMI men and their coaches came together as a team to create one of the most memorable seasons in the history of VMI basketball by capturing the Institute’s first Southern Confer-ence Championship. The starting lineup for the ’64 Keydets were team co-captains Bill Blair ’64 at shooting guard and the late Bobby Watson ’64 at center; Joe Kruse ’65 at point guard; and forwards Jeff Gausepohl ’64 and Charlie Schmaus ’66. Supporting from the bench were: Jeff Crump ’64, John Prosser ’65, Godwin Jones ’65, Jackie Cooper ’66, Jim Guy ’66, Jack Hartung ’66, Butch Lazaroff ’66 and Bill McClure ’66. They were coached by the late “Weenie” Miller and his assistant, Gary McPherson. Fred Kelley was the team’s trainer, and “Buzz” Birzenieks ’64 and the late Jim Barker ’62 were team managers. The Keydets were in fourth place heading into the Southern Confer-ence Tournament, but they had a first team All-Conference player and five starters with double-figure scoring averages. VMI began the tour-ney with a big win against Furman (77-73), and squared off in the semifinals against “Lefty” Dreisell’s Davidson team — a team that had beaten VMI twice in the regular season (one game with a score of 129- 91). Davidson, captained by Terry Holland, who later was athletic di-rector at the University of Virginia, had a record of 21-3 and was ranked in the top 10 in the nation going into the tournament. What a semi-final game it turned out to be! As the media stated, “VMI Pulled Off the Hoop Feat of the Century!” with an 82-81 win over the Wildcats. Many believe this was the best game VMI basketball has ever played. The Keydets went on to beat George Washington, 61-56, for the Southern Conference cham-pionship. Seven members of the team re-turned to Lexington on Feb. 20 for a reunion banquet: Blair, Kruse, Gausepohl, Schmaus, Prosser, Cooper, and Jones. Also joining them was team manager “Buzz” Birzenieks ’64 and Terry Holland. On Saturday, Feb. 21, teammate Bill McClure ’66 joined his team-mates as guests of Gen. and Mrs. Peay for lunch at the Superintendent’s Quarters. Afterwards, everyone headed to Cameron Hall for the VMI-Liberty basketball game. During halftime, the team was introduced to the crowd and presented with a “Piece of the Pit.” That weekend the team and Lois Ford of Chicago, sister of the late Bobby Watson, announced the establishment of the 1964 Champion-ship Team Basketball Scholarship in Memory of Coach “Weenie” Miller, Teammate Bobby Watson ’64 and Manager Jim Barker ’62. Members of the team that won the 1964 Southern Conference basketball championship were honored during half time at the VMI-Liberty game last month. |
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