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http://www. vmi.edu The Ins'ti'tu'te Re,por't VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE Volume XXIV, Number 4 - December 9, 1996 General to General: VM/'s 13th Superintendent, Major General Josiah Bunting-111 (right), presents a framed sketch of Preston Library to his predecessor Major General John W. Knapp during the rededication ceremony for Preston Library on November 15. Gen. Knapp was superintendent in 1992 when Virginia voters passed a general obligation bond referendum which included funding for the renovation of Preston Library. The project was begun in December 1994, also during the Knapp administration. Looking on is Richard B. Trumbo, current chairman of the Friends of Preston Library. Kathryn Wise photo. €bristmas ;.ftilrssagr from tbr ~untings Christmas is a time for us to jump off the world's mad cap treadmill, give ourselves entirely to family and friends, and renew in our hearts not only the words but enduring message of the Pri~ce of Peace. The happiest of Christmas to all who labor for and love the Institute. Diana and Josiah JUDGE KISER REJECTS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MOTION On Monday, December 2, Judge Jackson L. Kiser, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, rejected a motion by the United States Justice Department which would have required VMI to present a comprehensive remedial plan addressing all facets of assimilating women into the Corps of Cadets. The Justice Department filed the motion with Judge Kiser October 17 asking for a plan within 30 days. The Virginia Attorney General's office responded, and on November 13, for the first time since last January, VMI was back in court. Judge Kiser, to whom the case was remanded following the decision of the United States Supreme Court, heard oral arguments from D. Judith Keith of the Justice Department and William H. Hurd, Deputy Attorney General, November 13. continued on page 5 HOCKADAY TO RETURN AS SERGEANT MAJOR Major General Josiah Bunting III, VMI Superintendent, has announced the appointment of Sergeant Major AI N. Hockaday, USMC (Ret.), as Sergeant Major to the VMI Corps of Cadets. He will begin his duties in January. As Sergeant Major to the Corps, he will serve as a member of the Commandant's staff, working directly with the Corps of Cadets on a variety of assigned tasks and missions. Previously, Sergeant Major Hockaday served at VMI as an Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, 1974-1977, and as Sergeant Major to the Corps of Cadets, from 1990 to 1994, serving with then Commandant Colonel N. Michael Bissell '61. Sergeant Major Hockaday wears the VMI ring as the honorary Brother Rat of the Class of 1994, and was invited by the Class continued on page 3 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE FOR VMI OFFICES The Christmas holiday period for VMI employees will begin at 4:30p.m. on Friday, December 20, 1996 and end at 8 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 1997. A liberal leave schedule will be in effect on January 3. Department offices need not be covered on this day. Page 2 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 ADMISSIONS INITIATIVES PAYING OFF Applications up 35 percent If early returns are any indication, VMI is headed for a banner year in recruiting students for the Class of 2001. Increased staffing, high profile publications, state-ofthe- art technology, target market recruiting, additional open house opportunities for prospective cadets, and greater emphasis on direct mail are paying dividends. Colonel Vernon L. Beitzel, director of admissions and a leader in the field for over 20 years, has organized his staff to take full advantage of the increased emphasis VMI is placing on the admissions' process. Through December 3, the admissions office had received 343 applications for the Class of 2001 (329 men, 14 women) compared with 254 for the Class of 2000 on the same date last year, a 35 percent increase. Early decision applications are up 42 percent over last year; these applicants will be notified of their status by December 15. The biggest statistical jump comes in number of inquiries with 10,467 high school seniors (9403 men, 1064 women) asking about VMI. This marks an 81 percent increase over inquiries for the Class of 2000. Also of significance are the total responses being received from the 30,000+ direct mail piece sent to high school women in late October. It has thus-far initiated 1,452 inquiries from juniors and seniors. "We are pleased with the results to date," said Col. Beitzel. "Our efforts have obtained some impressive early figures, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. I have every confidence that with our professional admissions team, this will be one of the best recruiting years in VMI history." TOUR HIGHLIGHTS QUARTERS The annual Christmas Tour, sponsored by the Lexington-Rockbridge County Chamber of Commerce, featured the Superintendent's Quarters at VMI among other Lexington dwellings. The Quarters have served as the continuous residence of all the Institute's superintendents. In the past it has housed the administrative offices of VMI and is one of the principal structures which comprises VMI's designation as a National Historic District. Constructed in the period 1860-1862, the house originally contained 15 rooms. It was dismantled and relocated in 1914-1915 to its present site, allowing the parade ground to be enlarged. The tour was held December 7. DUPUY TO BE FEATURED ON WITH GOOD REASON Col. David L. DuPuy, professor of physics and astronomy will represent VMI in December on the public radio program, With Good Reason. The first and only statewide public radio program in Virginia, With Good Reason features weekly, halfhour interviews with outstanding faculty members at Virginia's public colleges and universities on topics of interest to the general public. With Good Reason is a product of the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium, a joint venture of Virginia's state-supported colleges and universities and the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEY). The program can be heard locally on WMRA-FM (90. 7), Sundays at 4:30p.m. and on WVTR-FM (91.9), Mondays at 7:30p.m. DuPuy will be joined by Roy Wagner, anthropologist from the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University religion professor Cliff Edwards in a show entitled "The Sky's the Limit: The Role of the Heavens Across Cultures." From astrology to Zen, the heavens have been revered in every culture under the sun. Have Martian bacteria and multiple moon walks demystified the skies for modem man? Col. DuPuy will compare our night sky to that of our ancestors and Wagner and Edwards will discuss how the relationship between man and his celestial mantle has changed in different times and cultures. The show will air the week of December 20-25. With Good Reason project coordinator is Mike McDowell, SCHEY's public information director, and Carolyn Elliott serves as the producer/director and primary host. WGR is a half-hour program which airs weekly on nine public radio stations throughout Virginia and adjoining states with a potential listening audience of 1.3 million. For more information on the program or to request tapes or transcripts, E-mail Landrum@SCHEV.EDU With Good Reason Broadcast Schedule WAMU-FM (88.5): Sundays midnight (Washington D.C., northern Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) WCVE-FM (88.9): Sundays 6 p.m. (Richmond area) WETS-FM (89.5): Tuesdays 7:30p.m. (eastern Tennessee and far southwest Virginia) WHRV-FM (89.5): Mondays 1:30 p.m. (Tidewater) WMRA-FM (90.7): Sundays 3:30p.m. (Charlottesville and the Shenandoah Valley) WNSB-FM (91.1 ): Mondays 9:30a.m. (Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads area) WVRU-FM (89.9): Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. (Radford/Blacksburg area) WVST-FM (91.3): Tuesday 8 p.m. (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) WVTF-FM (89.1): Mondays 7:30p.m. (Roanoke area and southwest Virginia) The Institute Report Editor: Burton R. Floyd, Ill Supervising Editor: Col. Mike Strickler Contributing writers: Tom Joynes, Chris Clark Printed by: The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute Report is published at Virginia Military Institute by the Public Relations Office. Eight issues are printed during the academic year. Inquiries, suggestions, or news items should be directed to Editor, The Institute Report, Public Relations Office. VMI, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304; News received will be included in the next published issue. Telephone 540-464-7207 FAX 540-464-7583 E-mail:VMIReport@vmi.edu VANDERVORT AUTHORS BOOK ON LIFE OF FRENCH LABOR LEADER Lt. Col. Bruce Vandervort, associate professor of history and assistant editor of the Journal of Military History at VMI, has written a biography of Victor Griffuelhes, an important French labor leader. The 344- page book, Victor Griffuelhes and French Syndicalism, 1895- 1922, examines the life and career of the radical French labor leader and also serves as a fascinating summary of the influential French syndicalist movement. In the book, Vandervort examines Griffuelhes' growth as a labor radical in the context of enormous changes in the industry and economy of France in the early years of this century. He offers a fresh perspective on the syndicalist movement in France and challenges current thought on labor radicalism during this period. He also details the substantial efforts of syndicalists to organize French industrial labor. Vandervort also explains the attraction of revolutionary syndicalists like Griffuelhes to Soviet communism in the immediate post World War I era. The biography, largely based upon French archival sources and contemporary printed materials, was recently published by the Louisiana State University Press. HOCKADAY continued from page 1 of 1996 to speak at their ring ceremony in November 1994. Sergeant Major Hockaday is a veteran of 30 years service in the Marine Corps. Among his assignments was senior enlisted advisor to the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, where he performed such duties as Base Sergeant Major, Infantry Battalion Sergeant Major, and physical training instructor at the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Academy. He also served two tours in VietNam, first as a sniper, and on his second tour as a platoon sergeant. His decorations include the Purple Heart (2), the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal. "AI Hockaday brings to his duties a distinguished record in the U.S. Marine Corps and a demonstrated, abiding love for the Institute and the education of our cadets," said Gen. Bunting in making the announcement AI and his wife Ernestine live in Lexington. Virginia Military Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 3 Regimental Commander BrianA. Bagwan (left), Commandant of Cadets Col. Keith D. Dickson, and Professor of Military Science Col. Walter L. Chalkley (back) greet General John W Vessey, Jr. (right), who spoke to the Corps of Cadets on November 5. General Vessey served two terms as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Ronald Reagan. THIRTY-EIGHT CADETS ELECTED TO "WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS" The 1997 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will include the names of 38 VMI first classmen who have been selected as outstanding national leaders. A campus nominating committee and editors of the national directory have included the names based on academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurriculur activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 1900 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Of this year's selectees, 16 are from Virginia: Jason W. Ancarrow, Mechanicsville; Jason A. Bade, Jeffersonton; John M. Bushman, McLean; Francis X. Buser, Madison; Andrew K. Clark, Radford; William W. Edmunds, III, Herndon; Gordon T. Edwards, III and James C. Smythers, Chesapeake; Jason L. Foresman and Tim 0. Moore, II, Virginia Beach; Christopher 1. Hobbs, Woodbridge; Sebastien P. Joly, Alexandria; Hompeng Komthirath, Tuan A. Nguyen and David W. Zirkle, Richmond; and William 1. O'Donnell, III, Clifton. The remaining selectees are: Brian A. Bagwan, Woodside, N.Y.; Michael F. Belenky, Arnold, Md.; Maxime C. Casteleyn, Bethlehem, Pa.; Christopher M. Coats, Suwanee, Ga.; Derek R. Fix, Rocky River, Ohio; George D. Hasseltine, Metairie, La.; Craig P. Himel, Kenner, La.; JosephS. Howard, III, Los Alamos, N.M.; Fu-Guo R. Huang, China; Wun-Hoa A. Jai, China; James W. Jeter, III, Santa Barbara, Ca.; Oliver R. Johnson, Jr., Winnsboro, S.C.; Joseph P. Klapatch, Oak Ridge, N.J.; John-Andrews McQuade, Baltimore, Md.; Michael W. Medlin, Monroe, N.C.; JoshuaJ. Metcalf, Memphis, Tenn.; LyleJ. Peters, North Mankato, Minn.; David R. Short, Centerville, Ohio; Joseph H. Steele, III, Panama City, Fla.; Mark A. Turner, Huntsville, Ala.; James C. Wrenn, Jr., Oxford, N.C.; and Robert W. Youngren, St. Paul, Minn. Page 4 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 FIRST CLASS PRESIDENT CARRIES ON FAMILY TRADITION Except during the seventies, there's been at least one Hagan in the VMI Corps of Cadets in every decade of this century. The latest one, Cadet J. Addison Hagan, IV, is president of the First Class. All three of the previous Joseph A. Hagans earned their VMI degrees, beginning with "The Colonel," class of 1916. A five-year man, he originally was in the class of '15, so, in keeping with his zeal for VMI, he attended reunions of both those classes for many years. All three were Marine Corps officers. Carrol D. Hagan, class of 1905, was the first one to matriculate from the Richmond family, and the original Joseph A. also had three brothers who were VMI grads between 1911 and 1921. If cadet Hagan has the VMI genes of most of his ancestors, he could be involved in the Institute's affairs for years to come. His great-grandfather served as president of the VMI Alumni Association, as did his great-great uncle, John C. "Jack" Hagan. Jack was also president of the VMI Foundation, Inc. and the George C. Marshall Foundation, and was a member of the Board of Visitors. His grandfather, Joseph A., Jr., known as "Ad" and as "Ad-I," from the class of 1942, also is a prominent figure in VMI circles and a major influence on the current J.A. Hagan's decision to come to VMI. His son, Cadet Hagan's father, was president of the class of '68 and still serves as class agent. There have been a total of 15 Hagans at VMI; 12 of them earned their degrees, and Joseph A., IV can make it 13. The current Hagan is majoring in economics and business, and is in the Marine Corps option of Naval ROTC. An asthma problem will prevent his earning a commission, but he does hold the rank of lance corporal in the Marine Reserves. He has been through the rigorous basic training course at Parris Island, number 1 in the platoon, and hopes to maintain his reserve status after college. His goal is to find a spot in the investment or banking fields, quite suitable for his major. "In the VMI system, the class president has a whole lot more to do than he does at most colleges," said Hagan, "so I've had to give up my other extra-curricular activities to have more time for my academic work." In his first three years, he had been involved in rugby, the events concerning the Semper Fi Society, the VMI Firefighters (helping with the area forest fires), and the staff work he did on the student newspaper, The VMI Cadet. In his first year, Hagan had been elected vice-president of the class, and served in that role until the middle of last year when the president left school. He doesn't automatically move up in the VMI system, but instead, the class held another election and chose him to finish the term. "That's when I found out the difference in time consumption between vicepresident and president duties," said Hagan. Hagan does have his hobbies, however, and gives what time he can to such things as reading, hiking and camping, and his favorite pastime, "Spending as much time as I can with my girlfriend. We've been dating for three years now, so maybe there's hope for this relationship. First, though I want that degree. Hagans are supposed to graduate from VMI." His cousin Mark, class of '95, was the most recent. HELP WITH WRITING SKILLS AVAILABLE TO CADETS Cadets can now receive needed help with writing skills at "The Writing Center." The center's purpose is to improve the compositional skills of cadets by providing them with professional tutorial help in the planning, writing, and revising of their essays, research papers, reports, case studies, and the like. The center hopes to reinforce writing skills by approaching writing as a process, a method of investigation, and thus a way of thinking and learning. The center is directed by Bill Oliver, instructor in English and Fine Arts. The center accepts walk-ins, referrals, and appointments. Cadets who want to attend should get their instructor's permission, then call the Department of English and Fine Arts. AUDITIONS FOR "BROTHER RAT" Auditions for the upcoming VMI Theatre production of "Brother Rat" will be held January 21-23 at 8 p.m. in Scott Shipp Hall. Interested cadets, faculty, and staff are encouraged to audition. There are roles for 9 cadets, 2 officers, 3 young ladies, 1 local cab driver, 1 grandmother. For more information contact Theatre director J oellen Bland at 463-7103 Ext. 235 or 464-7389. IN THE LIBRARY Blood & Treasure: Confederate Empire in the Southwest, Donald S. Frazier uncovers new materials and reevaluates earlier interpretations of the Confederate invasion of New Mexico. This text describes the people, the military strategy and the campaign in the context of the war in the Far West. "The Changing Same" Black Women's Literature, Criticism, and Theory by Deborah E. McDowell, records the personal intellectual development of one of the most influential black feminist critics, and chronicles the intellectual and institutional development of the critical discourse itself. Within the black female literary tradition of "the changing same," McDowell examines representations of slavery, sexuality, and homoeroticism. The Garden Thrives, edited by Clarence Major, a collection of Twentieth-Century AfricanAmerican poetry. Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, who writes about the birth and development of the fictional character, Harlemite Jesse B. Semple, a sidewalk sage who was introduced in a weekly column for the Chicago Defender by Langston Hughes. Robert E. Lee by Emory M. Thomas, a biography which presents Lee as intensely human. Starting with Foucault: An Introduction to Genealogy by C. G. Prado who writes about Michel Foucault for analytic philosophers. He provides an introduction that focuses on Foucault's most important concept: power/ knowledge; he also addresses AngloAmerican and Continental readers' understanding of Foucault's idealogy. JUDGE KISER continued from page 1 In spurning the Justice Department motion, Judge Kiser ordered VMI to present reports within two weeks after the quarterly meetings of its Board of Visitors ... "The report shall contain the actions that VMI has taken to that point in time to ready itself for the women who will enter with the 1997 class of cadets. In addition to reporting of past actions, the report shall also identify future concerns which need to be addressed by Virginia/VMI and, in general, how Virginia plans to handle these concerns." VMI Superintendent, Major General Josiah Bunting III, called Judge Kiser's order "appropriate, and one that we accept thankfully and with good will." Noting a victory for VMI, Attorney General James S. Gilmore III said, "The approach adopted by the court leaves management of the Institute in the hands of the Board of Visitors rather than the Department of Justice." VMI RECEIVES NCAA CERTIFICATION On November 21, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Athletics Certification notified VMI that it was one of 13 Division I schools receiving full certification. During its 1993 convention, the NCAA adopted certification procedures requiring all member institutions to undertake a selfstudy for certification within five years. VMI began the self-study process in October 1994 and completed the self-study document in February 1996. The NCAA committee reviewed written materials related to VMI's athletic self-study and the evaluation by a peer-review team that visited the school April21-24, 1996. Based upon the information submitted, the committee determined that VMI should be certified. In addition to VMI, the schools certified were: College of Charleston; University of Evansville; North CarolinaA&T University; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Ohio State University; Rider University; San Jose State University; Santa Clara University; University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Villanova University; and Western Carolina University. Receiving a designation of certified with conditions was Alcorn State University, while the University of Texas, Pan American received a designation of not certified. Virginia MiUtary Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 5 Amanda Kaufman (left) and Alexis Abrams from Edison High School in Fairfax were two of thirteen young women who attended the November 14-15 Admissions Open House at VM1. Overall, 145 prospective cadets took the opportunity to learn more about VM1. News Gazette photo. BUCKNER RECEIVES ASCE AWARD Colonel C. Dale Buckner, professor of civil engineering, recently received the 1996 T. Y. Lin Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was presented the award for the paper, "A Review of Strand Development Length for Pretensioned Concrete Members," PC1 Journals, March/April1995. His paper stemmed from a study conducted as a visiting research engineer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of the Federal Highway Administration. The annual award was presented in April at the Structures Congress. Founded in 1852, ASCE represents more than 120,000 civil engineers world-wide and is America's oldest national engineering society. KEYDETS RECEIVE POST-SEASON HONORS For the second straight year, VMI tailback Thomas Haskins was voted Southern Conference Offensive-Player-of-the-Year. Haskins averaged 220.2 yards/game in the Keydets last five contests of 1996, becoming the all-time career rusher in NCAA Division I-AA history. He led the Southern Conference in rushing in 1994, 1995, and 1996, finishing the year with 1,788 yards, breaking his own single-season mark of 1,548 set last year. He leaves the Institute owning eight of the top nine individual rushing performances in school history as well as seven of the top eight all-purpose rushing games. Three other Keydet football players were also named All Southern Conference. Mike Rogers a linebacker was selected First Team by conference coaches, strong safety Cornell Lewis was named First Team by the Sports Media Association and Kelly Cook, a linebacker, was voted Second Team by the Media. Kevin Duhaime, a Keydet soccer player, was named Second-Team All-Southern Conference. Thomas Haskins, NCAA Division 1-AA Career Rushing Leader Page 6 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 VMI CADETS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Twenty-six midshipmen were sworn into the Naval Service in October at VMI. Twenty-three were VMI cadets and three were VWIL students. Of special significance were the seventeen VMI four-year national scholarship recipients ( 11 USMC and 6 USNR, the largest number of any service to matriculate at VMI in recent history). VMI cadets receiving scholarships at the ceremony were: Brian Bag wan '97, Rick Feese '98,Alan Bull '99. Trent Warncke '99, Ronald Allen '00, T. Amorim-Joyce '00, Robert Arvin '00, Guillermo Barquero '00, Conrad Bicknell '00, Nicholas Delaplane '00, Matthew Keller '00, Paul Lee '00, David Linger '00, Steven McMenamin '00, Sean Mellon '00, Matthew Milburn '00, Christopher Olson '00, John Pomfert '00, William Ward '00, John Wilson '00, Ronald White '00. ALL INVITED TO LUNCHEONS Head basketball coach Bart Bellairs again invites all faculty, staff, and area residents to "Fast Break" Club luncheons to be held at Noon in Moody Hall. Join Coach Bellairs for inside commentary on past and upcoming games. Fans can browse through the latest stats and notes and Coach Bellairs will conclude each program with a question and answer period. Those planning to attend should make a reservation with the Athletic Department at 540-464-7251. Luncheon dates: Dec. 11 and 18; Jan. 15, 22, and 29; Feb. 5, 12, and 19. Bellairs on Sports South Head Coach Bart Bellairs will again be featured this year on Sports South with the VMI Sports Magazine. Airtimes: December 11, 18, and 25 at 3:30p.m. The Gadct Let us keep you up-to-date on what's happening at VMI News Room - 540-463-1583 Advertising/Circulation - 540-463-3537 Facsimile- 540-464-5679 PERSONNEL ANALYST SEES OFFICE GROW After nearly twenty years in VMI's personnel department, Gayle Tolley has seen that office grow from one employee to four busy full-timers. Tolley, a native of nearby Amherst County, is in her 27th year at the Institute. She started in December of 1963 in the Foundation office, then a month later moved into the registrar's office as an assistant to Nancy Tolley Hostetter, who worked at VMI for many years before becoming Registrar at Hollins College. Nancy not only hired her, she also set her up on a blind date with her brother, Brownlee Tolley, who was coming home for a visit while in the Air Force. That courtship culminated in their 1966 marriage. She remained in the registrar's office until her husband's business took them to Louisa County in 1972. They returned to this area in 1975, and in 1977 she came back to VMI, this time working in the business office. At that time, Geraldine Burch handled personnel chores, and Tolley gradually became her assistant. Expanding state requirements for personnel office duties shortly demanded all the time of both, and in a few years they needed still more help. "Today," said Tolley, "one person is kept busy full time just handling nothing but benefits for employees and retirees." Tolley is classified as a personnel analyst, which means she deals with classifications, evaluations, and reporting. She has to produce studies required by offices of the Institute as well as the State Council of Higher Education and other external organizations. State and federal requirements call for exact job classifications and employee responsibilities, plus a continuing audit of performances. She maintains performance evaluations, supplies payroll/comptroller authorizations, and handles all payroll related questions from employees. She also has to coordinate any grievance procedures, assist in administering the standard of conduct requirements, and assist with advertising for new employees. And the state requires her to attend training seminars and workshops on a regular basis. The state's Department of Personnel and Training has seen steady growth for about 25 years, but recent changes have not only curbed that expansion but also created some cutbacks. "I don't see any additional growth any time soon," said Tolley. Tolley's husband is no stranger to VMI either. He was the physics lab technician from 1966 until he and his brothers formed a pipeline company and they moved from the area. When they returned, he joined the Natural Bridge operation and soon became manager of the hotel there. In 1981, he was named general manager of the new corporation, the Natural Bridge of Virginia, overseeing the tourist attractions as well as the hotel. In 1991, he returned to VMI as assistant director of buildings and grounds for capital outlay projects. The Tolley household truly rings with the sound of music. Gayle sings in the choir at the High Bridge Church, and Brownlee plays trombone and/or keyboards in one of the region's most popular dance combos, "Donnie Cash and-the Flames." Son Justin, recently returned home from a four-year army paratrooper hitch, is attending community college, and also keeps the music tradition alive. He sometimes plays in Cash's band and is quite accomplished on trombone, organ, drums, piano and bass guitar. Daughter Suzanne, a junior at Radford University, played the flute in the high school band and the church choir on occasion, but has her sights set on a career in either sports medicine or physical therapy. Virginia Military Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 7 POTPOURRI •:• First classman William M. Moody, a mechanical engineering major, has been awarded two scholarships. He received a $1,000 scholarship from Framatone Technologies, a supplier to the nuclear power industry. The scholarship was given to him based on his academic standing and interest in nuclear power. He also recieved a $1 ,000 for scholarship and service to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers student section at VMI. •:• Captain Michael R. Sexton, USNR, professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded a Senior Summer Faculty Fellowship with the Machinery Research and Development Directorate, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, Md. This is the second time he has received this honor. He previously performed research on fog injected gas turbine engine performance. •:• Major Duncan J. Richter, professor of behavioral sciences and leadership, recently published two articles on the World Wide Web. The first is a defense of the virtue of integrity against a recent attack in the American Philosophical Quarterly. The response can be found at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/bears/homepage.html. The second is a large article for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy on the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein ( 1889-1951 ). This article can be found at http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/w/wittgens.htm. •:• Lt. Col. Howard Arthur, associate professor of mechanical engineering, presented two papers to the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference this past summer. The papers were a result of research sponsored by the Ft. Belvoir Research Development and Engineering Center. The papers were entitled "Simplified Analytical Modeling of an Air Conditioner with a Positive Displacement Compressor" and "Air Conditioner Thermal Performance Simulation Model Using NIST Refrigerant Data Base." •:• Five poems by Dr. Mary Balazs, associate professor of English, appear in the current issues of the following publications: "By Moonlight" appears in this year's issue of Crucible, published by Barton College in Wilson, N.C.; "Ute Canyon," "Writer's Block," and "Beyond Double Panes" appear in the current issue of Grab-a-Nickel, published by the Barbour County Writer's Workshop and Alderson-Broaddus College; "Under Pink Floss Trees" appears in Green's Magazine published in Saskatchewan, Canada. •:• Colonel Wayne C. Thompson, professor of political science, and cadets Michael M. Guarin '97, Douglas K. Whalen II, '98, Christian Denbrok '99, and Rene A. Rodriguez '99 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to pick up II German officers from the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich who visited VMI for five days. While in Washington, the cadets and officers visited the Pentagon for a round of disussions on current U.S. military doctrine and a tour. Col. Thompson and his group were met and briefed at the Pentagon by Brig. Gen. Phil Anderson, VMI class of 1970. •:• Captain William G. Hughes, professor of psychology and head of behavioral sciences and leadership presented a paper entitled "Antecedents and the Current Practice of Cognitive Therapy" at a recent meeting of the American Psychiatric Association's Institute on Psychiatric Services in Chicago. •:• Virginia Military Institute's Semper Fi Society is spending time at Wal-Mart and Kmart collecting new, unwrapped toys for its annual Toys for Tots program. Collection times are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from I to 4 p.m. The program will run through Tuesday, December I 0. •:• Colonel Leroy Hammond, Headquarters Executive Officer, has been trying to get worldfamous movie actor and director, Mel Brooks to return to VMI for a visit. Brooks was at VMI and lived in the Barracks for 12 weeks as part of the Army Specialized Training Program during World War II. In a recent letter to Hammond, Brooks wrote "My daughter and her husband were visiting some of their friends in Richmond and detoured to Lexington so that they could get me VMI paraphernalia, caps, sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc. I wear them all the time here when jogging during the early a.m. The two questions I always get are, "Are you really Mel Brooks?" and "Why are you wearing a VMI t-shirt?" I proudly reply with tears of nostalgia in my eyes, "I went to school there. Yes .. .I went there." CAMERON HALL SELLOUT POSSIBLE Now in its 16th year as VMI's multipurpose auditorium, Cameron Hall has never experienced a true "sellout," but that blemish will be eliminated on Sunday afternoon, December 15, when the North Carolina Tarheels come to town. When the building was dedicated December 5, 1981, nationally-ranked Virginia's Cavaliers, with the nation's "Player of the Year," Ralph Sampson, attracted 4,460 fans, the most ever in the building, but that was several hundred short of a complete sellout. The next three largest crowds for basketball came last year, when 4,140 showed for the cross-town rivalry game with Washington and Lee; 3,975 were at the Davidson game; and 3,878 witnessed the VMI upset of Marshall. Nationallyranked Virginia Tech drew only 3,400 in 1986. North Carolina, with one of the nation's most fabled traditions in basketball and one of the sport's legends as head coach, Dean Smith, has created a ticket demand never before seen at Cameron. Total seating, with chairs added to the back rows, will surpass 5,000 to establish an all-time record. Ironically, the closest thing to a sellout in Cameron didn't involve any "sales" at all. All 4.200 of the tickets available were used when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spoke in 1992 in the H.B. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series. The tickets were free of charge. However, orientation of the stage eliminated about a thousand seats but several hundred chairs on the floor kept the total seating capacity above the four thousand mark. Planning for Cameron Hall involved several sites and a variety of designs, but when the Board of Visitors determined the location, the parcel of available land dictated its size. The building is the absolute largest which will fit into that space. Early floor plans called for just 3,600 seats, with a theatre at one end, more space between rows, more aisles to"break up rows of seats, and a ramp all the way around about halfway up on the seating area. Those plans were changed when the Board requested that VMI get as close to 5,000 seats as possible. The North Carolina game will be the sixth event where more than 3,600 seats were needed, and hopefully there will be more. However, VMI has the only basketball facility on campus which can seat four times its student body, or 90 percent of its city's population. Page 8 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 CALENDAR OF VMI EVENTS Monday, 9 December: 4 p.m. Swimming vs. Richmond. Swimming Hall. Thesday, 10 December: Classes end. 7 p.m. Holiday concert by VMI Jazz Band and Jazz Bands from Rockbridge County High School and R.E. Lee High School, Jackson Memorial Half. 7 p.m. Basketball @ Radford. Wednesday, II December: Reading Day. Corps Christmas dinner, Crozet Hall. 7 p.m. "Carols in the Courtyard," VMI Glee Club. 7:30p.m. "Christmas Spirit" night (Band Christmas Concert and Candle Lighting Service), Jackson Memorial Hall. Thursday, 12 December: Exams begin. Sunday, 15 December: 4:30p.m. Basketball vs. University of North Carolina, Cameron Hall. Wednesday, 18 December: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Eastern Mennonite, Cameron Hall. Friday, 20 December: Exams end. Noon Christmas furlough begins. Saturday, 21 December: 2 p.m. Basketball @ Winthrop. Monday, 30 December: 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Florida International. Saturday, 4 January: 7:35p.m. Basketball @ UNC- Charlotte. Monday, 6 January: 7 p.m. Basketball @Appalachian State. Wednesday, 8 January: 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Richmond. Saturday, 11 January: I p.m. Basketball vs. U.T. Chattanooga, Cameron Hall. VMI PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450-0304 Monday, 13 January: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Georgia Southern, Cameron Hall. 10 p.m. Christmas furlough ends. Thesday, I4 January: Registration, Lejeune Hall. Wednesday, I5 January: Classes begin. Thursday, 16 January: 7 p.m. Basketball @ Wofford. Friday, I7 January: Alumni Association Board meeting. Saturday, I8 January: Alumni Association Board meeting. I p.m. Swimming vs. Howard, Swimming Hall. 7 p.m. Basketball @The Citadel. Monday, 20 January: Last day for curriculum and course changes. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ East Tennessee State. Thesday, 2I January: 4 p.m. Publications Board meeting. Saturday, 25 January: I p.m. Swimming vs. Towson St., Swimming Hall. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Furman. Monday, 27 January: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Marshall, Cameron Hall. Friday, 3I January: Review Parade, parade ground. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Saturday, I February: Midwinter Hops. Cocke Hall. Winter Relays, Cormack Field House. 10 a.m. All Academies Wrestling Championship, Cameron Hall. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Davidson. Monday, 3 February: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Appalachian State, Cameron Hall. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 14 LEXINGTON, VA 24450-0304
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Full Text Search | http://www. vmi.edu The Ins'ti'tu'te Re,por't VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE Volume XXIV, Number 4 - December 9, 1996 General to General: VM/'s 13th Superintendent, Major General Josiah Bunting-111 (right), presents a framed sketch of Preston Library to his predecessor Major General John W. Knapp during the rededication ceremony for Preston Library on November 15. Gen. Knapp was superintendent in 1992 when Virginia voters passed a general obligation bond referendum which included funding for the renovation of Preston Library. The project was begun in December 1994, also during the Knapp administration. Looking on is Richard B. Trumbo, current chairman of the Friends of Preston Library. Kathryn Wise photo. €bristmas ;.ftilrssagr from tbr ~untings Christmas is a time for us to jump off the world's mad cap treadmill, give ourselves entirely to family and friends, and renew in our hearts not only the words but enduring message of the Pri~ce of Peace. The happiest of Christmas to all who labor for and love the Institute. Diana and Josiah JUDGE KISER REJECTS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MOTION On Monday, December 2, Judge Jackson L. Kiser, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, rejected a motion by the United States Justice Department which would have required VMI to present a comprehensive remedial plan addressing all facets of assimilating women into the Corps of Cadets. The Justice Department filed the motion with Judge Kiser October 17 asking for a plan within 30 days. The Virginia Attorney General's office responded, and on November 13, for the first time since last January, VMI was back in court. Judge Kiser, to whom the case was remanded following the decision of the United States Supreme Court, heard oral arguments from D. Judith Keith of the Justice Department and William H. Hurd, Deputy Attorney General, November 13. continued on page 5 HOCKADAY TO RETURN AS SERGEANT MAJOR Major General Josiah Bunting III, VMI Superintendent, has announced the appointment of Sergeant Major AI N. Hockaday, USMC (Ret.), as Sergeant Major to the VMI Corps of Cadets. He will begin his duties in January. As Sergeant Major to the Corps, he will serve as a member of the Commandant's staff, working directly with the Corps of Cadets on a variety of assigned tasks and missions. Previously, Sergeant Major Hockaday served at VMI as an Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, 1974-1977, and as Sergeant Major to the Corps of Cadets, from 1990 to 1994, serving with then Commandant Colonel N. Michael Bissell '61. Sergeant Major Hockaday wears the VMI ring as the honorary Brother Rat of the Class of 1994, and was invited by the Class continued on page 3 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE FOR VMI OFFICES The Christmas holiday period for VMI employees will begin at 4:30p.m. on Friday, December 20, 1996 and end at 8 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 1997. A liberal leave schedule will be in effect on January 3. Department offices need not be covered on this day. Page 2 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 ADMISSIONS INITIATIVES PAYING OFF Applications up 35 percent If early returns are any indication, VMI is headed for a banner year in recruiting students for the Class of 2001. Increased staffing, high profile publications, state-ofthe- art technology, target market recruiting, additional open house opportunities for prospective cadets, and greater emphasis on direct mail are paying dividends. Colonel Vernon L. Beitzel, director of admissions and a leader in the field for over 20 years, has organized his staff to take full advantage of the increased emphasis VMI is placing on the admissions' process. Through December 3, the admissions office had received 343 applications for the Class of 2001 (329 men, 14 women) compared with 254 for the Class of 2000 on the same date last year, a 35 percent increase. Early decision applications are up 42 percent over last year; these applicants will be notified of their status by December 15. The biggest statistical jump comes in number of inquiries with 10,467 high school seniors (9403 men, 1064 women) asking about VMI. This marks an 81 percent increase over inquiries for the Class of 2000. Also of significance are the total responses being received from the 30,000+ direct mail piece sent to high school women in late October. It has thus-far initiated 1,452 inquiries from juniors and seniors. "We are pleased with the results to date," said Col. Beitzel. "Our efforts have obtained some impressive early figures, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. I have every confidence that with our professional admissions team, this will be one of the best recruiting years in VMI history." TOUR HIGHLIGHTS QUARTERS The annual Christmas Tour, sponsored by the Lexington-Rockbridge County Chamber of Commerce, featured the Superintendent's Quarters at VMI among other Lexington dwellings. The Quarters have served as the continuous residence of all the Institute's superintendents. In the past it has housed the administrative offices of VMI and is one of the principal structures which comprises VMI's designation as a National Historic District. Constructed in the period 1860-1862, the house originally contained 15 rooms. It was dismantled and relocated in 1914-1915 to its present site, allowing the parade ground to be enlarged. The tour was held December 7. DUPUY TO BE FEATURED ON WITH GOOD REASON Col. David L. DuPuy, professor of physics and astronomy will represent VMI in December on the public radio program, With Good Reason. The first and only statewide public radio program in Virginia, With Good Reason features weekly, halfhour interviews with outstanding faculty members at Virginia's public colleges and universities on topics of interest to the general public. With Good Reason is a product of the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium, a joint venture of Virginia's state-supported colleges and universities and the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEY). The program can be heard locally on WMRA-FM (90. 7), Sundays at 4:30p.m. and on WVTR-FM (91.9), Mondays at 7:30p.m. DuPuy will be joined by Roy Wagner, anthropologist from the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University religion professor Cliff Edwards in a show entitled "The Sky's the Limit: The Role of the Heavens Across Cultures." From astrology to Zen, the heavens have been revered in every culture under the sun. Have Martian bacteria and multiple moon walks demystified the skies for modem man? Col. DuPuy will compare our night sky to that of our ancestors and Wagner and Edwards will discuss how the relationship between man and his celestial mantle has changed in different times and cultures. The show will air the week of December 20-25. With Good Reason project coordinator is Mike McDowell, SCHEY's public information director, and Carolyn Elliott serves as the producer/director and primary host. WGR is a half-hour program which airs weekly on nine public radio stations throughout Virginia and adjoining states with a potential listening audience of 1.3 million. For more information on the program or to request tapes or transcripts, E-mail Landrum@SCHEV.EDU With Good Reason Broadcast Schedule WAMU-FM (88.5): Sundays midnight (Washington D.C., northern Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) WCVE-FM (88.9): Sundays 6 p.m. (Richmond area) WETS-FM (89.5): Tuesdays 7:30p.m. (eastern Tennessee and far southwest Virginia) WHRV-FM (89.5): Mondays 1:30 p.m. (Tidewater) WMRA-FM (90.7): Sundays 3:30p.m. (Charlottesville and the Shenandoah Valley) WNSB-FM (91.1 ): Mondays 9:30a.m. (Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads area) WVRU-FM (89.9): Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. (Radford/Blacksburg area) WVST-FM (91.3): Tuesday 8 p.m. (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) WVTF-FM (89.1): Mondays 7:30p.m. (Roanoke area and southwest Virginia) The Institute Report Editor: Burton R. Floyd, Ill Supervising Editor: Col. Mike Strickler Contributing writers: Tom Joynes, Chris Clark Printed by: The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute Report is published at Virginia Military Institute by the Public Relations Office. Eight issues are printed during the academic year. Inquiries, suggestions, or news items should be directed to Editor, The Institute Report, Public Relations Office. VMI, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304; News received will be included in the next published issue. Telephone 540-464-7207 FAX 540-464-7583 E-mail:VMIReport@vmi.edu VANDERVORT AUTHORS BOOK ON LIFE OF FRENCH LABOR LEADER Lt. Col. Bruce Vandervort, associate professor of history and assistant editor of the Journal of Military History at VMI, has written a biography of Victor Griffuelhes, an important French labor leader. The 344- page book, Victor Griffuelhes and French Syndicalism, 1895- 1922, examines the life and career of the radical French labor leader and also serves as a fascinating summary of the influential French syndicalist movement. In the book, Vandervort examines Griffuelhes' growth as a labor radical in the context of enormous changes in the industry and economy of France in the early years of this century. He offers a fresh perspective on the syndicalist movement in France and challenges current thought on labor radicalism during this period. He also details the substantial efforts of syndicalists to organize French industrial labor. Vandervort also explains the attraction of revolutionary syndicalists like Griffuelhes to Soviet communism in the immediate post World War I era. The biography, largely based upon French archival sources and contemporary printed materials, was recently published by the Louisiana State University Press. HOCKADAY continued from page 1 of 1996 to speak at their ring ceremony in November 1994. Sergeant Major Hockaday is a veteran of 30 years service in the Marine Corps. Among his assignments was senior enlisted advisor to the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, where he performed such duties as Base Sergeant Major, Infantry Battalion Sergeant Major, and physical training instructor at the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Academy. He also served two tours in VietNam, first as a sniper, and on his second tour as a platoon sergeant. His decorations include the Purple Heart (2), the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal. "AI Hockaday brings to his duties a distinguished record in the U.S. Marine Corps and a demonstrated, abiding love for the Institute and the education of our cadets," said Gen. Bunting in making the announcement AI and his wife Ernestine live in Lexington. Virginia Military Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 3 Regimental Commander BrianA. Bagwan (left), Commandant of Cadets Col. Keith D. Dickson, and Professor of Military Science Col. Walter L. Chalkley (back) greet General John W Vessey, Jr. (right), who spoke to the Corps of Cadets on November 5. General Vessey served two terms as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Ronald Reagan. THIRTY-EIGHT CADETS ELECTED TO "WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS" The 1997 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will include the names of 38 VMI first classmen who have been selected as outstanding national leaders. A campus nominating committee and editors of the national directory have included the names based on academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurriculur activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 1900 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Of this year's selectees, 16 are from Virginia: Jason W. Ancarrow, Mechanicsville; Jason A. Bade, Jeffersonton; John M. Bushman, McLean; Francis X. Buser, Madison; Andrew K. Clark, Radford; William W. Edmunds, III, Herndon; Gordon T. Edwards, III and James C. Smythers, Chesapeake; Jason L. Foresman and Tim 0. Moore, II, Virginia Beach; Christopher 1. Hobbs, Woodbridge; Sebastien P. Joly, Alexandria; Hompeng Komthirath, Tuan A. Nguyen and David W. Zirkle, Richmond; and William 1. O'Donnell, III, Clifton. The remaining selectees are: Brian A. Bagwan, Woodside, N.Y.; Michael F. Belenky, Arnold, Md.; Maxime C. Casteleyn, Bethlehem, Pa.; Christopher M. Coats, Suwanee, Ga.; Derek R. Fix, Rocky River, Ohio; George D. Hasseltine, Metairie, La.; Craig P. Himel, Kenner, La.; JosephS. Howard, III, Los Alamos, N.M.; Fu-Guo R. Huang, China; Wun-Hoa A. Jai, China; James W. Jeter, III, Santa Barbara, Ca.; Oliver R. Johnson, Jr., Winnsboro, S.C.; Joseph P. Klapatch, Oak Ridge, N.J.; John-Andrews McQuade, Baltimore, Md.; Michael W. Medlin, Monroe, N.C.; JoshuaJ. Metcalf, Memphis, Tenn.; LyleJ. Peters, North Mankato, Minn.; David R. Short, Centerville, Ohio; Joseph H. Steele, III, Panama City, Fla.; Mark A. Turner, Huntsville, Ala.; James C. Wrenn, Jr., Oxford, N.C.; and Robert W. Youngren, St. Paul, Minn. Page 4 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 FIRST CLASS PRESIDENT CARRIES ON FAMILY TRADITION Except during the seventies, there's been at least one Hagan in the VMI Corps of Cadets in every decade of this century. The latest one, Cadet J. Addison Hagan, IV, is president of the First Class. All three of the previous Joseph A. Hagans earned their VMI degrees, beginning with "The Colonel," class of 1916. A five-year man, he originally was in the class of '15, so, in keeping with his zeal for VMI, he attended reunions of both those classes for many years. All three were Marine Corps officers. Carrol D. Hagan, class of 1905, was the first one to matriculate from the Richmond family, and the original Joseph A. also had three brothers who were VMI grads between 1911 and 1921. If cadet Hagan has the VMI genes of most of his ancestors, he could be involved in the Institute's affairs for years to come. His great-grandfather served as president of the VMI Alumni Association, as did his great-great uncle, John C. "Jack" Hagan. Jack was also president of the VMI Foundation, Inc. and the George C. Marshall Foundation, and was a member of the Board of Visitors. His grandfather, Joseph A., Jr., known as "Ad" and as "Ad-I," from the class of 1942, also is a prominent figure in VMI circles and a major influence on the current J.A. Hagan's decision to come to VMI. His son, Cadet Hagan's father, was president of the class of '68 and still serves as class agent. There have been a total of 15 Hagans at VMI; 12 of them earned their degrees, and Joseph A., IV can make it 13. The current Hagan is majoring in economics and business, and is in the Marine Corps option of Naval ROTC. An asthma problem will prevent his earning a commission, but he does hold the rank of lance corporal in the Marine Reserves. He has been through the rigorous basic training course at Parris Island, number 1 in the platoon, and hopes to maintain his reserve status after college. His goal is to find a spot in the investment or banking fields, quite suitable for his major. "In the VMI system, the class president has a whole lot more to do than he does at most colleges," said Hagan, "so I've had to give up my other extra-curricular activities to have more time for my academic work." In his first three years, he had been involved in rugby, the events concerning the Semper Fi Society, the VMI Firefighters (helping with the area forest fires), and the staff work he did on the student newspaper, The VMI Cadet. In his first year, Hagan had been elected vice-president of the class, and served in that role until the middle of last year when the president left school. He doesn't automatically move up in the VMI system, but instead, the class held another election and chose him to finish the term. "That's when I found out the difference in time consumption between vicepresident and president duties," said Hagan. Hagan does have his hobbies, however, and gives what time he can to such things as reading, hiking and camping, and his favorite pastime, "Spending as much time as I can with my girlfriend. We've been dating for three years now, so maybe there's hope for this relationship. First, though I want that degree. Hagans are supposed to graduate from VMI." His cousin Mark, class of '95, was the most recent. HELP WITH WRITING SKILLS AVAILABLE TO CADETS Cadets can now receive needed help with writing skills at "The Writing Center." The center's purpose is to improve the compositional skills of cadets by providing them with professional tutorial help in the planning, writing, and revising of their essays, research papers, reports, case studies, and the like. The center hopes to reinforce writing skills by approaching writing as a process, a method of investigation, and thus a way of thinking and learning. The center is directed by Bill Oliver, instructor in English and Fine Arts. The center accepts walk-ins, referrals, and appointments. Cadets who want to attend should get their instructor's permission, then call the Department of English and Fine Arts. AUDITIONS FOR "BROTHER RAT" Auditions for the upcoming VMI Theatre production of "Brother Rat" will be held January 21-23 at 8 p.m. in Scott Shipp Hall. Interested cadets, faculty, and staff are encouraged to audition. There are roles for 9 cadets, 2 officers, 3 young ladies, 1 local cab driver, 1 grandmother. For more information contact Theatre director J oellen Bland at 463-7103 Ext. 235 or 464-7389. IN THE LIBRARY Blood & Treasure: Confederate Empire in the Southwest, Donald S. Frazier uncovers new materials and reevaluates earlier interpretations of the Confederate invasion of New Mexico. This text describes the people, the military strategy and the campaign in the context of the war in the Far West. "The Changing Same" Black Women's Literature, Criticism, and Theory by Deborah E. McDowell, records the personal intellectual development of one of the most influential black feminist critics, and chronicles the intellectual and institutional development of the critical discourse itself. Within the black female literary tradition of "the changing same," McDowell examines representations of slavery, sexuality, and homoeroticism. The Garden Thrives, edited by Clarence Major, a collection of Twentieth-Century AfricanAmerican poetry. Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, who writes about the birth and development of the fictional character, Harlemite Jesse B. Semple, a sidewalk sage who was introduced in a weekly column for the Chicago Defender by Langston Hughes. Robert E. Lee by Emory M. Thomas, a biography which presents Lee as intensely human. Starting with Foucault: An Introduction to Genealogy by C. G. Prado who writes about Michel Foucault for analytic philosophers. He provides an introduction that focuses on Foucault's most important concept: power/ knowledge; he also addresses AngloAmerican and Continental readers' understanding of Foucault's idealogy. JUDGE KISER continued from page 1 In spurning the Justice Department motion, Judge Kiser ordered VMI to present reports within two weeks after the quarterly meetings of its Board of Visitors ... "The report shall contain the actions that VMI has taken to that point in time to ready itself for the women who will enter with the 1997 class of cadets. In addition to reporting of past actions, the report shall also identify future concerns which need to be addressed by Virginia/VMI and, in general, how Virginia plans to handle these concerns." VMI Superintendent, Major General Josiah Bunting III, called Judge Kiser's order "appropriate, and one that we accept thankfully and with good will." Noting a victory for VMI, Attorney General James S. Gilmore III said, "The approach adopted by the court leaves management of the Institute in the hands of the Board of Visitors rather than the Department of Justice." VMI RECEIVES NCAA CERTIFICATION On November 21, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Athletics Certification notified VMI that it was one of 13 Division I schools receiving full certification. During its 1993 convention, the NCAA adopted certification procedures requiring all member institutions to undertake a selfstudy for certification within five years. VMI began the self-study process in October 1994 and completed the self-study document in February 1996. The NCAA committee reviewed written materials related to VMI's athletic self-study and the evaluation by a peer-review team that visited the school April21-24, 1996. Based upon the information submitted, the committee determined that VMI should be certified. In addition to VMI, the schools certified were: College of Charleston; University of Evansville; North CarolinaA&T University; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Ohio State University; Rider University; San Jose State University; Santa Clara University; University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Villanova University; and Western Carolina University. Receiving a designation of certified with conditions was Alcorn State University, while the University of Texas, Pan American received a designation of not certified. Virginia MiUtary Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 5 Amanda Kaufman (left) and Alexis Abrams from Edison High School in Fairfax were two of thirteen young women who attended the November 14-15 Admissions Open House at VM1. Overall, 145 prospective cadets took the opportunity to learn more about VM1. News Gazette photo. BUCKNER RECEIVES ASCE AWARD Colonel C. Dale Buckner, professor of civil engineering, recently received the 1996 T. Y. Lin Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was presented the award for the paper, "A Review of Strand Development Length for Pretensioned Concrete Members," PC1 Journals, March/April1995. His paper stemmed from a study conducted as a visiting research engineer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of the Federal Highway Administration. The annual award was presented in April at the Structures Congress. Founded in 1852, ASCE represents more than 120,000 civil engineers world-wide and is America's oldest national engineering society. KEYDETS RECEIVE POST-SEASON HONORS For the second straight year, VMI tailback Thomas Haskins was voted Southern Conference Offensive-Player-of-the-Year. Haskins averaged 220.2 yards/game in the Keydets last five contests of 1996, becoming the all-time career rusher in NCAA Division I-AA history. He led the Southern Conference in rushing in 1994, 1995, and 1996, finishing the year with 1,788 yards, breaking his own single-season mark of 1,548 set last year. He leaves the Institute owning eight of the top nine individual rushing performances in school history as well as seven of the top eight all-purpose rushing games. Three other Keydet football players were also named All Southern Conference. Mike Rogers a linebacker was selected First Team by conference coaches, strong safety Cornell Lewis was named First Team by the Sports Media Association and Kelly Cook, a linebacker, was voted Second Team by the Media. Kevin Duhaime, a Keydet soccer player, was named Second-Team All-Southern Conference. Thomas Haskins, NCAA Division 1-AA Career Rushing Leader Page 6 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 VMI CADETS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Twenty-six midshipmen were sworn into the Naval Service in October at VMI. Twenty-three were VMI cadets and three were VWIL students. Of special significance were the seventeen VMI four-year national scholarship recipients ( 11 USMC and 6 USNR, the largest number of any service to matriculate at VMI in recent history). VMI cadets receiving scholarships at the ceremony were: Brian Bag wan '97, Rick Feese '98,Alan Bull '99. Trent Warncke '99, Ronald Allen '00, T. Amorim-Joyce '00, Robert Arvin '00, Guillermo Barquero '00, Conrad Bicknell '00, Nicholas Delaplane '00, Matthew Keller '00, Paul Lee '00, David Linger '00, Steven McMenamin '00, Sean Mellon '00, Matthew Milburn '00, Christopher Olson '00, John Pomfert '00, William Ward '00, John Wilson '00, Ronald White '00. ALL INVITED TO LUNCHEONS Head basketball coach Bart Bellairs again invites all faculty, staff, and area residents to "Fast Break" Club luncheons to be held at Noon in Moody Hall. Join Coach Bellairs for inside commentary on past and upcoming games. Fans can browse through the latest stats and notes and Coach Bellairs will conclude each program with a question and answer period. Those planning to attend should make a reservation with the Athletic Department at 540-464-7251. Luncheon dates: Dec. 11 and 18; Jan. 15, 22, and 29; Feb. 5, 12, and 19. Bellairs on Sports South Head Coach Bart Bellairs will again be featured this year on Sports South with the VMI Sports Magazine. Airtimes: December 11, 18, and 25 at 3:30p.m. The Gadct Let us keep you up-to-date on what's happening at VMI News Room - 540-463-1583 Advertising/Circulation - 540-463-3537 Facsimile- 540-464-5679 PERSONNEL ANALYST SEES OFFICE GROW After nearly twenty years in VMI's personnel department, Gayle Tolley has seen that office grow from one employee to four busy full-timers. Tolley, a native of nearby Amherst County, is in her 27th year at the Institute. She started in December of 1963 in the Foundation office, then a month later moved into the registrar's office as an assistant to Nancy Tolley Hostetter, who worked at VMI for many years before becoming Registrar at Hollins College. Nancy not only hired her, she also set her up on a blind date with her brother, Brownlee Tolley, who was coming home for a visit while in the Air Force. That courtship culminated in their 1966 marriage. She remained in the registrar's office until her husband's business took them to Louisa County in 1972. They returned to this area in 1975, and in 1977 she came back to VMI, this time working in the business office. At that time, Geraldine Burch handled personnel chores, and Tolley gradually became her assistant. Expanding state requirements for personnel office duties shortly demanded all the time of both, and in a few years they needed still more help. "Today," said Tolley, "one person is kept busy full time just handling nothing but benefits for employees and retirees." Tolley is classified as a personnel analyst, which means she deals with classifications, evaluations, and reporting. She has to produce studies required by offices of the Institute as well as the State Council of Higher Education and other external organizations. State and federal requirements call for exact job classifications and employee responsibilities, plus a continuing audit of performances. She maintains performance evaluations, supplies payroll/comptroller authorizations, and handles all payroll related questions from employees. She also has to coordinate any grievance procedures, assist in administering the standard of conduct requirements, and assist with advertising for new employees. And the state requires her to attend training seminars and workshops on a regular basis. The state's Department of Personnel and Training has seen steady growth for about 25 years, but recent changes have not only curbed that expansion but also created some cutbacks. "I don't see any additional growth any time soon," said Tolley. Tolley's husband is no stranger to VMI either. He was the physics lab technician from 1966 until he and his brothers formed a pipeline company and they moved from the area. When they returned, he joined the Natural Bridge operation and soon became manager of the hotel there. In 1981, he was named general manager of the new corporation, the Natural Bridge of Virginia, overseeing the tourist attractions as well as the hotel. In 1991, he returned to VMI as assistant director of buildings and grounds for capital outlay projects. The Tolley household truly rings with the sound of music. Gayle sings in the choir at the High Bridge Church, and Brownlee plays trombone and/or keyboards in one of the region's most popular dance combos, "Donnie Cash and-the Flames." Son Justin, recently returned home from a four-year army paratrooper hitch, is attending community college, and also keeps the music tradition alive. He sometimes plays in Cash's band and is quite accomplished on trombone, organ, drums, piano and bass guitar. Daughter Suzanne, a junior at Radford University, played the flute in the high school band and the church choir on occasion, but has her sights set on a career in either sports medicine or physical therapy. Virginia Military Institute, December 9, 1996 Page 7 POTPOURRI •:• First classman William M. Moody, a mechanical engineering major, has been awarded two scholarships. He received a $1,000 scholarship from Framatone Technologies, a supplier to the nuclear power industry. The scholarship was given to him based on his academic standing and interest in nuclear power. He also recieved a $1 ,000 for scholarship and service to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers student section at VMI. •:• Captain Michael R. Sexton, USNR, professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded a Senior Summer Faculty Fellowship with the Machinery Research and Development Directorate, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, Md. This is the second time he has received this honor. He previously performed research on fog injected gas turbine engine performance. •:• Major Duncan J. Richter, professor of behavioral sciences and leadership, recently published two articles on the World Wide Web. The first is a defense of the virtue of integrity against a recent attack in the American Philosophical Quarterly. The response can be found at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/bears/homepage.html. The second is a large article for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy on the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein ( 1889-1951 ). This article can be found at http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/w/wittgens.htm. •:• Lt. Col. Howard Arthur, associate professor of mechanical engineering, presented two papers to the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference this past summer. The papers were a result of research sponsored by the Ft. Belvoir Research Development and Engineering Center. The papers were entitled "Simplified Analytical Modeling of an Air Conditioner with a Positive Displacement Compressor" and "Air Conditioner Thermal Performance Simulation Model Using NIST Refrigerant Data Base." •:• Five poems by Dr. Mary Balazs, associate professor of English, appear in the current issues of the following publications: "By Moonlight" appears in this year's issue of Crucible, published by Barton College in Wilson, N.C.; "Ute Canyon," "Writer's Block," and "Beyond Double Panes" appear in the current issue of Grab-a-Nickel, published by the Barbour County Writer's Workshop and Alderson-Broaddus College; "Under Pink Floss Trees" appears in Green's Magazine published in Saskatchewan, Canada. •:• Colonel Wayne C. Thompson, professor of political science, and cadets Michael M. Guarin '97, Douglas K. Whalen II, '98, Christian Denbrok '99, and Rene A. Rodriguez '99 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to pick up II German officers from the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich who visited VMI for five days. While in Washington, the cadets and officers visited the Pentagon for a round of disussions on current U.S. military doctrine and a tour. Col. Thompson and his group were met and briefed at the Pentagon by Brig. Gen. Phil Anderson, VMI class of 1970. •:• Captain William G. Hughes, professor of psychology and head of behavioral sciences and leadership presented a paper entitled "Antecedents and the Current Practice of Cognitive Therapy" at a recent meeting of the American Psychiatric Association's Institute on Psychiatric Services in Chicago. •:• Virginia Military Institute's Semper Fi Society is spending time at Wal-Mart and Kmart collecting new, unwrapped toys for its annual Toys for Tots program. Collection times are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from I to 4 p.m. The program will run through Tuesday, December I 0. •:• Colonel Leroy Hammond, Headquarters Executive Officer, has been trying to get worldfamous movie actor and director, Mel Brooks to return to VMI for a visit. Brooks was at VMI and lived in the Barracks for 12 weeks as part of the Army Specialized Training Program during World War II. In a recent letter to Hammond, Brooks wrote "My daughter and her husband were visiting some of their friends in Richmond and detoured to Lexington so that they could get me VMI paraphernalia, caps, sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc. I wear them all the time here when jogging during the early a.m. The two questions I always get are, "Are you really Mel Brooks?" and "Why are you wearing a VMI t-shirt?" I proudly reply with tears of nostalgia in my eyes, "I went to school there. Yes .. .I went there." CAMERON HALL SELLOUT POSSIBLE Now in its 16th year as VMI's multipurpose auditorium, Cameron Hall has never experienced a true "sellout," but that blemish will be eliminated on Sunday afternoon, December 15, when the North Carolina Tarheels come to town. When the building was dedicated December 5, 1981, nationally-ranked Virginia's Cavaliers, with the nation's "Player of the Year," Ralph Sampson, attracted 4,460 fans, the most ever in the building, but that was several hundred short of a complete sellout. The next three largest crowds for basketball came last year, when 4,140 showed for the cross-town rivalry game with Washington and Lee; 3,975 were at the Davidson game; and 3,878 witnessed the VMI upset of Marshall. Nationallyranked Virginia Tech drew only 3,400 in 1986. North Carolina, with one of the nation's most fabled traditions in basketball and one of the sport's legends as head coach, Dean Smith, has created a ticket demand never before seen at Cameron. Total seating, with chairs added to the back rows, will surpass 5,000 to establish an all-time record. Ironically, the closest thing to a sellout in Cameron didn't involve any "sales" at all. All 4.200 of the tickets available were used when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spoke in 1992 in the H.B. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series. The tickets were free of charge. However, orientation of the stage eliminated about a thousand seats but several hundred chairs on the floor kept the total seating capacity above the four thousand mark. Planning for Cameron Hall involved several sites and a variety of designs, but when the Board of Visitors determined the location, the parcel of available land dictated its size. The building is the absolute largest which will fit into that space. Early floor plans called for just 3,600 seats, with a theatre at one end, more space between rows, more aisles to"break up rows of seats, and a ramp all the way around about halfway up on the seating area. Those plans were changed when the Board requested that VMI get as close to 5,000 seats as possible. The North Carolina game will be the sixth event where more than 3,600 seats were needed, and hopefully there will be more. However, VMI has the only basketball facility on campus which can seat four times its student body, or 90 percent of its city's population. Page 8 The Institute Report, December 9, 1996 CALENDAR OF VMI EVENTS Monday, 9 December: 4 p.m. Swimming vs. Richmond. Swimming Hall. Thesday, 10 December: Classes end. 7 p.m. Holiday concert by VMI Jazz Band and Jazz Bands from Rockbridge County High School and R.E. Lee High School, Jackson Memorial Half. 7 p.m. Basketball @ Radford. Wednesday, II December: Reading Day. Corps Christmas dinner, Crozet Hall. 7 p.m. "Carols in the Courtyard," VMI Glee Club. 7:30p.m. "Christmas Spirit" night (Band Christmas Concert and Candle Lighting Service), Jackson Memorial Hall. Thursday, 12 December: Exams begin. Sunday, 15 December: 4:30p.m. Basketball vs. University of North Carolina, Cameron Hall. Wednesday, 18 December: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Eastern Mennonite, Cameron Hall. Friday, 20 December: Exams end. Noon Christmas furlough begins. Saturday, 21 December: 2 p.m. Basketball @ Winthrop. Monday, 30 December: 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Florida International. Saturday, 4 January: 7:35p.m. Basketball @ UNC- Charlotte. Monday, 6 January: 7 p.m. Basketball @Appalachian State. Wednesday, 8 January: 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Richmond. Saturday, 11 January: I p.m. Basketball vs. U.T. Chattanooga, Cameron Hall. VMI PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450-0304 Monday, 13 January: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Georgia Southern, Cameron Hall. 10 p.m. Christmas furlough ends. Thesday, I4 January: Registration, Lejeune Hall. Wednesday, I5 January: Classes begin. Thursday, 16 January: 7 p.m. Basketball @ Wofford. Friday, I7 January: Alumni Association Board meeting. Saturday, I8 January: Alumni Association Board meeting. I p.m. Swimming vs. Howard, Swimming Hall. 7 p.m. Basketball @The Citadel. Monday, 20 January: Last day for curriculum and course changes. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ East Tennessee State. Thesday, 2I January: 4 p.m. Publications Board meeting. Saturday, 25 January: I p.m. Swimming vs. Towson St., Swimming Hall. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Furman. Monday, 27 January: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Marshall, Cameron Hall. Friday, 3I January: Review Parade, parade ground. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Saturday, I February: Midwinter Hops. Cocke Hall. Winter Relays, Cormack Field House. 10 a.m. All Academies Wrestling Championship, Cameron Hall. 7:30p.m. Basketball @ Davidson. Monday, 3 February: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Appalachian State, Cameron Hall. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 14 LEXINGTON, VA 24450-0304 |
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