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In this edition ... Farrell appointed as Dean ............... 2 Scott Shipp Hall Renovation ........... 2 Hernandez is Lopez Chairholder ..... 3 Former faculty member dies ............ 3 Football Conference Held ................. 3 Forty:five elected to "Who's Who" ... 4 Julian Bond to speak at VMI ........... 4 Athletic Director resigns ................. 5 Superintendent to serve on Board ... 5 Foundation leader to step down ...... 5 Employee seen many changes ......... 6 Writings by Supt. published ............ 6 Dean has busy 1997 ........................ 6 Protocol Office established .............. 7 Sommers to speak to Corps ............. 7 Thirty-Four on foreign study ........... 8 "THE INSTITUTE" still available ..... 8 Fultz is new post police officer........ 8 Cadet in right place ....................... 10 Potpourri ........................................ 10 Athletes of the Week ...................... 11 Basketball luncheons continue ..... 11 Athlete learns importance of work 11 Calendar of Events ........................ 12 A large contingent of the VMI Corps of Cadets participated in the inaugural parade of The Honorable James S. Gilmore Ill, Governor of the Commonwealth. The parade was held January 1 7 in Richmond. Photo by Nathan Beck. Dean of the Canterbury Cathedral to Initiate Daniels '61 Humanitarian Award at VMI Ceremony The Very Reverend john A. Simpson, Dean of England's Canterbury Cathedral, will be the keynote speaker at an inaugural ceremony to officially announce VMI's jonathan Myrick Daniels '61 Humanitarian Award. The ceremony will be held February 6, 1998 at Noon in jackson Memorial Hall on the VMI Post. At its December 1997 meeting, the VMI Board of Visitors voted to establish the Daniels Award, only the second time in the history of the Institute the Board has taken such action. The first recipient of the award, which will emphasize the virtue of humanitarian public service and recognize individuals who have made significant personal sacrifices to protect or improve the lives of others, will be named in February 1999. jonathan Daniels, valedictorian of the VMI Class of 1961, was a seminarian at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. in 1965 when he answered the call of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for clergy to assist with civil rights and voter registration efforts in the South. On August 20, 1965, he gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life for that of another. He and several others participating in the civil rights effort attempted to enter The Cash Store in Hayneville, Ala. to buy a soda. Tom Coleman, a highway department employee and part-time deputy sheriff, appeared in the doorway and lowered his shotgun at Ruby Sales, a black teenager. Daniels pushed her aside and absorbed the blast which killed him instantly. Upon hearing of this incident, Dr. King said, "One of the most heroic Christian deeds of which I have heard in my entire ministry and career was performed by jonathan Daniels. Certainly there are no incidents more beautiful in the annals of church history, and though we are grieved at this time, our grief should give way to a sense of Christian honor and nobi I ity." continued on page 9 2 The Institute Report February 6, 1998 Colonel Farrell Appointed Dean of the Faculty Col. Alan F. Farrell, who has been Acting Dean of the Faculty since july 1, 1996, has been named permanent Dean effective February 3. The appointment follows a national search which began in May 1997. "I am convinced that he is the right man at this time in the Institute's history," said VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill. "We have just completed the first leg of our long assimilation process, and VMI will shortly embark on a major capital campaign whose principal aims are going to be academic. Colonel Farrell, as Dean of the Faculty and as the second ranking officer at the Institute, will play a vital role in the crucial five years ahead of us that will secure the Institute's future." Before coming to VMI in December 1995, Col. Farrell served nearly 23 years as a respected and popular Professor of French at Hampden-Sydney College, serving as chairman of the Department of Modern Languages, while also being involved in athletics, wilderness training, reserve military training, and scholarly research and publishing. At heart a teacher, Col. Farrell is widely published, with articles appearing in journal of Quebec Studies, Francographies Ram's Horn (Dartmouth). He has contributed to Vietnam War Films by Malo and Williams (1993), and he has delivered a number of papers and speeches at conferences on French language and Vietnam studies. He comments frequently on Vietnam War issues, both historical and I iterary. A graduate of the Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut, and of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, he took his doctorate in French at Tufts University in 1972. He has studied in Paris, Heidelberg, Mexico, and Madrid. He has also done extensive travel, study, and service in Asia, Central America, South America, the Caribbean Basin, and Europe. Between the attainment of his undergraduate degree and his enrollment in doctoral studies, he served in the U.S. 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), including two tours in Vietnam, after which he served in the Scott Shipp Hall Renovation included in Budget When former Governor George F. Allen unveiled his budget for the 1998-2000 biennium, one of the Institute's foremost academic buildings, Scott Shipp Hall, may have received a jolt to its foundation. A total of $10,229,000 for a complete renovation of Scott Shipp, built in 1919, was included in the budget document. This project was the center-piece of VMI's budget request. As an old facility, Scott Shipp Hall contains numerous deficiencies and desperately needs to be modernized and upgraded. The scope of work includes new HVAC and electrical systems, a new roof, ceilings and finishes, removal of hazardous materials, and correction of life-safety problems. The building must be brought up to current code requirements including replacement of the existing elevator. In addition, conversion of existing space to a more functional and efficient layout and design, to include electronic classrooms, will enhance the delivery and quality of the academic instruction. "We were pleased that Governor Allen included the funds for Scoot Shipp Hall in his budget and that Governor Gilmore showed his support by retaining the project in his budget amendments," said VMI Business Executive Col. john L. Rowe, Jr. "We will continue to work hard during the session to insure passage by the General Assembly of this much needed project." active U.S. Army Reserve. His military honors and awards include the Bronze Star with "V" device, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, and Pathfinder Badge. Academic honors include Phi Beta Kappa, the Mettauer Award for Excellence in Research, the Fuqua Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Cabell Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the FLAVA Award for Distinguished Service. In 1990 he was named a Virginia Distinguished Language Teacher. At VMI, Col. Farrell's accomplishments have been impressive. He has overseen the development of vigorous new international programs, encouraged the introduction of japanese and Arabic into the curriculum, has secured the necessary funding for vital academic equipment and travel, and has been particularly solicitous of the needs of the younger faculty. As a much sought-after speaker at alumni meetings and gatherings of parents, he has been very successful in spreading the VMI academic message across the country. "In his short time at the Institute, Col. Farrell has become closely identified with the school, its Corps, and the faculty, and respected by many in the greater VMI family - especially among our parents and alumni," said Gen. Bunting. "He will be, indeed, a Dean for us all." QJ[je lfnstitute JL\eport Editor: .................................... Burton R. Floyd, III Supervising Editor: .•............... Col. Mike Strickler Contributing writers: .......................... Chris Clark Tom Joynes Maj. Chuck Steenburgh Printed by: The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute. Report is publishedby the Public Relations Office. Eight reprinted during the academic year. Inqulri bggestions, news items, or address changesshouJdbe directed to Editor, The Institute Report, VMl Public ~elations Office, Lexington, Virginia 2445Q-0304i Telephone 540-464-7207 Fax 540-464-7583 E-maii:VMIReport@vmi.edu The VMI Achievement Medal is presented to former Governor of the Commonwealth, The Hon. George F. Allen (left) by Superintendent, Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting Ill (right). The medal was presented in recognition of his extraordinarily meritorious service to the Commonwealth in general and to the Virginia Military Institute in particular during his entire term of office. Also pictured is State Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. '68. Hernandez named as Lopez Chairholder VMI announces with pride the selection of Carolina G. Hernandez, professor of political science at the University of Philippines and president of the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc., as the holder of the Eugenio Lopez Chair in Asian Studies at VMI. Hernandez is currently teaching Philippine Domestic Policy in the Department of International Studies. She has served as Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the University Center for Integrative and Development Studies, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Philippine Social Science Council (1985- 1986) and President of the Philippine Political Science Association (1984-1989). Prior to her appointment at VMI, she was affiliated with a number of academic institutions in japan and North America as Visiting Professor at the Institute for International Studies and Training in Japan in 1985, visiting research fellow at the East Asian Institute at Columbia University in 1984, Asian Scholar-in-Residence at the Southeast Asia Program of Cornell University (Spring and Summer 1987) and holder of the Visiting Chair in ASEAN and International Studies at the Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto (1994-1995). Professor Hernandez is associated with a number of international bodies, serving in the Steering Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific since its founding in 1993; the International Council of The Asia Society since 1991; the International Advisory Council of the Asia-Australia Institute (University of New South Wales) in 1991-1996; Secretary for the Pacific of the Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society (International Political Science Association) in 1993-1996; the Regional Advisory Board of the journal of Contemporary Southeast Asia; and Chair of the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies in 1992-1994. She also served as Commissioner under President Corazon Aquino in the Fact-Finding Commission that investigated the failed coup detat of December 1986. continued on page 7 3 Former Faculty Member Dies Col. ]. Murray Vines, professor emeritus of VMI's Department of Modern Languages, died on December 16, 1997 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va. Col. Vines was a native of Staten Island, New York. Col. Vines retired from VMI in 1988 after 21 years of service to the Institute. While at VMI, he was a professor of modern languages, teaching both French literature and Spanish grammar. In addition to his contributions to scholarly publications and service on Institute committees, Col. Vines served as vice president of the Southern Comparative Literature Association and was editor of the Association's newsletter. Col. Vines served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II and was honorably discharged in France after the War to work for the State Department. He studied music in Paris and was a concert tenor with the New York City Opera and at Radio City Music Hall before coming to VMI in 1967. Vines was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of the City of New York and later earned his Ph.D. in romance languages from Duke University. Col. Vines is survived by his wife, Mary F. Vines of Lexington. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Funeral services were held at the Stonewall jackson Cemetary on Dec. 19. Football Conference Held Kingsmill Resort near Williamsburg, Va. was the site of a three-day conference (January 16-18) called by VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill to discuss steps to be taken to return winning football to VMI. Over 40 men, representing all facets of the VMI family, plus three consultants from Neinas Sports Service, Inc. of Boulder, Colo. and the Associate Commissioner of the Southern Conference were in attendance. Chuck Neinas, jack Lengyel, and Gene Corrigan of Neninas Sports Service, Inc. reviewed their report: Preparing for the Future, Intercollegiate Athletics at Virginia Military Institute. Lengyl is current Athletic Director at the United States Naval Academy and Corrigan is former Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference and President of the NCAA. The consulting team visited VMI in continued on page 8 The Institute Report The faculty/student exchange program between VMI and the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) in England continues this semester. Spending the semester at VMI are (pictured left to right): Dr. Robert Benne IIi, who is teaching math, and Lieutenant Caroline Woodbridge, who is in her first year of a threeyear B.S. degree program in electronic systems engineering. VMI faculty and cadets at RMCS this semester are: Colonel George Piegari, professor of mathematics and computer science at VMI, and two cadets; Tuyen G. Dam '99, a computer science major; and mechanical engineering major Grant L. Eddy, Jr. '99. Forty-five elected to "Who's Who" The 1998 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will include the names offorty-five VMI first classman who have been selected as outstanding student 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 extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students 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, 21 are from Virginia: Edward M. Allen, Ill, New Kent; joseph E. Anwah, Centreville; Stefan R. Barr, Forest; Bradley R. Cooke, Richmond; Gregory C. Ellen, Highland Springs; JeffreyS. T. Gorman, Richmond; Matthew T. Guise, Midlothian; jason M. Harding, Oakton; Michael P. Harris, Yorktown; Torrence A. Rogers, Virginia Beach; Marcus G. Schweigert, Herndon; Michael H. Spinelli, Falls Church; jonathan W. Spitzer, Winchester; Eric W. Smith, Waynesboro; Caleb M. Taylor, Roanoke; Andre W. Thornton, Richmond; Timothy 0. Trant, II, Disputanta; Kevin M. Trujillo, Lorton; R. Thomas Warburton, Pulaski; Nicholas R. Wilk, Jr., Stuarts Draft; and justin P. Wolfe, Midlothian. The remaining selectees are: Michael T. Baumgardner, Bethel Park, Pa .. : jabarr D. Bean, Amityville, N.Y.; David M. Benedick, Chesterbrook, Pa.; Lucas james A. Braxton, Fayetteville, N.C.; Michael J. Chapman, Roseville, Calif.; Rodney C. Daniels, Kingsport, Tn.; Kenneth C. Dohan ish, Sussex, N.j.; Shane M. Finley, Bloomington, Minn.; Andrew P. Gehring, Frederick, Md.; Mark P. Glancy, Centerreach, N.Y.; Wen-Lung Hsu,; Andrew j. Lewis, Snellville, Ga.; Michael S. Lorence, Carlisle, Pa.; Terence G. Maguire, Columbus, Ohio; Brett T. McGinley, Carlisle, Pa.; Edward j. Neibert, Salem, N.H.; Gregory S. O'Hare, Bethel Park, Pa.; Nathan R. Pierpoint, Brea, Calif.; Michael T. Runyan, Marshall, Texas; joseph S. Seiler, Bartow, Fla.; William T. Stann, Myersville, Md.; Christopher M. Strock, Honolulu, Hawaii; Shawn Ting, Monmouth junction, N.j.; and Thomas M. Wirth, Fallston, Md. February 6, 1998 CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO SPEAKATVMI Civil rights leader and activist julian Bond will speak at VMI on February 11 at 7:30 p.m. He will address the VMI community and students from local schools and area colleges in jackson Memorial Hall. The event is sponsored by the Promaji Club. He will also take the review at the parade in honor of Black History Month the same day at 4:30p.m. Since his college days, julian Bond has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights, economic justice, and peace, and an aggressive spokesman for the disinherited. As an activist who has faced jail for his convictions, as a veteran of more than twenty years of service in the Georgia General Assembly, as a writer, teacher, and lecturer, Bond has been on the cutting edge of social change since he was a college student leading sit-in demonstrations in Atlanta in 1960. Bond is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American University in Washington, D.C., and a faculty member in the history department at the University of Virginia. Bond's other teaching experience includes serving as Papas Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and a Visiting Professor in History and Politics at Drexal University in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a visiting Professor at Harvard University and at Williams College. He graduated from the George School, a coeducational Quaker school in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1957, and entered Morehouse College in Atlanta that same year. While still a student, Bond was a founder in 1960 of the Committee on continued on page I 0 February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute VMI ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RESIGNS Davis C. Babb, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at VMI since 1991, resigned his post on january 8. Michael L Bozeman, head track and cross country coach, is serving as interim athletic director. Major General josiah Bunting Ill, VMI superintendent, expressed his and the VMI community's gratitude for Babb's service. "Davis has been a devoted, industrious, and loyal member of the VMI administration," said Bunting. "We are indebted to him for his years of service and wish him the very best." During Babb's tenure as athletic director, VMI intercollegiate teams won nine Southern Conference Championships, nine coaches received Conference Coach-ofthe- Year honors, seven athletes received Conference Player-of-the-Year honors, three athletes won NCAA post-graduate scholarships, four were selected GTE Academic All Americans, and six baseball players were professional draft picks. Three times VMI received the Southern Conference's MeAl ister Award for the highest degree of sportsmanship, and in 1995-96, VMI matched its highest finish for the Conference Commissioner's Cup for overall athletic excellence and won the graduation rate award for student athletes. Babb also directed the effort for NCAA accreditation for intercollegiate athletics and guided the development ofVMI's women's athletic program. Babb, 41 years old, joined the VMI athletic staff in 1984 as assistant director and later was promoted to associate before taking the reins from Eric Hyman. A 1978 graduate of Appalachian State University, he worked in business, was a teaching tennis professional, and coached women's tennis at Furman University prior to coming to VMI. Babb has served on numerous Southern Conference committees and is currently chairman of the Athletic Director's Association, the Men's Basketball Tournament Committee, the Men's and Women's Cross Country Committee, and the Men's Tennis Committee. "During my thirteen-year tenure at the Institute, our athletic program has been an example of what college athletics should be," said Babb. "Our teams have consisted of young men and women who exemplify the true meaning of the term 'student athlete'. They have graduated and become solid citizens. I leave with fond memories and wish VMI much success in the future." VMI immediately began a national search for Babb's replacement. Thomas W. Davis, professor of history and VMI faculty chairman of athletics, heads the search committee with representatives from various VMI constituencies. "Our search will be vigorous, aggressive, and national," said Bunting. "I am determined to find and hire someone capable of infusing a shot of lightning into the program, particularly to provide the leadership needed as we begin to address our major athletic challenges- VMI football and the implications for our future of our becoming a co-educational school." "And we have to do it right - honorably and within the context of VMI's expectations for all of its cadets," added Bunting. "I have watched the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy; and I know what's been accomplished at places like Penn in the early '90s and recently at Northwestern. It can be done here. This is why the search for Mr. Babb's successor will be so important." Superintendent to Serve on Times Dispatch Board of Contributors Major General josiah Bunting Ill has been selected to serve a one-year term on a diversified Board of Contributors for the Richmond Times Dispatch. One member of the Board will contribute an 1,100 word article each Sunday for the commentary section front. Using this forum, members of the Board have the opportunity to share their views with an audience of several hundred thousand readers. The 1998 Board of Contributors is the first for the Times Dispatch. The first article by Gen. Bunting will appear in the paper on September 10, 1998. s VMI FoUNDATION LEADER To STEP DoWN G. Gilmer Minor Ill, president of the VMI Foundation, has announced that George H. "Skip" Roberts, Jr., the Foundation's executive vice president and general counsel has decided to return to the private sector after almost seven years as head of the organization. He will leave sometime during the first half of 1998. "Skip Roberts captured the hearts and respect of the VMI alumni, provided critical leadership and made a great contribution to VMI's success during one of its most difficult periods," said Minor. "Skip will be missed, but in my opinion leaves in place the most dedicated and successful development office of any public college in America." A corporate lawyer before assuming his position in 1991, Roberts helped lead the Foundation throughout most of the VMI's litigation over coeducation. Charged also with fund-raising during his tenure, he saw VMI's endowment assets and commitments grow from $175 million to $315 million. "I have had an extraordinary opportunity to be at VMI during one of its most challenging, but equally exciting times," said Roberts. "The Institute is poised for a great future with its current Superintendent, General Bunting, and the incredible support of the VMI alumni. As I looked to the timing of the next VMI campaign, I realized it would last longer than my original plans to serve the Foundation. Rather than continue for the next few years and then return to the private sector, it was obvious that VMI's best interests lie in my making this move at the beginning rather than in the middle of a campaign." Bunting also praised Roberts for his services: "Skip Roberts brought robust assets to VMI - fierce, passionate devotion to the school; unshakable integrity; and an almost matchless grasp of the professional skills and requirements of development in a most competitive marketplace. Our debt to him is huge." -.. 6 The Institute Report INFORMATION SERVICES EMPLOYEE HAs SEEN MANY CHANGES IN WoRK When joyce Spence came to work at VMI almost 31 years ago, her office was in the electrical engineering section of Nichols hall for nearly a year; then the Nichols annex was completed and she moved into what was known then as the "computer center" and has been in the same office area for 30 years. Spence, a Buena Vista native, had joined the Lees Carpet firm (now Burlington Industries) and spent five years in the computer field, processing the 80-column cards which were fed into the computers of that era. She joined the computer operations at VMI as a secretary and data entry operator for the huge IBM mainframe, bringing a wealth of experience in a relatively new technology. Today Spence is called a senior computer operator technician and has myriad of responsibilities. She operates the mainframe unit, which switched to a Burroughs following the IBM system and now is a Unisys A-6. She is responsible for production control, handling requests for reports, labels or anything else which has to be done on the mainframe. She sets up parameters, magnetic tapes, job flows, and checks for accuracy and distribution. The new computer, a Digital Unix System, is in place and should be in full operation within two years. The fully-integrated system will allow the departments to be more responsible for maintaining their data. Quietly efficient, Spence looks far too young to be the grandmother she is, and her associates look to her as a stable influence. Her immediate supervisor, network systems manager james A. Bollinger, calls her "a conscientious and dependable talent willing to do whatever it takes to get a job done." He also notes that she is "entrusted with tape backup, one of our most important tasks." Still living in her hometown, she and husband Bill are proudest of their two daughters and grandson, Lee. "The most important thing in my life is my family" says Spence, and she beams when she talks of daughters Heather and Kristin. Heather is a speech pathologist in Smithfield, N.C. and is now Mrs. All. Kristin (Mrs. Fink) is an assistant director of the Echo Early Learning Center in Lynchburg, Va. and takes her three-year-old son to work with her each day. In March, on or about the birthday of son number one, she's expecting another son. In addition to what Bollinger had to say about her, Col. Charles Fraley, director of information services, calls her "a loyal, dedicated, and concerned employee who works well with everyone. She is always ready to help in any situation." One member of the staff did have a criticism when asked about her; he said, "she's too nice." Her husband, also a state employee, is a supervisor at Camp New Hope, a rehabilitation and recreation unit of the Natural Bridge juvenile Correction Center. He and joyce have recently purchased a building in Buena Vista where they hope to have an antique and collectibles shop they will call Spences' Emporium. joyce does a lot of craft work herself, particularly painting on fabrics, but so far it's been just a hobby to produce gifts for friends and family. She's an avid reader and enjoys going to auctions with her husband. joyce belongs to the Buena Vista Baptist Church and is on the Youth Committee. joyce says that she loves her job and her co-workers are like family. She enjoys working with computers, but still does not have one at home. February 6, 1998 Writings By Supt. Published Two writings by the Superintendent, Maj. Gen. josiah Bunting Ill have been accepted for publication. A chapter from the manuscript of a new book, "All Loves Excelling" that the superintendent has written is featured in the winter 1998 edition of The Potomac Review. The Potomac Review is a quarterly magazine published in Port Tobacco, Md. The Lays of Ancient Rome, by Thomas Babington Macaulay is soon to be published by Regnery Publishing, Inc. of Washington, D.C. The book contains a preface which was written by the superintendent. Dean of Faculty has busy 1997 Colonel Alan F. Farrell, dean of the faculty, has had numerous papers published or accepted for publication and has presented papers at many conferences during 1997. Articles by Col. Farrell published or accepted for publication include: article accepted for publication in Ram's Horn, published by Dartmouth College; a poem published in the Vietnam journal Incoming; a review of a new translation of the Iliad, published in the journal of Military History; and a review of a study of relationship between journalism and government during the Vietnam War era published from London in Studies in Newspaper and Periodical History. Papers presented or to be read by Farrell include: a paper read at the International Comics convention in Georgetown on French comic art on the theme of film nair and the French obsession with American 50s and tough guys of the Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett school, philosopher-detectives; a paper on French comic art to be read at the Popular Culture Convention in Orlando in April; a paper to be read on American, French, and Vietnamese films of the Vietnam War; and a paper to be read in Chicago in March on the postwar visions of novelists Duhamel, Celine, Junger, Remarque, Sassoon, and Dos Passos. Col. Farrell will also present a paper at the 1998 annual meeting of the Society for Military History. The paper is entitled "You Hadda Good Job an' Ya Left." February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute On January 14, the Corps of Cadets was treated to the first of several theme nights this semester in Crozet Hall. Please refer to the December issue of The Institute Report for Mess Hall initiatives. Protocol Office Established The Superintendent has announced the establishment of a protocol office at VMI. The mission of the office is to provide hospitality services and guidance on protocol, enabling VMI to be an outstanding host to its many distinguished visitors. Specific responsibilities of the office include coordination and planning for all protocol requirements for visitors to VMI including invitations, itineraries, lodging, escort duties, transportation requirements, and the management and accountability of VMI memorabilia and gifts. The office provides support to all departments and staff agencies at VMI in hosting social or formal events and activities and will also provide guidance on appropriate seating and flag courtesies. Director of the office is Col. N. Michael Bissell, special assistant to the superintendent and former commandant of cadets. He is assisted by Capt. Carole Green and Teresa Thompson. Col. Bissell and Capt. Green also retain responsibility for followon evaluation and assessment of the assimilation of women into the Corps of Cadets as well as Title IX (equity of sexes) duties. The office's home page gives information and itineraries on visitors to VMI as well as other significant events occurring on Post. Appropriate dress requirements, both civilian and military, for individual events will also be listed. Additional information -464-7784 (phone), 464-7786 (RSVPs), 464-7169 (fax), or Protocol@supt@vmi (Email). Two Faculty Members serving as Acting Department Heads Colonel Donald E. Thomas, Jr., professor of history, is currently serving as acting head of the history department. Capt. Blair P. Turner, professor and head of the department is at the Ecole Polytechnique this semester. Lt. Col. Thomas N. Meriwether, associate professor of psychology/philosophy is serving as acting head of the psychology/ philosophy department. Capt. William G. Hughes, professor and head of the department, is on leave this semester. SOMMERS TO SPEAK TO CORPS 7 Christina Hoff Sommers, the W.H. Brady Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak to the Corps on February 17 in jackson Memorial Hall. The talk will be at 11 a.m. Sommers earned her B.A. at New York University and Ph.D. at Brandeis University. She has been a professor of philosophy at Clark University since 1980. Sommers specializes in ethics and contemporary moral theory and has published many scholarly articles in such journals as the journal of Philosophy and The New England journal of Medicine. She is best known for her writings on two subjects: moral education in the schools and feminism and American culture. Articles by Sommers have appeared in The Wall Street journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, The New Republic, The Chicago Tribune, and The Times Literary Supplement. Sommers has also appeared on NBC's "The Mclaughlin Group," "The Phil Donahue Show," "Nightline," "20/20," Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," and "The CBS Evening News" among others. Lopez Chair continued from page 4 She has published widely in Asia, North America and Europe in the fields of civil-military relations, foreign policy and relations, regional security issues, human rights and democratization, including chapters in volumes published by Berkeley, Princeton and johns Hopkins University Press; articles in the Asian Survey, Pacific Review and Third World Quarterly; and co-edited a number of books. Professor Hernandez did her B.S. in foreign service (cum laude) at the University of the Philippines, M.A. in international relations at Karachi University, graduate work in political philosophy at Duke University where she advanced to candidacy in 1969, and Ph.D. in political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is married with five children. 8 The Institute Report State Senator John H. Chichester, (R) Stafford, admires "The Institute.· Cadet first classmen Chris Floom and Brad Cooke presented the book to Sen. Chichester. On January 19, a team of 10 cadets and Lt. Col. Robert B. Spore, personnel director and Maj. Charles J. Steenburgh, assistant director of public relations presented a copy of "The Institute" to each member of the General Assembly Thirty-Four Cadets on Foreign Study Thirty-four cadets have been granted academic leave for foreign study this semester. The group consists of four members of the class of 1998, 18 members of the class of 1999 and 14 members of the class of 2000. Cadets participating in foreign study include: international studies (IS) major Timothy M. Amorim joyce '00, Spain; john D. Bolt '99 (history), Italy; jason M. Brown '99 (biology), England; Thomas j. Curran '98 (history), Czech Republic; Tuyen Gia Dam '99 (computer science), England; Matthew C. Dixon '99 (chemistry), England; justin W. Douglas '99 (mechanical engineering [ME]), England; Grant L. Eddy, jr. '99 (ME), England; Stephen E. Fern, jr. '00 (biology), England; Charles 0. Fleet '98 (civil engineering [CE]), Germany; joshua B. Frank '99 (ME), Germany; Christopher D. Gamble '00 (biology), England; john P. Garneski '99 (IS), England; Craig A. Giorgis '00 (history), Costa Rica; james R. johnston '99 (IS), Australia; Roger 0. Hart, Jr. '99 (biology), Australia; Stephen R. Lucas '99 (electrical engineering [EE]), Australia; Sager A. Marshall '99 (economics and business [EB]), Czech Republic; Samuel F. McClure '00 (EB), Austria; Matthew T. Milburn '00 (history), Spain; jason S. Miller '00 (EB), England; james L. Nelson Ill '00 (CE), Scotland; Gordon N. Overby '99 (IS), Ghana; jon P. Paris '99 (history), Spain; Christopher j. Pilger '00 (EE), England; joseph M. Pappa '00 (EB), England; Anthony j. Rayome '00 (history), France; Richard H. Robinson Ill '99 (IS), Australia; Rene A. Rodriquez '99 (IS), Colombia; james G. Sheldon '00 (EB), England; William S. Sjem, jr. '00 (history), England; William Z. Taylor '98 (history), Austria; Chad A. Varanese '99 (EB), Czech Republic; and Bradford E. Vier '98 (ME), Australia. "THE INSTITUTE" NOW AVAILABLE The Institute, a photographic record of VMI during the 1996-1997 academic year, can still be purchased through the VMI Museum and the Keydet Bookstore. Books may be purchased at a cost of $59.95 each plus $7.70 shipping, handling, and sales tax. Mail, phone, or e-mail order may be made as follows: VMI Museum, Lexington, Va. 24450-0304; Toll free call - 800-444-1839; E-mail - Blakey @ vmi.edu; Fax- 540-464-7112. All major credit cards are accepted; checks should be made payable to "The Institute." VMI faculty, staff and employees, members of the Corps and members of the Class of '97 can purchase "The Institute" for $35.00. Books may be ordered by calling the alumni office at 464-7221. Books will be available for pick-up at the museum. February 6, 1998 CONFERENCE continued from page 2 November. Other presentations were given by joe Bush, VMI Class of 1965 and current Athletic Director at Hampden Sydney College; jim Kelly, Assistant to the President at The College of William & Mary; Dr. George Henning, VMI Class of 1961 and head physician for VMI football; and Charlie Lyle, from the Southern Conference. The attendees were divided into three teams which spent hours on their visions for winning football at VMI and the steps necessary to accomplish this goal. On the final day of the conference, all attendees gathered for a presentation by each team leader. "The conference was extremely positive for VMI football and our total intercollegiate athletic program," said General Bunting. "We left knowing the things which must be done for winning football to again embrace the Institute. Those at the conference were emphatic that Division Ill athletics is not a fit for VMI and should be dropped from future consideration." "It would be premature to mention other details before our Board of Visitors reviews a summary of the conference and has the opportunity for discussion at its February meeting," added General Bunting. FULTZ IS NEW POST POLICE OFFICER Charles E. Fultz II has been hired as VMI post police officer. Fultz, former metropolitan police officer for Washington, D.C., began his duties on january 5. A former Marine, Fultz had served as a police officer in Washington since 1994. Prior to that he served as security supervisorfor the U.S. Department of State and earlier as assistant detachment commander at various U.S. embassies with the Marine Corps. He received his degree in criminal justice from Northern Virginia Community College and other training from various Marine Corps and police schools. Fultz has received numerous police department citations and awards, the National Defense Medal, three U.S. Navy Achievement Medals, and four Superior Fitness Awards. February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute Daniels Award continued from page I Over the years, his selfless act has been often recognized, two books have been written about him, and in the summer of 1994, the Episcopal Church added the date of his death to its Calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, an honor bordering on sainthood or martyrdom. In England's Canterbury Cathedral, there is a Chapel of Martyrs in which 15 modern-day martyrs are honored. jonathan Daniels is one of them. The Very Reverend Simpson, Dean of the Canterbury Cathedral since 1986, is responsible for the liturgy and worship of the Cathedral, which is visited annually by more than three million visitors and pilgrims. He directs the mission of the cathedral which is the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. He will be introduced by The Right Reverend F. Neff Powell of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Virginia, and Reverend john H. jordan, Jr., VMI Class of 1951, will speak about the life of Jonathan Daniels. During the ceremony, Shirley and E. Cabell Brand, VMI '44, will two water color paintings, of the Chapel of Martyrs, which they commissioned after a visit to the Chapel and Canterbury Cathedral last summer. One will be given to the Institute and the other to the Promaji Club. They will also present a painting of the Episcopal leon of jonathan Daniels to VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill. The Brands were also responsible for a plaque, honoring Jonathan Daniels, which was placed in the town square of Hayneville this past August in a widely-publicized event. Special guests who will attend the February 6th ceremony include Ruby Sales, now in her third-year at the Episcopal Divinity School; Emily Daniels Robey, jonathan Daniels' sister; Richard Morrisroe, a Catholic priest who was severely wounded by a second shotgun blast on August 20, 1965; Rev. judith Upham, a fellow seminarian and close friend of Daniels; and The Right Reverend A. Heath Light, retired from the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest, Virginia. Though a recipient of the jonathan Daniels Award may not necessarily be selected each year, an annual ceremony will be held in February to afford cadets, a continuing reminder that it is possible to embody and display heroic qualities of honor, loyalty, and devotion at any age and in any circumstances. In February 1997, the Special Programs and Public Relations Committee of the VMI Board of Visitors, was tasked with the implementation of the jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award. The committee and a separate task force established criteria and guidelines for the award. These committees worked closely with VMI's Promaji Club, an organization of VMI cadets which promotes positive relations among all races and ethnic groups in the Corps of Cadets. The Promaji Club initiated a jonathan Daniels Award in 1992, and its leadership has graciously agreed to give the Institute exclusive use of the name for the new jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award. The Special Programs and Public Relations Committee will oversee the legacy of this annual ceremony and the bestowing of the award upon selection. VMI BAND AND PIPE AND DRUM CORPS PERFORM IN RICHMOND The Regimental Band and the VMI Pipe and Drum Corps performed in the Richmond Christmas Parade on December 6th and for Virginia Inaugural ceremonies for both Governor james Gilmore. The pipe band also performed at the inaugural gala of Attorney General Mark Early on january 15th. Combined Band Concert February 15 Cadets from VMI and 14 other military schools from across the nation, 120 in all, will combine to perform a band concert in jackson Memorial Hall on Sunday, February 15. The event is being organized by Colonel John Brodie, regimental band director. It is the first time in 22 years that VMI has hosted this event. As an added bonus the U.S. Marine Corps Band from Quantico, Va. will perform in jackson Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m. Both events are free and the public is welcome. ARMY CADETS RECEIVE OFFICER BRANCH SELECTIONS 9 Of the 31 Army ROTC cadets receiving officer branch selections this year, 22 got their first choice and 9 got their second choice. This factor shows hard work and outstanding camp results last summer. Twenty-eight cadets will serve, following graduation, on active duty (11 on immediate active duty) and three will have reserve commissions. Branch selection of the 31 cadets is as follows: field artillery (7), infantry (6), engineer (4), aviation (4), signal (2), adjutant general (2), armor (1 ), quartermaster (1 ), chemical (1 ), medical service (2), and ordnance (1 ). CADET WING ACTIVE The 880th Cadet Wing, modeled after an active duty Air Force Wing, was formed in the Fall of 1996 with the intent of providing AFROTC officer candidates with meaningful leadership opportunities and supervisory experiences to better prepare them for active duty service. Now in its fourth semester of operation, the 880th Cadet Wing has evolved to a point where it has assumed total responsibility for cadet training. The 880th Cadet Wing is additionally responsible for conducting all training activities associated with AFROTC Leadership Laboratory. Additionally, cadet wing supervisors conduct formalized feedback and evaluation sessions with all of their subordinates promoting realistic training and improving overall efficiency. Last year, AFROTC cadets visited three separate Air Force bases during the Spring FTX. Highlights included tours of the headquarters for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the Advanced Tactical Fighter Special Program Office, a Langley AFB Civil Engineering Squadron, and a cadet orientation flight in a C-141 transport aircraft. One cadet even received a flight in an F-16 fighter aircraft via the Virginia Air National Guard Unit stationed in Richmond, VA. The Cadet Wing Commander is Cadet Timothy j. Butler, a first classman from Newport News, Va. He and his staff will ensure that major training events such as the Spring FTX and AFROTC Dining Out are successful events. fO The Institute Report Cadet and Father in Right Place at Right Time Two days before Christmas, Cadet Douglas F. Baker, jr., was riding with his father in his hometown of New Milford, N.j., when an approaching vehicle veered across their lane and jumped the curb. The car ending up in a front yard, wedged into a chain link fence and bushes. The 83-year-old driver had suffered a heart attack and slumped over the wheel, but at least he picked a time when help was available. The elder Baker, a retired fire chief, was trained in CPR, and the younger Baker had that same training at VMI. They called 911 on their cellular phone, then went to work on their life-saving mission. After cadet Baker pried the fence away from the car, they were able to get the door open and pull the victim out. He had no pulse and was turning blue. To make Douglas F. Baker, Jr. matters worse, the candy bar he was eating had lodged in his throat. Cadet Baker scraped all he could out of the victim's mouth, but the clog was still there. Adding to the "Believe-It-Or-Not" coincidences was the fact that just across the street I ived the supervisor of nurses for the county health department. She normally would have been at work but had taken a few vacation days to do her Christmas shopping. She came over and the three of them did all that had to be done until the rescue squad arrived. The younger Baker, a first classman, received CPR training in the Boy Scouts and in the VMI physical education classes had taken it again. "This is just another example of how important it is to know your CPR," he said, "and for my dad and me, we did what we should have done. The net result was a great Christmas present for us and the victim." Incidentally, the victim is up and about and doing quite well. BOND TO SPEAK TO CORPS continued from page 4 Appeal for Human Rights, the Atlanta University Center student civil rights organization that directed three years of non-violent anti-segregation protests that won integration of Atlanta's movie theaters, lunch counters, and parks. Bond was arrested for sitting-in at the then-segregated cafeteria at Atlanta City Hall. He was one of several hundred students from across the South who helped to form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on Easter weekend, 1960, and shortly thereafter became SNCC's communications director. Bond left Morehouse one semester short of graduation in 1961 to join the staff of a new protest newspaper, The Atlanta Inquirer, although he returned to Morehouse in 1971, to complete his requirements for graduation. He received a B.A. degree in English. He has served four terms in the Georgia House and six terms in the Senate. He holds honorary degrees from fourteen college and universities and has served on the boards of numerous organizations working for civil rights and social change. Time named Bond on its 200 Leaders list, and he has been honored by the American Civil Liberties Union for "dedicated services to the cause of civil liberties." Bond was host of "America's Black Forum," the oldest black-owned show in television syndication, from 1980 until1997. Today he is a commentator on the show. He was a commentator for radio's "Byline," syndicated to over 200 stations. He has been a commentator on the "Today" show and was the author of a nationally syndicated newspaper column called Viewpoint. He was host of the popular television show, "Saturday Night Live," in April 1977 and has appeared in three movies Bond narrated the critically acclaimed 1987 and 1990 PBS series, Eyes on the Prize. He also narrated a 1989 PBS show on the life of New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, and the 1994 Academy Award winning documentary, A Time for justice. That documentary is the video portion of the Southern Poverty Law Center's first "Teaching Tolerance" teaching kit. A collection of Bond's essays has been published under the title A Time To Speak. A Time To Act. He is the author of Black Candidates- Southern Campaign Experiences. His poems and articles have appeared in The Nation, Life, Playboy, The New York Times, Ramparts, Beyond the Blues, American Negro Poetry, , the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Constitution, and Southern Changes. February 6, 1998 POTPOURRI •:• Colonel John Brodie, regimental band director gave a paper entitled "Virginia Military Institute Cadets and the Cocurriculum" at an international band directors conference. The conference was held in Chicago on December 18. •:• The Cooperative Engineering Center (CEC) at VMI, has received a $500 award from Framatone Technologies. The award is given under Framatone Technologies' Aid-to-Education Program to engineering schools who most closely match their needs. The CEC program at VMI matches senior engineering cadets with companies in an engineering design problem-solving exercise. The CEC is under the direction of Colonel Richard S. Trandel '59, professor of mechanical engineering. •:• A book review by Colonel Spencer C. Tucker '59, professor of history and john Biggs '30 Cincinnati professor of military history at VMI, appeared in the December 1997 issue of The Fort Worth StarTelegram. Col. Tucker reviewed the book Far from Austerlitz? Napolean 7 895-7 8 7 5 by Alistair Horne. •:• Three poems by Mary Balazs, associate professor of English, appear in the current issues of two publications. "My Garden" appears in the current issue of Time of Singing and two poems: "Buried in Ice" and "Trafalgar Square" appear in the current issue of Lumina. •:• VMI hosted a panel discussion Feb. 2 on the topic, "The Character of Contemporary Political Leadership: Do We Get the Leaders We Deserve?" The discussion was moderated by Colonel Patrick M. Mayerchak, head of the Department of International Studies and Political Science. Major James Hentz, assistant professor of international studies and political science, also participated. •:• Colonel Tappey H. Jones '70, professor of chemistry, coauthored a paper with five others entitled "Elucidation of Dimethylalkylpyrazines from the Ant Streblognathus aethiopicus by GC-FTIR." The article appears in volume 24 of the journal of Chemical Ecology. •:• Two Army officers assigned to VMI's ROTC detachment were recently promoted to the rank of major. Major Thomas D. McCarthy, assistant professor of m i I itary science and Major John T. Pitcock, assistant professor of m i I itary science, have been assigned to VMI since 1995. Both are 1986 VMI graduates. •:• Maj. William W. McNairy, assistant professor of physics, attended the winter meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in New Orleans, La. on jan. 2-8. He attended three workshops concerned with activity-based labs with multimedia instruction. February 6, 1998 IR Wins 1st Place Award The 1997 VMI Institute Report recently received a first place award in the "newsletter" category of the 1997 Graphics Communication Competition sponsored by the Printing Industries of Virginia. The award went to the News Gazette Print Shop for their work on the newsletter which is designed by the VMI Public Relations Office. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The VMI Sports Information office has instituted an Athlete-of-the-Week honor. Listed below are the recipients. January 26 ........................... Jordon Brandon Indoor Track & Field january 19 ............................ Darryl Faulkner Basketball December 15 ................................. jason Bell Basketball December 8 .......................... Eric Samaritoni Swimming November 24 ......................... Leslie Apedoe Wrestling November 1 7 ..................... Tremayne Austin Wrestling November 3 .................................. Joe Smith Men's Cross Country October1 3 .................................. Mike Harris Football October 6 .......................... Rich Daughtridge Soccer September 29 ............................ Rachel Love Women's Cross Country September 22 ................................ joe Smith Men's Cross Country BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS CONTINUE Basketball luncheons are held each Wednesday at Noon following a Keydet basketball contest, Coach Bart Bellairs reviews the previous weekend's action and previews the upcoming opponent. Cost for the luncheon is $6. Those planning to attend should make reservations by calling (540) 464-7264. Remaining Luncheon Dates Feb. 11, 18, 25 Virginia Military Institute KEYDET ATHLETE HAS LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD WORK Cadet Darryl Faulkner's two major short-term goals now look like they can be reached, but just four years ago, there was almost no hope for either. An economics major, Faulkner wants, first, to earn his VMI degree, and, second, to play in the NCAA basketball tournament. Hard work academically as well as athletically has fortified his status on both counts. By attending summer school, he can receive his degree next December, and with the surprising successes of the basketball club, he and his teammates have proven they can play with the best in the league. They could win the Southern Conference tournament and thus qualify for an automatic berth in the NCAA's "March Madness." Faulkner's determination to be a VMI graduate was strengthened last May when he watched his Brother Rats graduate. He had made the Southern Conference's All-Freshman team in the 1993-94 f1 season, starting 25 of 28 games at point guard and leading the team in steals, assists, and three-point shooting percentage. Unfortunately, his classroom performance wasn't nearly that stellar. He attended summer school in '94, but knows now that he didn't really apply himself, and he failed to gain readmission because he was five hundredths of a point shy in grade point average. Now more determined than ever, Faulkner spent two years of serious study at Prince George's Community College near his home in Hyattsville, Md. He kept in basketball shape, too, but knew he .wanted to come back to VMI, and he set his sights on just that. Then assistant basketball coach Dave Manzer had recruited him to VMI, but his visit here took place after the "breakout," so the "Ratline" was over. "It was a shock, at first," said Faulkner, "but I had a little knowledge of it from a friend from my high school, Ron Abbott, who was VMI class of '84." Faulkner returned to VMI in the fall of 1996, and last year, his first back, he improved academically and in basketball. He was picked on the Southern Conference coaches' ten-man all-league team, and second string on the Media All-Southern squad. His 14.8 points per game average was second on the VMI team, 9th in the conference, and in league games, he averaged 17.2. He led VMI in three-point shooting at 42 percent and ranked second in the conference. This season the Keydets have upset several teams and have been competitive in every conference game. They are considered as probable as any team to win the tourney, and a big part of the success can be attributed to Faulkner. In the first week of January he was named the Reebok/Southern Conference Player of the Week as he averaged 25 points a game and six assists while shooting 43 percent from the field and an astounding 55 percent (1 0 of 18) from three-point range. He repeated the honor again the last week in January. As the Institute Report went to press, Faulkner's 15.6 points-per-game was second only to Jason Bell on the Keydet squad, and his 40.2 percent shooting from long range ranked him first in the conference. He also led the team and the league in threepointers per game. Also in the conference standings, he was 6th in scoring, 4th in assists and 6th in steals. As a team co-captain, Faulkner has handled both point guard and shooting guard tasks and has scored in double figures in 16 of the first 20 games. "I just want to be the best I can be at basketball and in my academic program," says Faulkner, and with that attitude he could very well reach those next two goals. His studies and his sports keep Faulkner too busy to be involved in other activities, although he gives all the time he can to the Promaji Club. Otherwise, reading and listening to music are his major sidelines. He would like to go to graduate school for a business masters degree, and, if possible, play some professional basketball in the European leagues. "If I can't play at another level, at least I'll have my VMI degree," he said, "and that alone will mean success to me." PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450-0304 VMI CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, 6 February: 1st grading period ends. Noon Dean of Canterbury Cathedral (Daniels Award), J.M. Hall. See page 1. 4:10p.m. Review Parade, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Wrestling@ George Mason. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Saturday, 7 February: 46th Annual Winter Relays, Cormack Hall (all day). 3:15p.m. Basketball@ U.S. Military Academy. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Tuesday, 1 0 February: ROTC Control Day. 5th Demerit Period ends. 7 p.m. Basketball vs Furman, Cameron Hall. 7:30p.m. Wrestling vs. James Madison. Wednesday, 11 February: 4:30 p.m. Review Parade in honor of Black History Month, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Julian Bond address, J.M. Hall. Friday, 13 February: 10 a.m. Board of Visitors Committee Meetings, Omni Hotel, Richmond, Va. NROTC Pro meeting 4:10p.m. Review Parade, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Wrestling@ Appalachian State. Army dining-in. Saturday, 14 February: 8 a.m. Board of Visitors meeting, Omni Hotel, Richmond, Va. 3 p.m. Basketball @Appalachian State. 7 p.m. Wrestling@ UNC-Greensboro. Monday, 16 February: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Davidson. Tuesday, 17 February: 11 a.m. Christina Hoff Sommers speaks to Corps, J.M. Hall. Thursday, 19 February: 6th Demerit Period ends. 7 p.m. Basketball @ East Tennessee State. Friday, 20 February: Admissions Open House. Indoor Track@ SC Championships, Johnson City, Tn. Saturday, 21 February: Admissions Open House. Indoor Track@ SC Championships, Johnson City, Tn. 1 p.m. Basketball vs. ETSU, Cameron Hall. Wednesday, 25 February: 2 p.m. Academic Board meeting, Smith Hall. Thursday, 26 February: Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Friday, 27 February: Midterm ends. Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Saturday, 28 February: Spring furlough begins. Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Wrestling @ S.C. Championships, Greensboro, N.C. Sunday, 1 March: Basketball @ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Sunday, 8 March: 10 p.m. Spring furlough ends. February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute 12
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Farrell appointed as Dean ............... 2 Scott Shipp Hall Renovation ........... 2 Hernandez is Lopez Chairholder ..... 3 Former faculty member dies ............ 3 Football Conference Held ................. 3 Forty:five elected to "Who's Who" ... 4 Julian Bond to speak at VMI ........... 4 Athletic Director resigns ................. 5 Superintendent to serve on Board ... 5 Foundation leader to step down ...... 5 Employee seen many changes ......... 6 Writings by Supt. published ............ 6 Dean has busy 1997 ........................ 6 Protocol Office established .............. 7 Sommers to speak to Corps ............. 7 Thirty-Four on foreign study ........... 8 "THE INSTITUTE" still available ..... 8 Fultz is new post police officer........ 8 Cadet in right place ....................... 10 Potpourri ........................................ 10 Athletes of the Week ...................... 11 Basketball luncheons continue ..... 11 Athlete learns importance of work 11 Calendar of Events ........................ 12 A large contingent of the VMI Corps of Cadets participated in the inaugural parade of The Honorable James S. Gilmore Ill, Governor of the Commonwealth. The parade was held January 1 7 in Richmond. Photo by Nathan Beck. Dean of the Canterbury Cathedral to Initiate Daniels '61 Humanitarian Award at VMI Ceremony The Very Reverend john A. Simpson, Dean of England's Canterbury Cathedral, will be the keynote speaker at an inaugural ceremony to officially announce VMI's jonathan Myrick Daniels '61 Humanitarian Award. The ceremony will be held February 6, 1998 at Noon in jackson Memorial Hall on the VMI Post. At its December 1997 meeting, the VMI Board of Visitors voted to establish the Daniels Award, only the second time in the history of the Institute the Board has taken such action. The first recipient of the award, which will emphasize the virtue of humanitarian public service and recognize individuals who have made significant personal sacrifices to protect or improve the lives of others, will be named in February 1999. jonathan Daniels, valedictorian of the VMI Class of 1961, was a seminarian at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. in 1965 when he answered the call of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for clergy to assist with civil rights and voter registration efforts in the South. On August 20, 1965, he gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life for that of another. He and several others participating in the civil rights effort attempted to enter The Cash Store in Hayneville, Ala. to buy a soda. Tom Coleman, a highway department employee and part-time deputy sheriff, appeared in the doorway and lowered his shotgun at Ruby Sales, a black teenager. Daniels pushed her aside and absorbed the blast which killed him instantly. Upon hearing of this incident, Dr. King said, "One of the most heroic Christian deeds of which I have heard in my entire ministry and career was performed by jonathan Daniels. Certainly there are no incidents more beautiful in the annals of church history, and though we are grieved at this time, our grief should give way to a sense of Christian honor and nobi I ity." continued on page 9 2 The Institute Report February 6, 1998 Colonel Farrell Appointed Dean of the Faculty Col. Alan F. Farrell, who has been Acting Dean of the Faculty since july 1, 1996, has been named permanent Dean effective February 3. The appointment follows a national search which began in May 1997. "I am convinced that he is the right man at this time in the Institute's history," said VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill. "We have just completed the first leg of our long assimilation process, and VMI will shortly embark on a major capital campaign whose principal aims are going to be academic. Colonel Farrell, as Dean of the Faculty and as the second ranking officer at the Institute, will play a vital role in the crucial five years ahead of us that will secure the Institute's future." Before coming to VMI in December 1995, Col. Farrell served nearly 23 years as a respected and popular Professor of French at Hampden-Sydney College, serving as chairman of the Department of Modern Languages, while also being involved in athletics, wilderness training, reserve military training, and scholarly research and publishing. At heart a teacher, Col. Farrell is widely published, with articles appearing in journal of Quebec Studies, Francographies Ram's Horn (Dartmouth). He has contributed to Vietnam War Films by Malo and Williams (1993), and he has delivered a number of papers and speeches at conferences on French language and Vietnam studies. He comments frequently on Vietnam War issues, both historical and I iterary. A graduate of the Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut, and of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, he took his doctorate in French at Tufts University in 1972. He has studied in Paris, Heidelberg, Mexico, and Madrid. He has also done extensive travel, study, and service in Asia, Central America, South America, the Caribbean Basin, and Europe. Between the attainment of his undergraduate degree and his enrollment in doctoral studies, he served in the U.S. 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), including two tours in Vietnam, after which he served in the Scott Shipp Hall Renovation included in Budget When former Governor George F. Allen unveiled his budget for the 1998-2000 biennium, one of the Institute's foremost academic buildings, Scott Shipp Hall, may have received a jolt to its foundation. A total of $10,229,000 for a complete renovation of Scott Shipp, built in 1919, was included in the budget document. This project was the center-piece of VMI's budget request. As an old facility, Scott Shipp Hall contains numerous deficiencies and desperately needs to be modernized and upgraded. The scope of work includes new HVAC and electrical systems, a new roof, ceilings and finishes, removal of hazardous materials, and correction of life-safety problems. The building must be brought up to current code requirements including replacement of the existing elevator. In addition, conversion of existing space to a more functional and efficient layout and design, to include electronic classrooms, will enhance the delivery and quality of the academic instruction. "We were pleased that Governor Allen included the funds for Scoot Shipp Hall in his budget and that Governor Gilmore showed his support by retaining the project in his budget amendments," said VMI Business Executive Col. john L. Rowe, Jr. "We will continue to work hard during the session to insure passage by the General Assembly of this much needed project." active U.S. Army Reserve. His military honors and awards include the Bronze Star with "V" device, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, and Pathfinder Badge. Academic honors include Phi Beta Kappa, the Mettauer Award for Excellence in Research, the Fuqua Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Cabell Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the FLAVA Award for Distinguished Service. In 1990 he was named a Virginia Distinguished Language Teacher. At VMI, Col. Farrell's accomplishments have been impressive. He has overseen the development of vigorous new international programs, encouraged the introduction of japanese and Arabic into the curriculum, has secured the necessary funding for vital academic equipment and travel, and has been particularly solicitous of the needs of the younger faculty. As a much sought-after speaker at alumni meetings and gatherings of parents, he has been very successful in spreading the VMI academic message across the country. "In his short time at the Institute, Col. Farrell has become closely identified with the school, its Corps, and the faculty, and respected by many in the greater VMI family - especially among our parents and alumni," said Gen. Bunting. "He will be, indeed, a Dean for us all." QJ[je lfnstitute JL\eport Editor: .................................... Burton R. Floyd, III Supervising Editor: .•............... Col. Mike Strickler Contributing writers: .......................... Chris Clark Tom Joynes Maj. Chuck Steenburgh Printed by: The News-Gazette, Lexington, Va. The Institute. Report is publishedby the Public Relations Office. Eight reprinted during the academic year. Inqulri bggestions, news items, or address changesshouJdbe directed to Editor, The Institute Report, VMl Public ~elations Office, Lexington, Virginia 2445Q-0304i Telephone 540-464-7207 Fax 540-464-7583 E-maii:VMIReport@vmi.edu The VMI Achievement Medal is presented to former Governor of the Commonwealth, The Hon. George F. Allen (left) by Superintendent, Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting Ill (right). The medal was presented in recognition of his extraordinarily meritorious service to the Commonwealth in general and to the Virginia Military Institute in particular during his entire term of office. Also pictured is State Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. '68. Hernandez named as Lopez Chairholder VMI announces with pride the selection of Carolina G. Hernandez, professor of political science at the University of Philippines and president of the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc., as the holder of the Eugenio Lopez Chair in Asian Studies at VMI. Hernandez is currently teaching Philippine Domestic Policy in the Department of International Studies. She has served as Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the University Center for Integrative and Development Studies, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Philippine Social Science Council (1985- 1986) and President of the Philippine Political Science Association (1984-1989). Prior to her appointment at VMI, she was affiliated with a number of academic institutions in japan and North America as Visiting Professor at the Institute for International Studies and Training in Japan in 1985, visiting research fellow at the East Asian Institute at Columbia University in 1984, Asian Scholar-in-Residence at the Southeast Asia Program of Cornell University (Spring and Summer 1987) and holder of the Visiting Chair in ASEAN and International Studies at the Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto (1994-1995). Professor Hernandez is associated with a number of international bodies, serving in the Steering Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific since its founding in 1993; the International Council of The Asia Society since 1991; the International Advisory Council of the Asia-Australia Institute (University of New South Wales) in 1991-1996; Secretary for the Pacific of the Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society (International Political Science Association) in 1993-1996; the Regional Advisory Board of the journal of Contemporary Southeast Asia; and Chair of the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies in 1992-1994. She also served as Commissioner under President Corazon Aquino in the Fact-Finding Commission that investigated the failed coup detat of December 1986. continued on page 7 3 Former Faculty Member Dies Col. ]. Murray Vines, professor emeritus of VMI's Department of Modern Languages, died on December 16, 1997 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va. Col. Vines was a native of Staten Island, New York. Col. Vines retired from VMI in 1988 after 21 years of service to the Institute. While at VMI, he was a professor of modern languages, teaching both French literature and Spanish grammar. In addition to his contributions to scholarly publications and service on Institute committees, Col. Vines served as vice president of the Southern Comparative Literature Association and was editor of the Association's newsletter. Col. Vines served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II and was honorably discharged in France after the War to work for the State Department. He studied music in Paris and was a concert tenor with the New York City Opera and at Radio City Music Hall before coming to VMI in 1967. Vines was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of the City of New York and later earned his Ph.D. in romance languages from Duke University. Col. Vines is survived by his wife, Mary F. Vines of Lexington. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Funeral services were held at the Stonewall jackson Cemetary on Dec. 19. Football Conference Held Kingsmill Resort near Williamsburg, Va. was the site of a three-day conference (January 16-18) called by VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill to discuss steps to be taken to return winning football to VMI. Over 40 men, representing all facets of the VMI family, plus three consultants from Neinas Sports Service, Inc. of Boulder, Colo. and the Associate Commissioner of the Southern Conference were in attendance. Chuck Neinas, jack Lengyel, and Gene Corrigan of Neninas Sports Service, Inc. reviewed their report: Preparing for the Future, Intercollegiate Athletics at Virginia Military Institute. Lengyl is current Athletic Director at the United States Naval Academy and Corrigan is former Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference and President of the NCAA. The consulting team visited VMI in continued on page 8 The Institute Report The faculty/student exchange program between VMI and the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) in England continues this semester. Spending the semester at VMI are (pictured left to right): Dr. Robert Benne IIi, who is teaching math, and Lieutenant Caroline Woodbridge, who is in her first year of a threeyear B.S. degree program in electronic systems engineering. VMI faculty and cadets at RMCS this semester are: Colonel George Piegari, professor of mathematics and computer science at VMI, and two cadets; Tuyen G. Dam '99, a computer science major; and mechanical engineering major Grant L. Eddy, Jr. '99. Forty-five elected to "Who's Who" The 1998 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" will include the names offorty-five VMI first classman who have been selected as outstanding student 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 extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students 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, 21 are from Virginia: Edward M. Allen, Ill, New Kent; joseph E. Anwah, Centreville; Stefan R. Barr, Forest; Bradley R. Cooke, Richmond; Gregory C. Ellen, Highland Springs; JeffreyS. T. Gorman, Richmond; Matthew T. Guise, Midlothian; jason M. Harding, Oakton; Michael P. Harris, Yorktown; Torrence A. Rogers, Virginia Beach; Marcus G. Schweigert, Herndon; Michael H. Spinelli, Falls Church; jonathan W. Spitzer, Winchester; Eric W. Smith, Waynesboro; Caleb M. Taylor, Roanoke; Andre W. Thornton, Richmond; Timothy 0. Trant, II, Disputanta; Kevin M. Trujillo, Lorton; R. Thomas Warburton, Pulaski; Nicholas R. Wilk, Jr., Stuarts Draft; and justin P. Wolfe, Midlothian. The remaining selectees are: Michael T. Baumgardner, Bethel Park, Pa .. : jabarr D. Bean, Amityville, N.Y.; David M. Benedick, Chesterbrook, Pa.; Lucas james A. Braxton, Fayetteville, N.C.; Michael J. Chapman, Roseville, Calif.; Rodney C. Daniels, Kingsport, Tn.; Kenneth C. Dohan ish, Sussex, N.j.; Shane M. Finley, Bloomington, Minn.; Andrew P. Gehring, Frederick, Md.; Mark P. Glancy, Centerreach, N.Y.; Wen-Lung Hsu,; Andrew j. Lewis, Snellville, Ga.; Michael S. Lorence, Carlisle, Pa.; Terence G. Maguire, Columbus, Ohio; Brett T. McGinley, Carlisle, Pa.; Edward j. Neibert, Salem, N.H.; Gregory S. O'Hare, Bethel Park, Pa.; Nathan R. Pierpoint, Brea, Calif.; Michael T. Runyan, Marshall, Texas; joseph S. Seiler, Bartow, Fla.; William T. Stann, Myersville, Md.; Christopher M. Strock, Honolulu, Hawaii; Shawn Ting, Monmouth junction, N.j.; and Thomas M. Wirth, Fallston, Md. February 6, 1998 CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO SPEAKATVMI Civil rights leader and activist julian Bond will speak at VMI on February 11 at 7:30 p.m. He will address the VMI community and students from local schools and area colleges in jackson Memorial Hall. The event is sponsored by the Promaji Club. He will also take the review at the parade in honor of Black History Month the same day at 4:30p.m. Since his college days, julian Bond has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights, economic justice, and peace, and an aggressive spokesman for the disinherited. As an activist who has faced jail for his convictions, as a veteran of more than twenty years of service in the Georgia General Assembly, as a writer, teacher, and lecturer, Bond has been on the cutting edge of social change since he was a college student leading sit-in demonstrations in Atlanta in 1960. Bond is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American University in Washington, D.C., and a faculty member in the history department at the University of Virginia. Bond's other teaching experience includes serving as Papas Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and a Visiting Professor in History and Politics at Drexal University in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a visiting Professor at Harvard University and at Williams College. He graduated from the George School, a coeducational Quaker school in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1957, and entered Morehouse College in Atlanta that same year. While still a student, Bond was a founder in 1960 of the Committee on continued on page I 0 February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute VMI ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RESIGNS Davis C. Babb, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at VMI since 1991, resigned his post on january 8. Michael L Bozeman, head track and cross country coach, is serving as interim athletic director. Major General josiah Bunting Ill, VMI superintendent, expressed his and the VMI community's gratitude for Babb's service. "Davis has been a devoted, industrious, and loyal member of the VMI administration," said Bunting. "We are indebted to him for his years of service and wish him the very best." During Babb's tenure as athletic director, VMI intercollegiate teams won nine Southern Conference Championships, nine coaches received Conference Coach-ofthe- Year honors, seven athletes received Conference Player-of-the-Year honors, three athletes won NCAA post-graduate scholarships, four were selected GTE Academic All Americans, and six baseball players were professional draft picks. Three times VMI received the Southern Conference's MeAl ister Award for the highest degree of sportsmanship, and in 1995-96, VMI matched its highest finish for the Conference Commissioner's Cup for overall athletic excellence and won the graduation rate award for student athletes. Babb also directed the effort for NCAA accreditation for intercollegiate athletics and guided the development ofVMI's women's athletic program. Babb, 41 years old, joined the VMI athletic staff in 1984 as assistant director and later was promoted to associate before taking the reins from Eric Hyman. A 1978 graduate of Appalachian State University, he worked in business, was a teaching tennis professional, and coached women's tennis at Furman University prior to coming to VMI. Babb has served on numerous Southern Conference committees and is currently chairman of the Athletic Director's Association, the Men's Basketball Tournament Committee, the Men's and Women's Cross Country Committee, and the Men's Tennis Committee. "During my thirteen-year tenure at the Institute, our athletic program has been an example of what college athletics should be," said Babb. "Our teams have consisted of young men and women who exemplify the true meaning of the term 'student athlete'. They have graduated and become solid citizens. I leave with fond memories and wish VMI much success in the future." VMI immediately began a national search for Babb's replacement. Thomas W. Davis, professor of history and VMI faculty chairman of athletics, heads the search committee with representatives from various VMI constituencies. "Our search will be vigorous, aggressive, and national," said Bunting. "I am determined to find and hire someone capable of infusing a shot of lightning into the program, particularly to provide the leadership needed as we begin to address our major athletic challenges- VMI football and the implications for our future of our becoming a co-educational school." "And we have to do it right - honorably and within the context of VMI's expectations for all of its cadets," added Bunting. "I have watched the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy; and I know what's been accomplished at places like Penn in the early '90s and recently at Northwestern. It can be done here. This is why the search for Mr. Babb's successor will be so important." Superintendent to Serve on Times Dispatch Board of Contributors Major General josiah Bunting Ill has been selected to serve a one-year term on a diversified Board of Contributors for the Richmond Times Dispatch. One member of the Board will contribute an 1,100 word article each Sunday for the commentary section front. Using this forum, members of the Board have the opportunity to share their views with an audience of several hundred thousand readers. The 1998 Board of Contributors is the first for the Times Dispatch. The first article by Gen. Bunting will appear in the paper on September 10, 1998. s VMI FoUNDATION LEADER To STEP DoWN G. Gilmer Minor Ill, president of the VMI Foundation, has announced that George H. "Skip" Roberts, Jr., the Foundation's executive vice president and general counsel has decided to return to the private sector after almost seven years as head of the organization. He will leave sometime during the first half of 1998. "Skip Roberts captured the hearts and respect of the VMI alumni, provided critical leadership and made a great contribution to VMI's success during one of its most difficult periods," said Minor. "Skip will be missed, but in my opinion leaves in place the most dedicated and successful development office of any public college in America." A corporate lawyer before assuming his position in 1991, Roberts helped lead the Foundation throughout most of the VMI's litigation over coeducation. Charged also with fund-raising during his tenure, he saw VMI's endowment assets and commitments grow from $175 million to $315 million. "I have had an extraordinary opportunity to be at VMI during one of its most challenging, but equally exciting times," said Roberts. "The Institute is poised for a great future with its current Superintendent, General Bunting, and the incredible support of the VMI alumni. As I looked to the timing of the next VMI campaign, I realized it would last longer than my original plans to serve the Foundation. Rather than continue for the next few years and then return to the private sector, it was obvious that VMI's best interests lie in my making this move at the beginning rather than in the middle of a campaign." Bunting also praised Roberts for his services: "Skip Roberts brought robust assets to VMI - fierce, passionate devotion to the school; unshakable integrity; and an almost matchless grasp of the professional skills and requirements of development in a most competitive marketplace. Our debt to him is huge." -.. 6 The Institute Report INFORMATION SERVICES EMPLOYEE HAs SEEN MANY CHANGES IN WoRK When joyce Spence came to work at VMI almost 31 years ago, her office was in the electrical engineering section of Nichols hall for nearly a year; then the Nichols annex was completed and she moved into what was known then as the "computer center" and has been in the same office area for 30 years. Spence, a Buena Vista native, had joined the Lees Carpet firm (now Burlington Industries) and spent five years in the computer field, processing the 80-column cards which were fed into the computers of that era. She joined the computer operations at VMI as a secretary and data entry operator for the huge IBM mainframe, bringing a wealth of experience in a relatively new technology. Today Spence is called a senior computer operator technician and has myriad of responsibilities. She operates the mainframe unit, which switched to a Burroughs following the IBM system and now is a Unisys A-6. She is responsible for production control, handling requests for reports, labels or anything else which has to be done on the mainframe. She sets up parameters, magnetic tapes, job flows, and checks for accuracy and distribution. The new computer, a Digital Unix System, is in place and should be in full operation within two years. The fully-integrated system will allow the departments to be more responsible for maintaining their data. Quietly efficient, Spence looks far too young to be the grandmother she is, and her associates look to her as a stable influence. Her immediate supervisor, network systems manager james A. Bollinger, calls her "a conscientious and dependable talent willing to do whatever it takes to get a job done." He also notes that she is "entrusted with tape backup, one of our most important tasks." Still living in her hometown, she and husband Bill are proudest of their two daughters and grandson, Lee. "The most important thing in my life is my family" says Spence, and she beams when she talks of daughters Heather and Kristin. Heather is a speech pathologist in Smithfield, N.C. and is now Mrs. All. Kristin (Mrs. Fink) is an assistant director of the Echo Early Learning Center in Lynchburg, Va. and takes her three-year-old son to work with her each day. In March, on or about the birthday of son number one, she's expecting another son. In addition to what Bollinger had to say about her, Col. Charles Fraley, director of information services, calls her "a loyal, dedicated, and concerned employee who works well with everyone. She is always ready to help in any situation." One member of the staff did have a criticism when asked about her; he said, "she's too nice." Her husband, also a state employee, is a supervisor at Camp New Hope, a rehabilitation and recreation unit of the Natural Bridge juvenile Correction Center. He and joyce have recently purchased a building in Buena Vista where they hope to have an antique and collectibles shop they will call Spences' Emporium. joyce does a lot of craft work herself, particularly painting on fabrics, but so far it's been just a hobby to produce gifts for friends and family. She's an avid reader and enjoys going to auctions with her husband. joyce belongs to the Buena Vista Baptist Church and is on the Youth Committee. joyce says that she loves her job and her co-workers are like family. She enjoys working with computers, but still does not have one at home. February 6, 1998 Writings By Supt. Published Two writings by the Superintendent, Maj. Gen. josiah Bunting Ill have been accepted for publication. A chapter from the manuscript of a new book, "All Loves Excelling" that the superintendent has written is featured in the winter 1998 edition of The Potomac Review. The Potomac Review is a quarterly magazine published in Port Tobacco, Md. The Lays of Ancient Rome, by Thomas Babington Macaulay is soon to be published by Regnery Publishing, Inc. of Washington, D.C. The book contains a preface which was written by the superintendent. Dean of Faculty has busy 1997 Colonel Alan F. Farrell, dean of the faculty, has had numerous papers published or accepted for publication and has presented papers at many conferences during 1997. Articles by Col. Farrell published or accepted for publication include: article accepted for publication in Ram's Horn, published by Dartmouth College; a poem published in the Vietnam journal Incoming; a review of a new translation of the Iliad, published in the journal of Military History; and a review of a study of relationship between journalism and government during the Vietnam War era published from London in Studies in Newspaper and Periodical History. Papers presented or to be read by Farrell include: a paper read at the International Comics convention in Georgetown on French comic art on the theme of film nair and the French obsession with American 50s and tough guys of the Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett school, philosopher-detectives; a paper on French comic art to be read at the Popular Culture Convention in Orlando in April; a paper to be read on American, French, and Vietnamese films of the Vietnam War; and a paper to be read in Chicago in March on the postwar visions of novelists Duhamel, Celine, Junger, Remarque, Sassoon, and Dos Passos. Col. Farrell will also present a paper at the 1998 annual meeting of the Society for Military History. The paper is entitled "You Hadda Good Job an' Ya Left." February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute On January 14, the Corps of Cadets was treated to the first of several theme nights this semester in Crozet Hall. Please refer to the December issue of The Institute Report for Mess Hall initiatives. Protocol Office Established The Superintendent has announced the establishment of a protocol office at VMI. The mission of the office is to provide hospitality services and guidance on protocol, enabling VMI to be an outstanding host to its many distinguished visitors. Specific responsibilities of the office include coordination and planning for all protocol requirements for visitors to VMI including invitations, itineraries, lodging, escort duties, transportation requirements, and the management and accountability of VMI memorabilia and gifts. The office provides support to all departments and staff agencies at VMI in hosting social or formal events and activities and will also provide guidance on appropriate seating and flag courtesies. Director of the office is Col. N. Michael Bissell, special assistant to the superintendent and former commandant of cadets. He is assisted by Capt. Carole Green and Teresa Thompson. Col. Bissell and Capt. Green also retain responsibility for followon evaluation and assessment of the assimilation of women into the Corps of Cadets as well as Title IX (equity of sexes) duties. The office's home page gives information and itineraries on visitors to VMI as well as other significant events occurring on Post. Appropriate dress requirements, both civilian and military, for individual events will also be listed. Additional information -464-7784 (phone), 464-7786 (RSVPs), 464-7169 (fax), or Protocol@supt@vmi (Email). Two Faculty Members serving as Acting Department Heads Colonel Donald E. Thomas, Jr., professor of history, is currently serving as acting head of the history department. Capt. Blair P. Turner, professor and head of the department is at the Ecole Polytechnique this semester. Lt. Col. Thomas N. Meriwether, associate professor of psychology/philosophy is serving as acting head of the psychology/ philosophy department. Capt. William G. Hughes, professor and head of the department, is on leave this semester. SOMMERS TO SPEAK TO CORPS 7 Christina Hoff Sommers, the W.H. Brady Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak to the Corps on February 17 in jackson Memorial Hall. The talk will be at 11 a.m. Sommers earned her B.A. at New York University and Ph.D. at Brandeis University. She has been a professor of philosophy at Clark University since 1980. Sommers specializes in ethics and contemporary moral theory and has published many scholarly articles in such journals as the journal of Philosophy and The New England journal of Medicine. She is best known for her writings on two subjects: moral education in the schools and feminism and American culture. Articles by Sommers have appeared in The Wall Street journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, The New Republic, The Chicago Tribune, and The Times Literary Supplement. Sommers has also appeared on NBC's "The Mclaughlin Group," "The Phil Donahue Show," "Nightline," "20/20," Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," and "The CBS Evening News" among others. Lopez Chair continued from page 4 She has published widely in Asia, North America and Europe in the fields of civil-military relations, foreign policy and relations, regional security issues, human rights and democratization, including chapters in volumes published by Berkeley, Princeton and johns Hopkins University Press; articles in the Asian Survey, Pacific Review and Third World Quarterly; and co-edited a number of books. Professor Hernandez did her B.S. in foreign service (cum laude) at the University of the Philippines, M.A. in international relations at Karachi University, graduate work in political philosophy at Duke University where she advanced to candidacy in 1969, and Ph.D. in political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is married with five children. 8 The Institute Report State Senator John H. Chichester, (R) Stafford, admires "The Institute.· Cadet first classmen Chris Floom and Brad Cooke presented the book to Sen. Chichester. On January 19, a team of 10 cadets and Lt. Col. Robert B. Spore, personnel director and Maj. Charles J. Steenburgh, assistant director of public relations presented a copy of "The Institute" to each member of the General Assembly Thirty-Four Cadets on Foreign Study Thirty-four cadets have been granted academic leave for foreign study this semester. The group consists of four members of the class of 1998, 18 members of the class of 1999 and 14 members of the class of 2000. Cadets participating in foreign study include: international studies (IS) major Timothy M. Amorim joyce '00, Spain; john D. Bolt '99 (history), Italy; jason M. Brown '99 (biology), England; Thomas j. Curran '98 (history), Czech Republic; Tuyen Gia Dam '99 (computer science), England; Matthew C. Dixon '99 (chemistry), England; justin W. Douglas '99 (mechanical engineering [ME]), England; Grant L. Eddy, jr. '99 (ME), England; Stephen E. Fern, jr. '00 (biology), England; Charles 0. Fleet '98 (civil engineering [CE]), Germany; joshua B. Frank '99 (ME), Germany; Christopher D. Gamble '00 (biology), England; john P. Garneski '99 (IS), England; Craig A. Giorgis '00 (history), Costa Rica; james R. johnston '99 (IS), Australia; Roger 0. Hart, Jr. '99 (biology), Australia; Stephen R. Lucas '99 (electrical engineering [EE]), Australia; Sager A. Marshall '99 (economics and business [EB]), Czech Republic; Samuel F. McClure '00 (EB), Austria; Matthew T. Milburn '00 (history), Spain; jason S. Miller '00 (EB), England; james L. Nelson Ill '00 (CE), Scotland; Gordon N. Overby '99 (IS), Ghana; jon P. Paris '99 (history), Spain; Christopher j. Pilger '00 (EE), England; joseph M. Pappa '00 (EB), England; Anthony j. Rayome '00 (history), France; Richard H. Robinson Ill '99 (IS), Australia; Rene A. Rodriquez '99 (IS), Colombia; james G. Sheldon '00 (EB), England; William S. Sjem, jr. '00 (history), England; William Z. Taylor '98 (history), Austria; Chad A. Varanese '99 (EB), Czech Republic; and Bradford E. Vier '98 (ME), Australia. "THE INSTITUTE" NOW AVAILABLE The Institute, a photographic record of VMI during the 1996-1997 academic year, can still be purchased through the VMI Museum and the Keydet Bookstore. Books may be purchased at a cost of $59.95 each plus $7.70 shipping, handling, and sales tax. Mail, phone, or e-mail order may be made as follows: VMI Museum, Lexington, Va. 24450-0304; Toll free call - 800-444-1839; E-mail - Blakey @ vmi.edu; Fax- 540-464-7112. All major credit cards are accepted; checks should be made payable to "The Institute." VMI faculty, staff and employees, members of the Corps and members of the Class of '97 can purchase "The Institute" for $35.00. Books may be ordered by calling the alumni office at 464-7221. Books will be available for pick-up at the museum. February 6, 1998 CONFERENCE continued from page 2 November. Other presentations were given by joe Bush, VMI Class of 1965 and current Athletic Director at Hampden Sydney College; jim Kelly, Assistant to the President at The College of William & Mary; Dr. George Henning, VMI Class of 1961 and head physician for VMI football; and Charlie Lyle, from the Southern Conference. The attendees were divided into three teams which spent hours on their visions for winning football at VMI and the steps necessary to accomplish this goal. On the final day of the conference, all attendees gathered for a presentation by each team leader. "The conference was extremely positive for VMI football and our total intercollegiate athletic program," said General Bunting. "We left knowing the things which must be done for winning football to again embrace the Institute. Those at the conference were emphatic that Division Ill athletics is not a fit for VMI and should be dropped from future consideration." "It would be premature to mention other details before our Board of Visitors reviews a summary of the conference and has the opportunity for discussion at its February meeting," added General Bunting. FULTZ IS NEW POST POLICE OFFICER Charles E. Fultz II has been hired as VMI post police officer. Fultz, former metropolitan police officer for Washington, D.C., began his duties on january 5. A former Marine, Fultz had served as a police officer in Washington since 1994. Prior to that he served as security supervisorfor the U.S. Department of State and earlier as assistant detachment commander at various U.S. embassies with the Marine Corps. He received his degree in criminal justice from Northern Virginia Community College and other training from various Marine Corps and police schools. Fultz has received numerous police department citations and awards, the National Defense Medal, three U.S. Navy Achievement Medals, and four Superior Fitness Awards. February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute Daniels Award continued from page I Over the years, his selfless act has been often recognized, two books have been written about him, and in the summer of 1994, the Episcopal Church added the date of his death to its Calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, an honor bordering on sainthood or martyrdom. In England's Canterbury Cathedral, there is a Chapel of Martyrs in which 15 modern-day martyrs are honored. jonathan Daniels is one of them. The Very Reverend Simpson, Dean of the Canterbury Cathedral since 1986, is responsible for the liturgy and worship of the Cathedral, which is visited annually by more than three million visitors and pilgrims. He directs the mission of the cathedral which is the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. He will be introduced by The Right Reverend F. Neff Powell of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Virginia, and Reverend john H. jordan, Jr., VMI Class of 1951, will speak about the life of Jonathan Daniels. During the ceremony, Shirley and E. Cabell Brand, VMI '44, will two water color paintings, of the Chapel of Martyrs, which they commissioned after a visit to the Chapel and Canterbury Cathedral last summer. One will be given to the Institute and the other to the Promaji Club. They will also present a painting of the Episcopal leon of jonathan Daniels to VMI Superintendent Major General josiah Bunting Ill. The Brands were also responsible for a plaque, honoring Jonathan Daniels, which was placed in the town square of Hayneville this past August in a widely-publicized event. Special guests who will attend the February 6th ceremony include Ruby Sales, now in her third-year at the Episcopal Divinity School; Emily Daniels Robey, jonathan Daniels' sister; Richard Morrisroe, a Catholic priest who was severely wounded by a second shotgun blast on August 20, 1965; Rev. judith Upham, a fellow seminarian and close friend of Daniels; and The Right Reverend A. Heath Light, retired from the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest, Virginia. Though a recipient of the jonathan Daniels Award may not necessarily be selected each year, an annual ceremony will be held in February to afford cadets, a continuing reminder that it is possible to embody and display heroic qualities of honor, loyalty, and devotion at any age and in any circumstances. In February 1997, the Special Programs and Public Relations Committee of the VMI Board of Visitors, was tasked with the implementation of the jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award. The committee and a separate task force established criteria and guidelines for the award. These committees worked closely with VMI's Promaji Club, an organization of VMI cadets which promotes positive relations among all races and ethnic groups in the Corps of Cadets. The Promaji Club initiated a jonathan Daniels Award in 1992, and its leadership has graciously agreed to give the Institute exclusive use of the name for the new jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award. The Special Programs and Public Relations Committee will oversee the legacy of this annual ceremony and the bestowing of the award upon selection. VMI BAND AND PIPE AND DRUM CORPS PERFORM IN RICHMOND The Regimental Band and the VMI Pipe and Drum Corps performed in the Richmond Christmas Parade on December 6th and for Virginia Inaugural ceremonies for both Governor james Gilmore. The pipe band also performed at the inaugural gala of Attorney General Mark Early on january 15th. Combined Band Concert February 15 Cadets from VMI and 14 other military schools from across the nation, 120 in all, will combine to perform a band concert in jackson Memorial Hall on Sunday, February 15. The event is being organized by Colonel John Brodie, regimental band director. It is the first time in 22 years that VMI has hosted this event. As an added bonus the U.S. Marine Corps Band from Quantico, Va. will perform in jackson Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m. Both events are free and the public is welcome. ARMY CADETS RECEIVE OFFICER BRANCH SELECTIONS 9 Of the 31 Army ROTC cadets receiving officer branch selections this year, 22 got their first choice and 9 got their second choice. This factor shows hard work and outstanding camp results last summer. Twenty-eight cadets will serve, following graduation, on active duty (11 on immediate active duty) and three will have reserve commissions. Branch selection of the 31 cadets is as follows: field artillery (7), infantry (6), engineer (4), aviation (4), signal (2), adjutant general (2), armor (1 ), quartermaster (1 ), chemical (1 ), medical service (2), and ordnance (1 ). CADET WING ACTIVE The 880th Cadet Wing, modeled after an active duty Air Force Wing, was formed in the Fall of 1996 with the intent of providing AFROTC officer candidates with meaningful leadership opportunities and supervisory experiences to better prepare them for active duty service. Now in its fourth semester of operation, the 880th Cadet Wing has evolved to a point where it has assumed total responsibility for cadet training. The 880th Cadet Wing is additionally responsible for conducting all training activities associated with AFROTC Leadership Laboratory. Additionally, cadet wing supervisors conduct formalized feedback and evaluation sessions with all of their subordinates promoting realistic training and improving overall efficiency. Last year, AFROTC cadets visited three separate Air Force bases during the Spring FTX. Highlights included tours of the headquarters for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the Advanced Tactical Fighter Special Program Office, a Langley AFB Civil Engineering Squadron, and a cadet orientation flight in a C-141 transport aircraft. One cadet even received a flight in an F-16 fighter aircraft via the Virginia Air National Guard Unit stationed in Richmond, VA. The Cadet Wing Commander is Cadet Timothy j. Butler, a first classman from Newport News, Va. He and his staff will ensure that major training events such as the Spring FTX and AFROTC Dining Out are successful events. fO The Institute Report Cadet and Father in Right Place at Right Time Two days before Christmas, Cadet Douglas F. Baker, jr., was riding with his father in his hometown of New Milford, N.j., when an approaching vehicle veered across their lane and jumped the curb. The car ending up in a front yard, wedged into a chain link fence and bushes. The 83-year-old driver had suffered a heart attack and slumped over the wheel, but at least he picked a time when help was available. The elder Baker, a retired fire chief, was trained in CPR, and the younger Baker had that same training at VMI. They called 911 on their cellular phone, then went to work on their life-saving mission. After cadet Baker pried the fence away from the car, they were able to get the door open and pull the victim out. He had no pulse and was turning blue. To make Douglas F. Baker, Jr. matters worse, the candy bar he was eating had lodged in his throat. Cadet Baker scraped all he could out of the victim's mouth, but the clog was still there. Adding to the "Believe-It-Or-Not" coincidences was the fact that just across the street I ived the supervisor of nurses for the county health department. She normally would have been at work but had taken a few vacation days to do her Christmas shopping. She came over and the three of them did all that had to be done until the rescue squad arrived. The younger Baker, a first classman, received CPR training in the Boy Scouts and in the VMI physical education classes had taken it again. "This is just another example of how important it is to know your CPR," he said, "and for my dad and me, we did what we should have done. The net result was a great Christmas present for us and the victim." Incidentally, the victim is up and about and doing quite well. BOND TO SPEAK TO CORPS continued from page 4 Appeal for Human Rights, the Atlanta University Center student civil rights organization that directed three years of non-violent anti-segregation protests that won integration of Atlanta's movie theaters, lunch counters, and parks. Bond was arrested for sitting-in at the then-segregated cafeteria at Atlanta City Hall. He was one of several hundred students from across the South who helped to form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on Easter weekend, 1960, and shortly thereafter became SNCC's communications director. Bond left Morehouse one semester short of graduation in 1961 to join the staff of a new protest newspaper, The Atlanta Inquirer, although he returned to Morehouse in 1971, to complete his requirements for graduation. He received a B.A. degree in English. He has served four terms in the Georgia House and six terms in the Senate. He holds honorary degrees from fourteen college and universities and has served on the boards of numerous organizations working for civil rights and social change. Time named Bond on its 200 Leaders list, and he has been honored by the American Civil Liberties Union for "dedicated services to the cause of civil liberties." Bond was host of "America's Black Forum," the oldest black-owned show in television syndication, from 1980 until1997. Today he is a commentator on the show. He was a commentator for radio's "Byline," syndicated to over 200 stations. He has been a commentator on the "Today" show and was the author of a nationally syndicated newspaper column called Viewpoint. He was host of the popular television show, "Saturday Night Live," in April 1977 and has appeared in three movies Bond narrated the critically acclaimed 1987 and 1990 PBS series, Eyes on the Prize. He also narrated a 1989 PBS show on the life of New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, and the 1994 Academy Award winning documentary, A Time for justice. That documentary is the video portion of the Southern Poverty Law Center's first "Teaching Tolerance" teaching kit. A collection of Bond's essays has been published under the title A Time To Speak. A Time To Act. He is the author of Black Candidates- Southern Campaign Experiences. His poems and articles have appeared in The Nation, Life, Playboy, The New York Times, Ramparts, Beyond the Blues, American Negro Poetry, , the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Constitution, and Southern Changes. February 6, 1998 POTPOURRI •:• Colonel John Brodie, regimental band director gave a paper entitled "Virginia Military Institute Cadets and the Cocurriculum" at an international band directors conference. The conference was held in Chicago on December 18. •:• The Cooperative Engineering Center (CEC) at VMI, has received a $500 award from Framatone Technologies. The award is given under Framatone Technologies' Aid-to-Education Program to engineering schools who most closely match their needs. The CEC program at VMI matches senior engineering cadets with companies in an engineering design problem-solving exercise. The CEC is under the direction of Colonel Richard S. Trandel '59, professor of mechanical engineering. •:• A book review by Colonel Spencer C. Tucker '59, professor of history and john Biggs '30 Cincinnati professor of military history at VMI, appeared in the December 1997 issue of The Fort Worth StarTelegram. Col. Tucker reviewed the book Far from Austerlitz? Napolean 7 895-7 8 7 5 by Alistair Horne. •:• Three poems by Mary Balazs, associate professor of English, appear in the current issues of two publications. "My Garden" appears in the current issue of Time of Singing and two poems: "Buried in Ice" and "Trafalgar Square" appear in the current issue of Lumina. •:• VMI hosted a panel discussion Feb. 2 on the topic, "The Character of Contemporary Political Leadership: Do We Get the Leaders We Deserve?" The discussion was moderated by Colonel Patrick M. Mayerchak, head of the Department of International Studies and Political Science. Major James Hentz, assistant professor of international studies and political science, also participated. •:• Colonel Tappey H. Jones '70, professor of chemistry, coauthored a paper with five others entitled "Elucidation of Dimethylalkylpyrazines from the Ant Streblognathus aethiopicus by GC-FTIR." The article appears in volume 24 of the journal of Chemical Ecology. •:• Two Army officers assigned to VMI's ROTC detachment were recently promoted to the rank of major. Major Thomas D. McCarthy, assistant professor of m i I itary science and Major John T. Pitcock, assistant professor of m i I itary science, have been assigned to VMI since 1995. Both are 1986 VMI graduates. •:• Maj. William W. McNairy, assistant professor of physics, attended the winter meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in New Orleans, La. on jan. 2-8. He attended three workshops concerned with activity-based labs with multimedia instruction. February 6, 1998 IR Wins 1st Place Award The 1997 VMI Institute Report recently received a first place award in the "newsletter" category of the 1997 Graphics Communication Competition sponsored by the Printing Industries of Virginia. The award went to the News Gazette Print Shop for their work on the newsletter which is designed by the VMI Public Relations Office. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The VMI Sports Information office has instituted an Athlete-of-the-Week honor. Listed below are the recipients. January 26 ........................... Jordon Brandon Indoor Track & Field january 19 ............................ Darryl Faulkner Basketball December 15 ................................. jason Bell Basketball December 8 .......................... Eric Samaritoni Swimming November 24 ......................... Leslie Apedoe Wrestling November 1 7 ..................... Tremayne Austin Wrestling November 3 .................................. Joe Smith Men's Cross Country October1 3 .................................. Mike Harris Football October 6 .......................... Rich Daughtridge Soccer September 29 ............................ Rachel Love Women's Cross Country September 22 ................................ joe Smith Men's Cross Country BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS CONTINUE Basketball luncheons are held each Wednesday at Noon following a Keydet basketball contest, Coach Bart Bellairs reviews the previous weekend's action and previews the upcoming opponent. Cost for the luncheon is $6. Those planning to attend should make reservations by calling (540) 464-7264. Remaining Luncheon Dates Feb. 11, 18, 25 Virginia Military Institute KEYDET ATHLETE HAS LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD WORK Cadet Darryl Faulkner's two major short-term goals now look like they can be reached, but just four years ago, there was almost no hope for either. An economics major, Faulkner wants, first, to earn his VMI degree, and, second, to play in the NCAA basketball tournament. Hard work academically as well as athletically has fortified his status on both counts. By attending summer school, he can receive his degree next December, and with the surprising successes of the basketball club, he and his teammates have proven they can play with the best in the league. They could win the Southern Conference tournament and thus qualify for an automatic berth in the NCAA's "March Madness." Faulkner's determination to be a VMI graduate was strengthened last May when he watched his Brother Rats graduate. He had made the Southern Conference's All-Freshman team in the 1993-94 f1 season, starting 25 of 28 games at point guard and leading the team in steals, assists, and three-point shooting percentage. Unfortunately, his classroom performance wasn't nearly that stellar. He attended summer school in '94, but knows now that he didn't really apply himself, and he failed to gain readmission because he was five hundredths of a point shy in grade point average. Now more determined than ever, Faulkner spent two years of serious study at Prince George's Community College near his home in Hyattsville, Md. He kept in basketball shape, too, but knew he .wanted to come back to VMI, and he set his sights on just that. Then assistant basketball coach Dave Manzer had recruited him to VMI, but his visit here took place after the "breakout," so the "Ratline" was over. "It was a shock, at first," said Faulkner, "but I had a little knowledge of it from a friend from my high school, Ron Abbott, who was VMI class of '84." Faulkner returned to VMI in the fall of 1996, and last year, his first back, he improved academically and in basketball. He was picked on the Southern Conference coaches' ten-man all-league team, and second string on the Media All-Southern squad. His 14.8 points per game average was second on the VMI team, 9th in the conference, and in league games, he averaged 17.2. He led VMI in three-point shooting at 42 percent and ranked second in the conference. This season the Keydets have upset several teams and have been competitive in every conference game. They are considered as probable as any team to win the tourney, and a big part of the success can be attributed to Faulkner. In the first week of January he was named the Reebok/Southern Conference Player of the Week as he averaged 25 points a game and six assists while shooting 43 percent from the field and an astounding 55 percent (1 0 of 18) from three-point range. He repeated the honor again the last week in January. As the Institute Report went to press, Faulkner's 15.6 points-per-game was second only to Jason Bell on the Keydet squad, and his 40.2 percent shooting from long range ranked him first in the conference. He also led the team and the league in threepointers per game. Also in the conference standings, he was 6th in scoring, 4th in assists and 6th in steals. As a team co-captain, Faulkner has handled both point guard and shooting guard tasks and has scored in double figures in 16 of the first 20 games. "I just want to be the best I can be at basketball and in my academic program," says Faulkner, and with that attitude he could very well reach those next two goals. His studies and his sports keep Faulkner too busy to be involved in other activities, although he gives all the time he can to the Promaji Club. Otherwise, reading and listening to music are his major sidelines. He would like to go to graduate school for a business masters degree, and, if possible, play some professional basketball in the European leagues. "If I can't play at another level, at least I'll have my VMI degree," he said, "and that alone will mean success to me." PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450-0304 VMI CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, 6 February: 1st grading period ends. Noon Dean of Canterbury Cathedral (Daniels Award), J.M. Hall. See page 1. 4:10p.m. Review Parade, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Wrestling@ George Mason. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Saturday, 7 February: 46th Annual Winter Relays, Cormack Hall (all day). 3:15p.m. Basketball@ U.S. Military Academy. Midwinter Hops, Cocke Hall. Tuesday, 1 0 February: ROTC Control Day. 5th Demerit Period ends. 7 p.m. Basketball vs Furman, Cameron Hall. 7:30p.m. Wrestling vs. James Madison. Wednesday, 11 February: 4:30 p.m. Review Parade in honor of Black History Month, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Julian Bond address, J.M. Hall. Friday, 13 February: 10 a.m. Board of Visitors Committee Meetings, Omni Hotel, Richmond, Va. NROTC Pro meeting 4:10p.m. Review Parade, parade ground. 7:30p.m. Wrestling@ Appalachian State. Army dining-in. Saturday, 14 February: 8 a.m. Board of Visitors meeting, Omni Hotel, Richmond, Va. 3 p.m. Basketball @Appalachian State. 7 p.m. Wrestling@ UNC-Greensboro. Monday, 16 February: 7 p.m. Basketball vs. Davidson. Tuesday, 17 February: 11 a.m. Christina Hoff Sommers speaks to Corps, J.M. Hall. Thursday, 19 February: 6th Demerit Period ends. 7 p.m. Basketball @ East Tennessee State. Friday, 20 February: Admissions Open House. Indoor Track@ SC Championships, Johnson City, Tn. Saturday, 21 February: Admissions Open House. Indoor Track@ SC Championships, Johnson City, Tn. 1 p.m. Basketball vs. ETSU, Cameron Hall. Wednesday, 25 February: 2 p.m. Academic Board meeting, Smith Hall. Thursday, 26 February: Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Friday, 27 February: Midterm ends. Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Saturday, 28 February: Spring furlough begins. Basketball@ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Wrestling @ S.C. Championships, Greensboro, N.C. Sunday, 1 March: Basketball @ S.C. Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. Sunday, 8 March: 10 p.m. Spring furlough ends. February 6, 1998 Virginia Military Institute 12 |
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