Focus on Faculty
![Lt. Col. Pennie Ticen to speak on With Good Reason](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/WGR-Ticen.jpg)
Lt. Col. Pennie Ticen, associate professor of English at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss the sometimes controversial British-American author Salman Rushdie on public radio’s With Good Reason Sept. 4-10, in an episode titled “Reading and Writing Ourselves.”
![Gabby Handford '24 and Maj. Molly Kent prepare sections of a rat brain for study under a microscope.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/KentLab2021KN19WEB[1]-400x266.jpg)
Maj. Molly Kent’s neuroscience lab is a busy place this summer, with multiple cadets working on multiple projects split over the two summer sessions. But despite their wide-ranging projects, the cadets share a common bond: a desire to learn lab skills and grow as scientists.
![Lt. Col. Patrick Rhamey on With Good Reason](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/WGR_Rhamey2021.png)
Lt. Col. Patrick Rhamey, associate professor of international studies and political science at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss U.S.—China relations on public radio’s With Good Reason July 31-Aug. 6 in an episode titled “Entangling Alliances.”
![Col. Marcelo Goncalez, a member of VMI's Commandant's staff holds his credentials for the Tokyo Olympics.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Col.-Marcelo-Goncalez-Tokyo.jpg)
Col. Marcelo Goncalez has a well-worn passport and a track record of travel to a multitude of international competitions. At the end of this month, he will travel to Tokyo, Japan, as a technical delegate for modern pentathlon, a lesser-known Olympic sport that is a personal passion.
![Promo photo of Maj. Tim Passmore for episode of With Good Reason](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Passmore-WGR.jpg)
Maj. Tim Passmore, assistant professor of international studies at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss how the changing composition of United Nations peacekeeping forces may signal a larger shift on public radio’s With Good Reason April 24-29, in an episode titled “Protecting Human Rights.”
![Promo photo of Lt. Col. Abbey Carrico for episode of With Good Reason](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Carrico_WGR.jpg)
Lt. Col. Abbey Carrico, associate professor of modern languages and cultures (French) at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss how fictional representations of water help us make sense of life and death on public radio’s With Good Reason April 3-9, in an episode titled “The Waters.”
![Maj. Dan Baur on With Good Reason](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Baur-WGR.jpg)
Maj. Dan Baur, assistant professor of physical education at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss the use of hydrogel technology by elite athletes on the public radio program With Good Reason March 20-26.
![Portrait of Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl with text stating she is to be featured on With Good Reason Jan. 23-29](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/DimitrovaGrazl_WithGoodReason2.jpg)
Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, professor of economics and business at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss access to consumer credit for those living on or near American Indian reservations in the United States on the public radio program With Good Reason Jan. 23-29.
![James Morgan portrait, Photo courtesy of VMI Archives.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/James-Morgan-1945-ca-1982-Headlines-400x266.jpg)
The superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death of Maj. Gen. James M. Morgan, Jr. '45, dean emeritus of the faculty. He passed away in Lexington on 2 January at the age of 97.
![Col. Sen teaching Fall 2020](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/FirstDaySen2021KN06[2]-401x267.jpg)
Col. Tinni Sen, professor of economics in the Department of Economics and Business at the Virginia Military Institute, is one of the 12 recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Faculty Awards.