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Donald “Donny” M. Wilkinson, VMI Class of 1961, who served the Institute loyally after graduation, passed away on April 13 at the age of 82.
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Col. Howard Sanborn will discuss his recent visit to Hong Kong on public radio’s With Good Reason
With cadets and most faculty away from post this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, it might be easy to assume that VMI is “shut down.” That, however, is far from the truth.
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Col. Bruce C. Vandervort, professor emeritus of history, died Thursday, March 4, at the age of 79. He was the editor of the Journal of Military History.
In light of the Centers for Disease Control’s recent update regarding coronavirus (COVID-19), VMI is continuing to take steps to prevent and prepare for an outbreak.
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Colonel William “Bill” D. Badgett ’53, professor emeritus of English and Fine Arts and the longest-serving faculty member in the history of VMI, passed away at the age of 88.
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One cadet and two faculty members were selected to receive Fulbright grants from the U.S. Department of State for the 2019-20 academic year.
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Col. William “Bill” Wyatt has been named director of communications and marketing at Virginia Military Institute effective Feb.10.
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Virginia Military Institute comes in as the top public liberal arts college in the nation in terms of return on investment, according to a recently released study.
![A head shot of Tim Murray](/media/content-assets/images/news/2019-20/MurrayTim2020WebHorz-400x266.jpg)
Two members of the economics and business department will discuss patterns in housing and access to credit on public radio.