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540-464-7078 In the latter position, he was coach aboard a 56-foot sloop that won First-in-Fleet in the Transatlantic Race and First-in-Class in the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race in which five boats sank, and nineteen were killed during a severe storm. Currently teaching ERH103, Mr. Abry lives in Lexington with his wife, Andrea, and their two daughters. Ph.D. - University of California Davis Maj.McLaren G. Westland is an assistant professor of Military Science at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington Virginia where he is responsible for training, advising, and mentoring VMI Cadets in a classroom and field environment IOT prepare the Cadets for their summer camp exercise at FT Knox, Kentucky. "Weighing the Risks - Are Exchange Traded Notes Right for Your Clients?" Home Maintenance and Housing Disinvestment among Older Americans (with Richard A. Dunn). His duties while stationed there included Missile Field Security, Officer-in-Charge of Logistics and Resources, Command and Control during Convoy Operations, and training for all assigned personnel. afrotc@vmi.edu, Publications Manager He specializes in nineteenth-century Spanish literature, visual culture, and intellectual history. schriverme@vmi.edu, Police Officer Observations on summer roosting and foraging behavior of a hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in southern New Hampshire. While deployed to Bosnia in 1999, with 2-12 Cav, he was selected to be the Battalion Sniper Team Leader. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008, his Masters degree from James Madison University in 2013, and his Doctorate from Florida State University in 2017. feinauerdm@vmi.edu, Administrative Assistant They have two children: Emma (12) and Cody (10). 405F Maury-Brooke Hall His current research addresses the role of UN peacekeeping in reducing civil war violence and promoting military reform and democratic stability. He then served in the Peace Corps in Africa before returning to Case Western Reserve University where he received his Medical Degree. Prior to coming to VMI, Dr. McCain did his thesis research in the laboratory of Zhong-Yin Zhang at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he studied the mechanisms of protein phosphatases. One aspect of this work is the synthesis of novel nitrogen-containing natural products; particularly indole alkaloids from sea sponges and pyrazole alkaloids from traditional folklore plants. 540-464-7335 frypl@vmi.edu, Human Resources Assistant 540-464-7277 213 Cormack Hall Her short fiction has appeared in Epoch and Alaska Quarterly Review, among other journals, and in the anthologies Best New American Voices and Best American Mystery Stories. Specialty: Labor Economics, Health Economics, Economics of Aging, and Applied Microeconomics Old Hospital 2018 Kilbourne Hall bennettkt@vmi.edu, Programmer - Trinity College Christopher M. Blunda teaches advanced courses on the history of the ancient Mediterranean and the two-semester World History course. 540-464-7275 Upon completing his education, Matt went to work as part of the bridge research team at the Department of Transportation, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC). Doug Humphries retired from 30 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served mainly in analysis and analytic management positions with regional focus on the Middle East, South Asia, and the Balkans and functional specialties in military and security affairs. 107 Mallory Hall 540-464-7080 The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. in English Language and Linguists from the University of Baghdad. A veteran of 78 months in combat, he has earned two Defense Superior Service Medals, one with Combat Device, the Legion of Merit, five Bronze Star Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, six Meritorious Service Medals, the Afghan Campaign Medal with 2 stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with 6 stars and other awards, Combat Infantrymen and Combat Action Badges as well as the Special Forces tab, Army Parachutist Badge, the Presidential Service and Army Staff Identification Badges, and German and Italian Parachute wings. The major focus of this work is the structure and stereochemistry of ant venom alkaloids and other formicid exocrine secretions. Bio. He has great history and an outstanding reputation in the state of Virginia, Coach Rocco said. mccleskeynt@vmi.edu burkeak@vmi.edu, Office Manager Nick Reveiz: defensive coordinator/LB SingletonG@VMI.edu, Professor and Department Head stoopstd@vmi.edu, Director Currently, Lieutenant Colonel Osborne is working on a book concerning the 1918 Battle of Megiddo of World War I, being the last great cavalry operation in the history of warfare. 540-464-7041 His athletic feats in high school gave him recognition as the best linebacker in the city of New Orleans at the time and earned him a scholarship to play football at the collegiate level. He came to VMI after 24 years in IT and Cybersecurity providing network engineering services and information security compliance support for DoD, DoJ, and DHS. potterdv@vmi.edu, Administrative and Program Specialist faustkl@vmi.edu Senaweera, S.; Cartwright, K. C.; Tunge, J. M.B.A. - University of Southern Mississippi More details on the Baja SAE competition can be found here: https://www.bajasae.net/. From May 1985 until May 1989, he performed duties as an Operations Officer and commanded a Motorized Rifle Company in 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University in 1988. Assistant Professor He has received his A+ certification. Enrollment & Student Services Specialist & Veteran Representative Instructor We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Ph.D. - University of Arizona in Music from Washington College in Maryland. 226 Marshall Hall Bio, Fixed Assets Accountant, Financial Accounting 540-464-7676 A. Dadaism and Classicism in The Waste Land. Twentieth-Century Literature, Vol. COL Brannon is married to the former Stephanie Gentry of Boaz, Alabama. Col. Millers contributions to the Institute have been recognized with the 2007 Virginia Military Institute Achievement Medal, the 2018 Jackson-Hope Prize for Excellence in Academic Advancement, and the 2021 Virginia Military Institute Meritorious Service Award. 540-464-7385 Recent cadet fieldwork includes Project-based Teaching in local schools, the Rockbridge Memoir Project with local writers, and the Rockbridge Girls Leadership Exchange. 508 Scott Shipp Hall Ph.D. - George Mason University ruffinkg@vmi.edu Bio. He was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, where in 2006, as an assistant division chief of staff, he managed a Baghdad centric civic action supporting a population of 11 million Iraqis during the height of religious violence. SFC Donald Bryan is originally from Buchanan, Virginia. Sci. Bio. She received her Master of Science in Nursing, specializing in family nurse practitioner studies, from the University of Virginia in 2009. Bio. Hughes, Joseph, Suicide in Hamlet. Conference of the American/Popular Association in the South, Wilmington, NC, September 2019. 214 Cormack Hall New faces in different places were the look of the 2022 VMI football coaching staff when spring practice kicked off March 24 at Fiorini Field. Bio. Alli Graham came aboard the digital team as an evening digital content producer in June 2022. 540-464-7705 ProfessorInternational Studies and Political Science, Human Resources Assistant Staff Sgt. In press, University of California Press. Holder of Navas-Read Chair in English Literature Bio. Professional Engineer kingerylc@vmi.edu, Professor cartwrightkc@vmi.edu Al Tomlinson. His twilight tour was as Director of Naval Academy Sailing where his intercollegiate teams won back-to-back National Championships. Specialty: Transportation Engineering lawhornejl@vmi.edu, Assistant Marine Officer Instructor rogersgk@vmi.edu moralescp@vmi.edu, Instructor Jack Abercrombie: offensive line/run game coordinator 428 Scott Shipp Hall in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.A. MR Ballard was enrolled in the Excellence in Armor Program in 1993. 540-464-7685 Following the Officer Basic Course and Army Reconnaissance Course, he was stationedat Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a platoon leader in Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade, a unit of the 2nd Infantry Division,while deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (540) 464-7846 M.S. 540-464-7241 gibsonnc@vmi.edu, Accountant, Financial Accounting - Georgetown University in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication from James Madison University. Bio, Associate Professor Col. Newhouse came to the Virginia Military Institute in 2008 after teaching three years at Texas Tech University. garcia-guerreroi@vmi.edu Smith is also a creative writer. Professor Ph.D. - University of Virginia 204 Health Center Williams, M. I., R. D. Birkhead, P. R. Moosman, Jr., and S. M. Boback. Bio. kouamepf@vmi.edu, Department Head Currently, my laboratory is one of three components of the new VMI CLEAR (Clean Energy and Air Resources) center that Drs. Ph.D. - University of Iowa 540-464-7075 330 VMI Parade Lieutenant Colonel Franklin was born in Montgomery, Alabama. 540-464-7242 ), "Disaggregated Business Fixed Investment - The Response of Structures and Equipment to Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policies," Midwestern Business & Economic Review, Fall 2008, (with Mark Tuttle. 540-464-7166 Her research interests include teaching Chinese as a second language, prosody, interface between language and music, and second language acquisition. He received his Masters degree in education from Old Dominion University in 1998. Colonel James currently teaches American Government within the International Studies Department. 540-464-7218 Ph.D. - Florida State University He is a VMI alum, graduating in 1987 with a B. Adams, J. Liberti, A.A. Illum, T.H. Professor in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and has also completed coursework towards her PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures at UIUC. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was an instructor at Boston College before joining the faculty at VMI. 111 Smith Hall Associate Degree in Business AdministrationAssociate Degree in Small Business Management. 540-464-7958 310 Smith Hall Prof. Sunnen received his Ph.D. in Germanic Languages & Literatures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990. ramseymk@vmi.edu, Instructor 203 Carroll Hall In 2015, he earned his MFA in poetry from the University of Mississippi, where he continued to teach creative writing and composition until he joined VMIs English faculty in 2017. degrees in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and M.Sc. dirscherlog@vmi.edu, Adjunct Instructor carricoab@vmi.edu Prior to joining VMI, Ruth Ann provided database development and support for NCR computer manufacturing facilities in Columbia, SC and Dublin, Ireland. With regards to the health/wellness aspect, his focus is on the enhancement of quality-of-life factors in older populations. Originally, he worked in the private industry before returning to VMI to work in the VMI Alumni Association, where he was responsible for new cadet recruiting, chapter promotions, and alumni placement. Bio. Bio. A distinguished graduate from every resident professional military education institution he attended, Col Homiak is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command &Staff College, the School of Advanced Warfighting, and the National War College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-timmes, Executive Secretary 540-464-7079 Col. David Gray, Ph.D., US Army (Retired), assumed duties as Director of the Center for Leadership and Ethics in August 2014. His last assignment on active duty was in the Pentagon as the USSOUTHCOM Chief of the Washington Field Office. She worked at a level one trauma center as a Registered Nurse, before returning home to work at the local emergency department andpursue her nurse practitioner degree. Specialty: Nuclear Physics 3018-C Kilbourne Hall Dallas B. Clark matriculated from Salt Lake City, Utah, with the Class of 1999 and attended VMI along with his brothers (Jordan 98, Ezra 99, Stillman 02 and Lincoln 04) and a nephew (Cannon 17). Warner, R.H. Hendren, M.J. Hosler. 540-464-7087 Ruth Ann holds a BS in Computer Science and Math from Furman University. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Smith explores best practices for integrating STEM and the humanistic studies, such as American literature, creative writing, and rhetoric to support hands-on design thinking in the design-based technology and engineering classroom. He teaches Navigation and Naval Operations. Adjunct Professor Inflammation and infection in nave human cystic fibrosis airway grafts. Specialty: Behavior of cartels (or political lobbying groups), the impact of anti-trust legislation on cartels, trade wars, corruption, and the evolution of cultures - Purdue University 540-464-7638 Lt. Col. 540-464-7419 After career experience in corporate communications, public relations, and magazine publishing, she earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Texas Christian University, where she held multiple research and teaching fellowships. The Road to Black Neds Forgewon the 2014 Virginia Historical Society's Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginia biography, was one of three finalists (and the only work of history) for the 2015 Library of Virginia Literary Award in Nonfiction, and was one of the final twelve books considered for the Pulitzer Prize in History in its year. In 2006, He transferred to the 80th Training Division (IT) in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Xie is an Associate Professor of Chinese at Virginia Military Institute where she teaches Chinese language and culture courses. We have examined the diversity and distribution of leeches infecting turtles, the community of parasites in muskrats, and the effect of the mouse nematode Heligmosomoides bakeri on a model of type I diabetes. 403 Carroll Hall Specialty: International Economics, Macroeconomics 540-464-7157 Braman is the Director of Staff for AFROTC Detachment 880, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA. As Director of Staff, he administers the Detachment Staff, ensuring 12 members maintain training currency, meet readiness requirements, and ensures Detachment functions and services are in line with goals and mission requirements. - Washington University clarksr10@vmi.edu, Department Head 325 Scott Shipp Hall Jones, H. M. Garraffo, T.F. D.L.S. Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ), "People vs. Prairie Chickens Revisited: Stated Preference with Explicit Non-Market Tradeoffs," Defense and Peace Economics, 18:3, 2007, pp 223 - 244, (with Mike McKee. M.Ed. jonesmt@vmi.edu Bio. 540-784-9294 He served as a Company Executive Officer (Operation Noble Eagle & Operation Desert Spring), Platoon Leader & Company Commander (OIF I & III), Battalion Operations Officer (OEF IX), and Brigade Operations Officer (OEF XII). 540-464-7632 Inflammation scars the respiratory tissue reducing the health of the individual. 511 Nichols guilfordpl@vmi.edu, Institutional Research Analyst He and his wife, Tammy own Lilly Title and settlement. 320 Scott Shipp Hall 622 Nichols Maj. Doug Wainwright is the CIS Department IT Manager and Instructor. pankotr@vmi.edu in International Relations and Modern Foreign Languages at James Madison University (1998), and he is currently completing his dissertation in translation and intercultural mediation at the University of Salamanca, Spain. 540-464-7581 311 Carroll Hall Ph.D. - New York University Robert L. Coleman II was born in Lexington, Virginia. He teaches courses on ethics, religion, and aesthetics. She is native to Rockbridge County. Colonel Rob McDonald joined the VMI faculty in 1992. In addition to his research in the automotive field, he led a project with the Federal Highway Administration where he authored multiple standard practices for testing and validating equipment used to measure roadways across the U.S. Dr. Altmann has always had a passion for cars, for this reason he is the advisor of the Baja SAE team at VMI.