Four weeks following his return, Lance Corporal Murphy deployed to Al Asad, Iraq. Network Administrator 540-464-7331 Ph.D. - Temple University 316 Smith Hall Bio. Bio, Associate Professor portervd@vmi.edu, Conference Project Manager 427 Scott Shipp Hall After returning to the U.S., he served as a mentor for student foreign language teachers in training, and as academic coordinator for a residential leadership community at Virginia Tech, and taught Spanish at Radford University, Roanoke College, and Virginia Tech before coming to VMI. During this time he also served in the U.S. Army Reserves as the Battalion S-1 and Battalion S-3 for the 5-159th Aviation Battalion and commanded a CH-47 Heavy Lift Helicopter Company in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. brockenbroughjb@vmi.edu, Bookstore Manager Joe Schablik was born in Custer, Oklahoma. In September 2013, he was selected and promoted to Chief Petty Officer and transferred to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CAG 8). - University of Louisville 510 Scott Shipp Hall ProfessorDirector of John Adams CenterHistory, Assistant Professor Falk. M.S. There he served in the G-3 section. Specialty: Nanoscale Materials and Nonlinear Optics Col. McDonald organizes VMI’s nationally recognized Spilman Symposium on Issues in Teaching Writing, and she has become a popular invited speaker on using writing to promote reflective learning, particularly in electronic environments. Jones, G.C. 137 Old Barracks 215 Scott Shipp Hall, Workstation 7 716 Nichols She has presented papers at numerous conferences for the American Education Research Association, the Modern Language Association, College English, and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, and is at work on several publications. athaudaak@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor – Argosy University, Southern California Naval Science Instructor 540-464-7558 Writing Center Consultant Moore, Pennington and I began in fall 2011. 540-464-7207 J. Champaneri and D. L. Livingston, "A Structured Light Method for Sensing Alignment During Automated Truss Assembly," Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon '88, pp. heraldmc@vmi.edu dudleycf@vmi.edu, Web Manager/Designer While serving on the USS WASP (LHD-1), his MEU supported Operation Odyssey Lightning, eliminating over 900 ISI-L fighters in Sirte, Libya, allowing host nation forces to continue the eradication of terrorist cells in Northern Africa. 301 Letcher Avenue Master Sgt. JonesTH@vmi.edu 540-464-7883 Although a registered engineer in Virginia, his proudest accomplishment to date is growing with his wife, Roslyn, through tough and happy times as they raise their four young children. wilkinsrf@vmi.edu, Benefits Administrator dupalah@vmi.edu COL Pegg's next assignments were Deputy Commander, 329th Regional Support Group and J7 with the Joint Force Headquarters in Richmond, VA. Police Officer Col. Newhouse came to the Virginia Military Institute in 2008 after teaching three years at Texas Tech University. 2017 Master of Science, Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation, University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Md. Unfortunately, that situation appears to be upon us. 540-464-7490 Ph.D. - Texas Christian University His military education includes Army Basic Training Course, Warrior Leadership Course, Army Instructor Training Course, Army Basic Officer Course, Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leadership Course, Company Commander First Sergeant Course, and the Military Intelligence Captain Career Course. Col. Dennis Foster is Department Head and Professor of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute. Specialty: Management of Information Systems, Web 2.0 for Business, Principles of Management, and Developing Business Leadership He has been the full-time piping instructor at VMI since 2000 and has taught cadets who have never played before to become proficient players in the Pipe Band consisting in excess of forty-five members. He participated in multiple Grafenwoeher and Hohenfels rotations, patrolled the border of the then, FRG and DDR. She is presently halfway through Joint Professional Military Education Phase I through the Naval War College. His most recent assignment before retirement was as the Commander of the National Capitol Region Warrior Transition Brigade. crowleykd@vmi.edu, Officer in Charge Bio, Assistant Commandant for Support Student, Basic Intelligence Officers Course, 315, Chief of Intelligence Operations Branch, 353, Chief of Special Tactics Intelligence, 320, Planner, War Plans and Contingencies Branch, USPACOM Intelligence Directorate, Honolulu, HI, Security Cooperation Planner, Theater Security Cooperation Branch, USPACOM Intelligence Directorate, Camp Smith, HI, Deputy Chief of Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Mainland Southeast Asia Senior Analyst, Southeast Asia Division, Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Aiea, HI, Operations Officer, Air Force Element, Joint Reserve Detachment-Honolulu, Aiea, HI, Counterpiracy Planner, South Asia Division, Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Aiea, HI, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, Foreign Deployed Analyst Program Manager, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Foreign Disclosure and Plans Officer, USPACOM Strategic Outcomes Directorate, Camp Smith, HI, Senior Command Duty Officer, Counternarcotics Operations Center, Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Camp Smith, HI, Chief of Joint Cyberspace and Information Operations, Prevent and Defeat Division, Defense Intelligence Agency, Charlottesville, VA, Legislative Affairs Officer, USINDOPACOM Indo-Pacific Outreach Division, Camp Smith, HI, Army Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf cluster), Associate Professor, VMI Biology, 2014 to 2014, Assistant Professor, VMI Biology, 2008 to 2014, Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee, 2007-2008, Visiting Assistant Professor, James Madison University, 2006-2007, Visiting Assistant Professor, Lynchburg College, 2005-2006, Adjunct Professor, Bridgewater College, 2004-2005, VMI Awards Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2012: “Selecting a soybean cultivar for genetic engineering of biofuel traits, with opportunities for cadet research.”, USDA Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Virginia Tech, 2002-2004: “Investigating the roles of flavonols in plants through molecular analyses of flavonol synthase isoforms.”. “Ignorant Armies Clashing by Night? in Philosophy from the University College of Swansea in Wales in 1989, and his B.A. marshalltd@vmi.edu, Chief of Police 540-464-7427 540-464-7372 Ph.D. - University of Virginia 314 Smith Hall Specialty: My general area of specialization is vertebrate biology. rubensteinsd@vmi.edu, Communications and Marketing Specialist 540-464-7345 141A Old Barracks While in Iraq, he was promoted to Petty Officer First Class and became the Leading Petty Officer of the Al Asad Air Base, South Side Flight Line Aid Station. is an art historian who holds a bachelor's degree from Bradley University and a master's degree from Northern Illinois University. But Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, also testified at Interior Department hearings on the project and warned that many persons now advocating a Canadian pipeline may … MSG Motter then volunteered to return to Germany and was assigned to 1-41 In. Blain Patterson earned his PhD in mathematics education from North Carolina State University in 2019. Ph.D. - University of Central Florida Bio. M.A. CPT Sperry deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from March 2005 to March 2006. Dr. Baur is a Lexington, Virginia native. Ziegler: W.A. 201A Preston Library Cadet-initiated Research on rhetorical analysis and application: Col. McDonald received the VMI Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006 and was elected as a faculty initiate to the VMI Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa in 2010. She holds a B.A. Summer Session Director In 2010, Capt. Although a medievalist by virtue of his interest in Arthurian tales and their Germanic versions, he has concentrated his research and teaching on 20th-century Germany in recent years. 540-464-7374 davisak@vmi.edu, Associate Professor 540-464-7045 540-464-7881 After serving in Iraq as a Border Transition Team Intelligence Advisor, he attended the Captain’s Career Course and then was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he served as the Brigade S2 for the 18th Fires Brigade. 540-464-7791 Col. William J. Wanovich was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry upon graduation from the Virginia Military Institute in 1987. 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). In this capacity, he was accountable for all associated defense training and all law enforcement responses during his shift amid armistice operations. His assignments include: Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC; Baker Company, 1st Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ID, Fort Benning, GA; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, HI; and Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1ABCT, 1ID, Fort Riley, KS. Ph.D. - Indiana University 510 Scott Shipp Hall Col. David Gray, Ph.D., US Army (Retired), assumed duties as Director of the Center for Leadership and Ethics in August 2014. Acquiring a bat's perspective on echolocation: an interdisciplinary approach to studying how bats use ultrasound to navigate and hunt. His military education includes Engineer Basic Officer Leader’s Course, Engineer Captain’s Career Course, Engineer Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent Course, Area Clearance Course, Counter Explosive Hazards Planning Course, Unit Search Advisor Course, Joint Engineer Operations Course, Advanced Situational Awareness-Basic Course, Route Reconnaissance and Clearance Course-Leader, Security Engineering Course, and Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat Handheld Operators Course. Starting with 3DOX1, Knowledge Operations Manager, 3A1X1, Administration Manager, and now he is a 3F5X1 Administration Manager. 540-464-7380 priceml@vmi.edu, NCOIC, Personnel murphyjf@vmi.edu Most recently, she was a middle school English teacher at Lylburn Downing Middle School in Lexington. 540-464-7417 MAJ Westland graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Mary Baldwin College and earned a Master’s in Human Services Counseling-Business from Liberty University. Moosman, D. L., and P. R. Moosman, Jr., 2006. This is one of many clubs organized by the Office of Cadet Life. 540-464-7626 LT Kellner received his wings of gold, May 2015, and a selection for the P8-A Poseidon. 540-464-7706 gandhiht@vmi.edu, Supply His additional duties include publishing and maintaining all general orders, special orders, and memoranda, and in coordination with the offices of the Registrar and the Commandant of Cadets for official cadet files. More recently, LTC Kendrick worked with Cadet Aubrey Butto on a SURI project investigating perspectives of gender in the short story collectionL’Heptaméron (1558) by Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King Francis I of France. 540-464-7017 540-464-7421 Administrative Assistant and Receptionist 558‑561, April 1990. Shortly after graduation, he reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego for recruit training on July 21, 2002. mccormicktj@vmi.edu In December 2002, Private Murphy reported into Delta Company, 29 Palms, CA for MOS training in the Data Systems field. 540-464-7554 in English and Drama from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Prior to 1983 Phil worked two years as a development programmer with Crompton, a textile company in Waynesboro Virginia. From 1996 to 2013 Doug worked in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as a System Administrator, and Network Engineer integrating and troubleshooting DoD network encryption equipment in Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) enclaves. Dr. Knowles originally went to Mexico City for a six-month field work experience as a component for a ministerial degree in the 1970s. 1027 Kilbourne Hall 540-464-7361 619 Nichols Engineering Building 320 Scott Shipp Hall Ph.D. - McMaster University A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins University who was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa and awarded several creative writing and science honors, Smith focuses on the influences of science and technology on the poetic voice, and she explores the intersections between science and the composition of metaphor. garcia-guerreroi@vmi.edu Shear, I.S. She also serves as the chapter adviser for the Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi. Captain Sperry is married to the former Georgia Kegley of Seattle, Washington, and has a daughter Abigail (14), and a son Joshua (11). He then reported to Marine Corps University and served as a Combat Artist until Jun 2015. 540-464-7218 sadlerwa@vmi.edu - American Military University 303 Smith Hall 540-464-7311 Phil joined VMI in May 1983. Ph.D. - North Carolina State University blackthornkm@vmi.edu, Director of Corps Marksmanship and NCAA Rifle Coach While she has taught Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods; her favorite courses are Political Psychology and Psychology of Genocide. Bio. MSG Motter has attended the Battle Staff NCO School, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Master Gunner School, Military Transition Team, and numerous Instructor Training Courses. aliyevda@vmi.edu, Associate Professor in English / Writing and M.A. M.Ed. Ph.D. - Old Dominion University Balasuriya, U.B.R., S.A. Nadler, W.C. Wilson, L.I. David joined VMI as Network Technician in 2011 after 3 years serving as Network/Server Administrator at Dabney Lancaster Community College. - Elon University xief@vmi.edu Ph.D. - University of Oxford Instructor 425 Mallory Hall afrotc@vmi.edu 540-464-7052 Bio. SGM Reed’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (3), Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (7), Army Achievement Medal (3), Army Good Conduct Medal (5), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1), Iraq Campaign Medal (4), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (5), Overseas Service Ribbon (5), NATO Metal, Valorous Unit Award, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Maj. Matthew Reed serves as the Chief Military Science Instructor for the Virginia Military Institute. Bio. 325 Nichols Ph.D. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University mcbrayerhm@vmi.edu, Payroll Supervisor graydr@vmi.edu Maj. Atwell is the author of the novel Wild Girls (Scribner). 709 Nichols Dr. Jochen S. Arndt teaches advanced courses in African history and a two-semester freshmen course in World history. The building has a lobby, two offices, two restrooms, a conference room, kitchenette, open workspace, storage, a porch, and gravel parking lot. zhangh@vmi.edu Focusing on how plants partition carbon resources acquired by photosynthesis to produce unique chemistries, I have worked on unicellular algae, parsley cells in suspension culture, tobacco, soybean, and the genetic model, Arabidopsis. 309 Nichols Engineering Annex 326 Mallory Hall Hired as Administrative Assistant 2010-present. Ph.D. - University of Virginia kimseywd@vmi.edu His current research agenda focuses on ecocritical approaches to modern Arabic literature. 422 Scott Shipp Hall “Reductive Electropolymerization of a Vinyl containing Poly-pyridyl Complex on Glassy Carbon and Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Electrodes.”, Christopher R. Turlington, Daniel P. Harrison, Peter S. White, Maurice Brookhart, and Joseph L. Templeton. yatescs@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor 207 Smith Hall Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, and Drill Sergeant Badge. 540-464-7454 He is currently the Commander of the 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia Beach, VA. COL Pegg’s civilian career has included small business owner, product and consulting engineer, Assistant Professor of Military Science in VMI’s Army ROTC department, and Energy Manager in VMI’s Physical Plant. SFC Bryan is married to the former Kristin Rea from Catawba Virginia. Sergeant First Class Jody A. Miller is a native of Albany, Georgia and enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2000, and completed Infantry training (11B) at Fort Benning, Georgia. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1995, his M. Phil. 214 Maury-Brooke Hall brodieja@vmi.edu While in seminary, Chaplain Casper was also engaged in full-time pastoral ministry as a Youth and Young Adult Pastor in a local church. He Earned the Enlisted Fleet Marine Force Warfare, Enlisted Aviation Warfare, and Enlisted Surface Warfare designators. 540-464-7477 manuelsb@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor Mullins, T.H. Among CPT Knehr’s awards and decorations are the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. Capt. dudleygl@vmi.edu, Manager Tailor Shop He manages the Center’s programs to enhance the Corps of Cadets’ leadership, character, and ethical development, as well as challenging them through an annual series of conferences on topics of national and international importance. His major accomplishments include learning and installing the Colleague software, participation in planning and implementation of rebuilding VMI’s administrative network, coordinating ISO implementation. Ph.D. - Rensselaer Polytechnic University 540-464-7277 In 2010, COL Pegg returned to the 1030th Transportation Battalion and served as the Support Operations Officer and Battalion Executive Officer. 540-464-7218 Ph.D. - University of Virginia Ph.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Second Lieutenant Murphy reported into Fox Company, The Basic School, in August 2013. ledesmalm@vmi.edu, Officer in Charge 305 Letcher Avenue Please register early. Col. Newhouse is also an officer in the American Society of Engineering Educator’s Southeast Section and is an ExCEEd graduate. 216 Scott Shipp Hall, Workstation 10 She serves as Creative Nonfiction and Flash Fiction editor for international literary magazine Cleaver. 313C Mallory Hall Housing Bequests: Incidental or Accidental? Major Sana is a native of Sunnyvale, California and was commissioned in 2006 after graduating from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. She also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor’s Degree from Wittenberg University. gornicklj@vmi.edu He has held various leadership positions to include an Infantry Team Leader, Infantry Squad Leader, Sniper Section Leader, Infantry Platoon Sergeant, Rear Detachment First Sergeant, and an S3 Operations Sergeant, over the course of fourteen years in both combat and garrison environments. 540-464-7146 D.V.M. 2083 Kilbourne Hall "Apparatus and Method for Effecting Dynamic Address Translation in a Microprocessor Implemented Data Processing System." Kanters, Timothy M. Smith, Stanton Q. Smith, Shane R. Nunes†, Mathew T. Wright†, and Jennifer M. Birnstihl “Further studies on vinamidinium salt amine exchange reactions, borohydride reductions, and subsequent transformations.”, Mathew T. Wright, David G. Carroll, Timothy M. Smith, and Stanton Q. Smith “Synthesis of alkylpyrroles by use of a vinamidinium salt.”, January 2012 – March 2012, Trainee, 321, July 2012 – December 2012, Knowledge Operations Apprentice, 509, January 2013 – October 2015, Knowledge Operations Manager, 509, October 2015 – September 2018, Non Commissioned Officer in Charge, Commander Support Staff, 682, September 2018 – May 2019, Executive Assistant, 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Air Field, Fayetteville, NC, May 2019 – Present, Non Commissioned Officer in Charge, Administration Management, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 880, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. 540-464-7335 After his time as a platoon leader, he acted as a plans officer and air officer in charge of the 3rd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. 540-464-7234 Associate Dean for Academic Administration and Planning drakemp@vmi.edu 540-464-7305 He was elected as the Troop Drill Sergeant of the Cycle twice between 2005-2007. cartwrightkc@vmi.edu, Instructor - MS II 303C Maury-Brooke Hall He is also authorized to wear the Master Parachutist Badge, Ranger and Special Forces tabs. In September 2019, LT Yuen completed his nuclear training and qualified Naval Engineering Officer. Bio. 303 Shell Hall 2079 Kilbourne Hall youngbloodre@vmi.edu, Office Manager Currently, she teaches English Composition and Literature courses online for Dabney Lancaster Community College in Virginia and Eastern Gateway Community College in Ohio. 540-464-7854 Bio, Lt. Col. Julie Phillips Brown is a poet, critic, painter, and book artist. Specialty: Introductory Biology She received her B.A. Associate Professor Bio, Secretary to the Superintendent An educator for twenty years,  Mrs. Parson is proficient in student conferencing and writing instruction. Bio, Accountant, Financial Accounting In 2007 he was assigned to the 1030th Transportation Battalion as the S3 Operations Officer, and deployed to Iraq as an LMAT Adviser with the 329th Regional Support Group. In 2014, he was promoted to the 29th Infantry Division (Light) where he served as the CBRN Officer and deployed as the Chief of Protection for the 29th ID. He currently serves as the Dean’s Representative for Permits and Calendars and the Deputy Department Head. Among Maj. Bissell’s awards and decorations are the Bronze Star (1OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (2OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. baurjn@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor Lieutenant Colonel Clifford Franklin, Operations Officer, AFROTC Detachment 880, located at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. 540-464-7860 While in Kansas, he completed a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Kansas State University. Moosman, P. R., Jr., D. L. Moosman, and J. C. Pillow. Ph.D. - Southern Illinois University Browning said the opposition of the mine was a matter of environmental justice. Professor 540-464-7982 540-464-7213 clarkema@vmi.edu, 1st Sergeant seamands@vmi.edu, Executive Secretary https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-timmes, Associate Professor 705 Nichols He has used his design and inspection experience at VMI to help cadets make the connection between academic theory and real-life problem-solving. Colonel McDonald’s photographs are in the collection of numerous private and public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. 410 Scott Shipp Hall He entered active duty upon receiving his BS degree in Parks & Recreation from Arkansas Tech University in December 1983.