VMI Alumni Association

10/16/2026

The VMI Alumni Agencies is seeking a professional, upbeat Development Assistant to provide day-to-day administrative support to our development team and help advance the mission and legacy of VMI. Are you organized, detail-oriented, and energized by work that makes a difference? This could be the opportunity for you! Visit our website for more information.

10/15/2026

Asked how the precepts he’d learned at VMI have guided his career in a fiercely competitive industry, Dick Goodall ’66 answered with a reflection on the seamless integration of values between his family and the Institute. “Our business is 110 years old,” he noted. “One-half of 1% of companies last over 100 years. I’m convinced it’s not what we make or what we do; it’s how we do it and who we have doing it that makes a difference.”

See the full video in the next Turnouts Digital Newsletter from the VMI Alumni Agencies, coming soon.

10/14/2026

Join the online community designed exclusively for VMI alumni!

myVMIalumni is a private platform that allows you to connect with your brother rats, share exciting news, receive important updates, and network with fellow alumni around the world.

myVMIalumni is available to use on your desktop or mobile device. Visit www.myvmialumni.org to register.

10/13/2026

Meet Aiden Psczulkoski '27, Honor Court president, Bravo Company commander, and a double major in physics and applied mathematics with a perfect 4.0 GPA. This year, his goal is to remind the Corps that “honor is a lifestyle,” at VMI and beyond.

Q: What was your path to VMI? A: “What brought me to VMI was actually my grandfather. He worked at a company run by two VMI alumni themselves, a research and development company called Resonant Sciences in Dayton, Ohio. In my freshman year of high school, they actually all brought me down to VMI t...

10/12/2026

VMI’s Day of Giving is just one month away! Mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 12, and get ready to make a difference for VMI.

The Class Participation and Academic Challenges are back! We’ve also got a few special thank-yous in store for those who give this year—stay tuned!

On Day of Giving, you can choose where your gift makes an impact—from academic excellence and scholarships to cadet life and athletics. No matter what you choose, your participation helps strengthen the VMI experience.

Can’t wait? You can make an early gift at the link below.

Rah Virginia Mil!

10/09/2026

"I can't imagine my life having not come to VMI."

Melissa (Williams) Krawiec '01, D.O., matriculated with VMI's first coeducational class in August 1997. Her path since then took her from earning her biology degree with distinction at VMI to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, a family practice residency in Maine, and then to the U.S. State Department as a regional medical officer in New Delhi and Warsaw, Poland. Today, she is back on post as the Institute physician, caring for the Corps of Cadets.

Matriculating with the first VMI class to include women, Melissa (Williams) Krawiec ’01, D.O., Institute physician, wanted what her brother rats wanted out of their VMI experience: A college experience like no other, bonds of friendship forged in the crucible of seemingly endless shared trials, an...

10/08/2026

"We don't age ordinary."

The idea for a joint skydiving expedition came together at a mini reunion of brother rats from the Class of 1968 held in Lexington, Virginia, in February 2026. Hal Switzer ’68, who’d traveled from his home state of Texas to attend the gathering, mentioned that former President George H.W. Bush had celebrated his 80th birthday in 2004 by skydiving, and soon, Switzer’s joke that his brother rats should do the same was being taken seriously.

There are many ways to celebrate a milestone birthday—dinners with family and friends are the most common, along with trips to sometimes exotic destinations. Recently, though, five members of the Class of 1968 chose to mark the year in which most of them would achieve octogenarian status by doing ...

10/07/2026

10/05/2026

Many VMI graduates will take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and VMI believes they should understand it deeply. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Institute, VMI has developed one of the nation's few constitutional history programs offered at a liberal arts college. The next goal: making the course a requirement for the entire Corps.

At first glance, it’s easy to think the features that make VMI unique are the ones easily observed: Gothic Revival architecture, an emphasis on physical fitness, and a Spartan lifestyle marked by military discipline. Academics don’t come to mind quite as easily—but over the past 6 years, thank...