Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF irigadier General Lloyd J. Davidson Dean of Faculty Lt. Colonel Marlowe Harper Treasurer Dr. Allan P. Carlsson Registrar Mr. Joseph L. Presbrey Director of Public Relations B as al

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THE SUPERINTENDENT The ninth superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, General George R. E. Shell, assumed his duties in July, 1960, after ending a career of twenty- nine years in the Marine Corps. Under his direction, the Institute has shown significant growth and progress. Among his most oustanding contributions are the addition of two new degree granting curricula, the construction of a new administration building, the initiation of a program whereby nationally known scholars make consultative visits to the various departments, and the acquisition of necessary funds for further development. During his years as Super- intendent, General Shell has raised academic stand- ards while maintaining the Institute ' s proud military reputation. General Shell was born October 20, 1908, in Phoebus, Virginia, and was graduated from the Hampton High School in 1927. He entered the Vir- ginia Military Institute and was graduated in 1931 with a degree in electrical engineering. As a cadet he held the rank of corporal, color sergeant, and, in his first class year, first lieutenant of A Company. He was vice-president of his class, a member of the Honor Court and the General Committee, president of the VMI Student Chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and a varsity letterman in wrestling and football. After being graduated from VMI, General Shell was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, serving at Quantico and San Diego. In World War II, as commander of the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, General Shell saw combat on Guadal- canal, Saipan, and Tarawa. On Saipan, he was seriously wounded, receiving a direct hit from a mortar shell. For his courageous conduct and out- standing service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V. General Shell later served on the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, as Staff Planning Officer in the Policy Branch, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe; as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3; as Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Schools; and as a member of the Advanced Re- search Group, Marine Corps Educational Center. In February of 1960, the Virginia Military Institute ' s Board of Visitors announced their selection of General Shell as Superintendent. General Shell and his wife, the former Alice Reid Gushing of Washington, D. C, were married July 22, 1933, and are the parents of three children.

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I I r i Colonel Flournoy H. Barksdale Executive Officer Colonel Arthur M. Lipscomb, Jr Director of Admissions Colonel J. Carter Hanes Business Executive Officer Commander Robert K. Wilson Post Chaplain Major William E. Graybeal Purchasing Officer Captain Donald A. Beard Assistant Treasurer