Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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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

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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 COMMANDANT The position of Commandant at the VMI is held either by the Professor of Military Science or the Pro- fessor of Air Science. The Commandant is responsible to the Superintendent for the appearance, discipline, and military training of the Corps of Cadets. His office guides the cadet officers in their duties as leaders of the Corps. He directs the tactical staff whose function is the enforcement of regulations. The present Commandant is Colonel George H. Simpson, a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He was gradu- ated from Maury High School in 1936 and was enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute in the same year. Colonel Simpson, while at VMI, was a member of the Hop Committee; he received monograms in varsity baseball and basketball. He was captain of the 1941 basketball team. He was graduated in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. Upon his graduation, Colonel Simpson was com- missioned a second lieutenant, Cavalry Reserve. He was assigned to VMI as the Professor of Military Science and Commandant of Cadets on 15 August 1963. In October 1964, he was promoted to the rank of full colonel. Colonel Simpson is married to the former Miss Adelaide Anderson, a graduate of Winthrop College. They have two children, Ann and George H., III.