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Rat Olympics
Nov. 11, 2020—Rat Olympics kicked off Founders Day for the Class of 2021 plus 3 this morning in the Corps Physical Training Facility. The competition is the culmination of a 10-week physical education program. The company that works the hardest and displays the best attitude will win the Stockwell Cup, named for the late Col. Bill Stockwell.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.
Founders Day
Nov. 11, 2020—VMI celebrates 181 years today with a ceremony in Cocke Hall. Due to the weather, the review parade was minimized and moved inside while the Cadet Battery fired the howitzers from the Parade Ground. Acting superintendent Brig. Gen. Bob Moreschi took review by passing the cadets as they stood in place.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Mary Price.
Founders Day
Nov. 10, 2018—VMI observes Founders Day with a parade and a 17-gun salute to honor the nation’s veterans and the founders of VMI. The four howitzers were fired from the North Post drill fields due to wet weather. Cadets then marched down to Foster Stadium to cheer the Keydets in their last home game against the Furman University Paladins.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye and VMI Alumni Agencies Photo by Micalyn Miller.
Practicing for Founders Day
Nov. 9, 2018—The Cadet Battery practices firing the howitzers for the 17-gun salute during tomorrow’s parade, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Spectators on the Parade Ground will hear the four guns firing from the North Post drill fields, where they were moved because of wet weather.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye and Maj. John Robertson IV.
Founders Day Practice
Nov. 8, 2017—Cadets fire the howitzers during a practice parade this evening in preparation for the Founders Day parade this Friday. The parade will feature a 17-gun salute honoring the Institute’s founders and the nation’s veterans.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye and Maj. John Robertson IV.
Founders Day Weekend Events
Nov. 11, 2017—Cabinet members of An Uncommon Purpose: A Glorious Past, A Brilliant Future: The Campaign for VMI take review with Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 during this morning’s parade. The parade was followed by a swim meet against William and Mary in Clark King Pool and the last football game of the season against Wofford College.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye and Maj. John Robertson IV.
Founders Day
Nov. 11, 2021—VMI celebrates 182 years of traditions, disciplined training, and founding principles. Dr. Charles F. Bryan Jr. ’69 and William A. Paulette ’69 received the 2021 Distinguished Service Awards in Cameron Hall. Afterwards they joined Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85 to take review of the parade. The Cadet Battery fired a rousing salute with the howitzers to honor the occasion. —VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Kelly Nye.
Founders Day Parade
Nov. 11, 2016 – Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62, VMI superintendent, takes review during today’s Founders Day Parade. During the parade, the Cadet Battery fired four howitzers in a 17-gun salute honoring VMI’s founders and the nation’s veterans. The live stream of the parade is still viewable at www.vmi.edu/livestream. – VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.
