EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Lexington, VA

Founding Date:
1839

Official Website:
http://www.vmi.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. B. Botts	Attorney	7-Sep-1835	7-Mar-1893	Baker Botts
Harry F. Byrd, Jr.	Politician	20-Dec-1914	30-Jul-2013	US Senator from Virginia, 1965-83
Richard E. Byrd	Explorer	25-Oct-1888	11-Mar-1957	Arctic and Antarctic explorer
Tom C. Clark	Judge	23-Sep-1899	13-Jun-1977	US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
Dabney Coleman	Actor	3-Jan-1932		Moustache from 9 To 5
Holmes Conrad	Attorney	31-Jan-1840	4-Sep-1915	US Solicitor General, 1895-97
Westmoreland Davis	Politician	21-Aug-1859	7-Sep-1942	Governor of Virginia, 1918-22
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.	Politician	11-Jul-1930		Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004
Jack Holt	Actor	31-May-1888	18-Jan-1951	They Were Expendable
John P. Jumper	Military	4-Feb-1945		USAF Chief of Staff, 2001-05
Charles P. Light, Jr.	Attorney	1902	1976	Prominent Washington attorney, law professor
George C. Marshall	Military	31-Dec-1880	16-Oct-1959	US Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45
G. Gilmer Minor III	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Owens & Minor, 1984-2005
George S. Patton	Military	11-Nov-1885	21-Dec-1945	American WWII Army commander
Lewis F. Payne, Jr.	Politician	9-Jul-1945		Congressman from Virginia, 1988-97
James E. Rogers	Business	c. 1945		SCI Investors, Inc.
Bobby Ross	Football	23-Dec-1936		Retired college, NFL football coach
Joseph H. Short	Government	11-Feb-1904	18-Sep-1952	Harry S. Truman's press secretary
Adolphus Staton	Military	28-Aug-1879	4-Jun-1964	US Navy admiral
Ernest O. Thompson	Politician	24-Mar-1892	28-Jun-1966	Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32
Thomas R. Watjen	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Unum
Fred Willard	Actor	18-Sep-1933		Fernwood 2night

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stonewall Jackson	Military	21-Jan-1824	10-May-1863	Robert E. Lee's "right arm"
George Washington Custis Lee	Educator	16-Sep-1832	18-Feb-1913	Eldest son of Robert E. Lee
Matthew Fontaine Maury	Military	14-Jan-1806	1-Feb-1873	Father of modern oceanography
Anthony Zinni	Military	17-Sep-1943		Former C-in-C, U.S. Central Command

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
G. Gilmer Minor III	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Owens & Minor, 1984-2005
Ernest O. Thompson	Politician	24-Mar-1892	28-Jun-1966	Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bobby Ross	Football	23-Dec-1936		Retired college, NFL football coach

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