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Preferred Citation
VMI diplomas collection, 1842-1978. MS 0129. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
The VMI diplomas collection consists of VMI diplomas from various eras. The oldest is that of Edmund Pendleton, Class of 1842.
Contact the VMI Archives for a complete list.
John M. Robinson, class of 1855, received an honorary diploma in 1874. This diploma has been filed by the date it was presented
and can be found in the file Diplomas, 1870-1879.
Marcellus P. Christian
1852English.
James V. Hall
1852English.
Thomas T. Munford
1852English.
William E. Arnold
1853English.
Robert P. Carson
1854English.
Stapleton Crutchfield
1855English.
Francis M. Boykin
1856English.
William H. Easley
1856English.
Marcellus N. Moorman
1856English.
George P. C. Rumbough
1856English.
Hodijah B. Meade
1858English.
George E. Tayloe
1858English.
Norval C. Wilson
1858English.
Giles B. Cooke
1859English.
Charles J. Green
1859English.
Diplomas
1860-1869English.
William W. Bentley
1860English.
William A. Obenchain
1862English.
Wesley P. Grigg
1863English.
William A. Morson
1864English.
Andrew Pizzini, Jr.
1865English.
Erskine M. Ross
1865English.
William E. Evans
1866English.
George Spiller
1866English.
Henry C. Bowen
1867
The diploma bears the name "Harry C. Bowen" but Henry is the correct name.
English.
John S. Webb
1867English.
William H. Butler
1868English.
Francis H. Smith, Jr.
1869English.
Diplomas
1870-1879English.
William B. Page
1870English.
Thomas B. Clark
1873English.
John M. Robinson
1874English.
David L. Gaillard
1874English.
Grenville Gaines
1874English.
Harry M. McCue
1874English.
Westmoreland D. Davis
1877English.
Thomas G. Tate
1877English.
Edward W. Nichols
1878English.
Edwin A. Hancock
1879English.
Diplomas
1880-1889English.
William F. Dennis
1882English.
James S. Henderson
Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-18901883English.
Scope and Contents
Post graduate diploma awarding a Bachelor of Science diploma. Signed by Francis H. Smith.
George E. Pickett, Jr.
1883English.
William A. Moncure
1884English.
Marcellus N. Moorman, Jr.
1886English.
William H. Palmer
1886English.
Richard T. Goodwyn
1887English.
Horatio H. Trundle
1887English.
John F. Bransford
1889English.
Scope and Contents
Honorary diploma for John F. Bransford, VMI Class of 1867.
Andrew C. L. Gatewood
1889English.
Scope and Contents
Honorary diploma for Andrew C. L. Gatewood, VMI Class of 1864.
Patrick H. Morgan
1889English.
Scope and Contents
Honorary diploma for Patrick H. Morgan, VMI Class of 1866.
Samuel D. Rockenbach
1889English.
Diplomas
1890-1899English.
John P. Moorman
1890English.
James I. Stephens
1892English.
Beriah Magoffin, Jr.
1893English.
Charles W. Watts
1893English.
Scope and Contents
Civil Engineering degree diploma also included.
William H. Cocke
1894English.
Scope and Contents
Civil Engineering degree diploma included.
Charles E. Kilbourne, Jr.
1894English.
Scope and Contents
Civil engineering degree diploma included.
Hardin W. Reynolds
1894English.
Hugh B. Miller
1897English.
William D. Scott, Jr.
1899English.
Diplomas
1900-1909English.
Herbert G. Garland
1902English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary L. Garland, 1938.
Jennings C. Wise
1902English.
Edmund C. Waddill
1903English.
Alfred P. Upshur
1904English.
George H. Whitney
1906English.
Robert C. Barrett
1907English.
Hobert E. Doyle
19091961English.
Scope and Contents
Includes VMI diploma (1909) and "Diploma of Distinguished Merit" awarded in 1961.
Braxton D. Mayo
1909English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Bachelor of Science in engineering.
Diplomas
1910-1919English.
John V. Thompson
1910English.
Alfred D. Barksdale
1911English.
Sylvan A. Fenno
1911English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Bachelor of Science in engineering.
Virginius B. Hirst
1911English.
William I. Whitefield, Sr.
1911English.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Framed. Located on top of diplomas case.
George A. Speer, Jr.
1912English.
Scope and Contents
Bachelor of Science certificate only. No diploma in case.
Robert J. Throckmorton
1912English.
Scope and Contents
Includes electrical engineering degree granted in 1925.
Withers A. Burress
1914English.
Thomas H. Tardy
1914English.
Walter W. Cosby
1916English.
Moritz A. R. Loth
1916English.
Richard G. Lyne
1916English.
Maury W. Boykin
1917English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Master of Arts degree granted in 1928.
Hugh A. Campbell, Jr.
1917English.
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
1917English.
John M. Mettenheimer
1918English.
Percy E. Brown
1919English.
James A. Moncure, Jr.
1919English.
Diplomas
1920-1929English.
John C. Haskell
1920English.
Harold T. Christian
1921English.
Richard C. Weaver
1921English.
Frederic P. Wilmer
1921English.
Scope and Contents
Includes electrical engineering degree.
Arthur W. Belden, Jr.
1923English.
Stanton F. Blain
1923English.
Jesse W. Caldwell
1923English.
Charles F. Redd
1924English.
William T. Neale
1926English.
Eduard W. Kriete
1927English.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Framed. Located on top of diplomas case.
John K. Davis
1929English.
Richard C. Earle
1929English.
Percy W. Frazer
1929English.
Leslie Gillis, Jr.
1929English.
Scope and Contents
Includes law diploma and Bar certificate.
Duff Green, Jr.
1929English.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Framed. Located on top of diplomas case.
Adolph W. Wagner
1929English.
Robert W. Kellogg
1925English.
Diplomas
1930-1979English.
Joseph D. Neikirk
1932English.
Stuart C. Will
1932English.
John N. Adams, Jr.
1933English.
John A. Goshorn
1934English.
Lewis M. Kaufman
1934English.
Hugh C. Crafton, Jr.
1935English.
Albert D. Davis
1935English.
Lewis Booker, Jr.
1939English.
Frederick A. Hippey
1939English.
William R. Smithey, Jr.
1939English.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Framed. Located on top of diplomas case.
Thomas E. Snyder
1940English.
Kent P. Graybeal
1942English.
Lee L. Nichols, Jr.
1943English.
Scope and Contents
Certificate, 1943, issued to members of the Class of 1944 whose cadetships were interrupted by call to active duty. These
are sometimes called War Diplomas.
Raymond H. Woodall, Jr.
2 items
19431947English.
Scope and Contents
Diploma awarding a Bachelor of Science (1947) to Raymond H. Woodall, Jr. after his return from World War II. Also includes
a certificate (1943) issued to members of the Class of 1944 whose cadetships were interrupted by call to active duty. These
are sometimes called War Diplomas.
Benjamin N. Anderson, Jr.
1948English.
General
Diploma issued 1948.
Stanley Millimet
1948English.
Harry E. Atkinson
1951English.
John W. Knapp
1954English.
David W. Paulette, Jr.
1955English.
Louis J. Anjier, Jr.
1961English.
Edward R. Strickler
1962English.
Ronald A. Topp, III
1978English.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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