Class Notes

low angle view of cadets walking toward rising sun on the brick VT on Upper Quad. Lane Hall and Pearson Hall East and Pearson Hall West are in the background.

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1960s

Mark A. Childers ’63 was awarded the Chairman’s Award for 2022 at the Oilfield Energy Center (OEC) Gala.

Mark stands on stage and shakes the hand of a woman who is smiling.

Members of Echo Company Class of 1966 gathered at Yorktown, Virginia on Sept. 11-12 to visit and catch up. (Left to right) John Hall ’66 & Susan; Grayson Harding ’66 & Eva Gray Harding; Dianne & Ken Whiteside ’66; and Maggie & Bob Bailey ’66.

The group stands in front of a white statue in an ornate yellow room

Four members of the Class of 1968 and their spouses returned to campus for a mini-reunion on Sept. 28 where they installed a brick plaque for Frank Sloop ’68 in the Corps Leadership and Military Science building as he was unable to attend. (Left to right) John Charlesworth ’68, John Watkins ’69, Mike Saunders ’66; and Bill Mullins ’68.

Four smiling men stand on Worsham Field in Lane Stadium.

1970s

Class of 1973 celebrated their 50th anniversary and entry into the Old Guard at various events this summer and fall including Alumni Weekend in June, Corps Reunion in September, and Homecoming in October.

John Kinsey ’77 retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major general after serving as the commanding general of the Air Component Command for the Texas State Guard. He also received the Superior Service Medal from the governor of Texas.

Gary N. Jackson ’78 was selected as the 18th recipient of the Highty-Tighty Distinguished Alumni Award.

1980s

Maj. Gen. Timothy Williams ’85 retired as the 28th Adjutant General of Virginia after nearly 40 years of dedicated service to the commonwealth and nation.

Jonathan Clough ’88 was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service this May.

1990s

Rich Davis ’90 was selected as a Virginia Veteran Artist by the Virginia War Memorial. His photography and items from his time in the Corps and Navy were displayed from May through November.

Kate (O’Brien) Hutson ’90, 174th Maintenance Group Commander, was awarded the Legion of Merit when she retired from the Air National Guard. She served 32 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard.

Hutson stands in her dress uniform holding a certificate with a man in uniform

Lori Keck-Beach ’92 returned for HT Reunion and Homecoming, and her likeness was included on HT-27 firstyear cadets Homecoming banner to celebrate the 50 years of women in the Corps. Lori was the first female drum major of the Highty-Tighties

Lori stands with 5 cadets holding a painted banner. All are smiling.

Matthew Cosner ’97 was inducted as an Associate Fellow for operations research for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The NAWCAD Fellows program is a peer-oriented, technical recognition for the commands who have made major contributions to naval aviation. Associate Fellows represent the top 3% of NAWCAD's scientists and engineers.

Hotel Company Class of 1997 held a 30th bud class reunion in Arlington & participated in a 10-mile Army run. (Left to right) Tim Singstock, Steve Cooper, Chuck Koerber, Aaron Williams, and Chris Ives.

Five guys stand with Corps of Cadets t shirts. They are smiling while standing arm-in-arm.

2000s

Frank Theising ’01 (center), was promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air Force in April on the deck of the USS Missouri in Honolulu, Hawaii with his wife Erika Theising ’01 (at right) and classmate Maj. Patrick Manrique ’01 (on left).

Theising stands in the middle in his dress uniform wearing a lei. Manrique is in his camouflage uniform and Ericka is wearing a black shirt. They are all smiling.

Lt. Col. Krishna Easton ’02 (on right) and Capt. Steven Apsley ’14 (at left) conducted response missions for Typhoon Mawar in Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

The two stand holding a small VT sign. They are smiling and there are palm trees in the background.

Charlie Norsky ’02 promoted Kevin Rooney ’01 from commander to captain in a ceremony on Upper Quad. Also in attendance was Ryan Bauernschmidt ’01 and the Class of 2001 Class Champion, Shawn Cagle ’01.

The four alums stand arm-in-arm in front of the US and Corps flags on Upper Quad.

Future Hokie Alert! Michael Martinez ’04 and Lorraine Martinez would like to introduce the next future Hokie, Michael Edward Martinez!

Class of 2007 Echo Company got together in Purceville, Virginia to celebrate their 20th anniversary of being a bud class. (Left to right) William Whitehill, David Maloof, Daniel Dively, Noah Sevier, Alex Fry, Ricky Heinzman, Joshua Morgenstern, Justin Urban, Andrew Smithey, and Eric Hahn.

A group of alums stand on the porch of a white building holding a VT flag.

Lt. Cmdr. Jacqueline Bethel ’08 completed the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Oct. 14. She carried a Virginia Tech flag over the finish line to honor the 32 victims of April 16, 2007. Since 2012, she has also run a half-Ironman for each of the April 16 victims. She has eight more halfIronman races remaining to achieve her goal of honoring all 32.

Bethel is holding a flag over her head in both hands while approaching the finish line at night. She is shouting.

Lt. Cmdr. Ned Burgwyn ’08 recently reported to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he will teach undergraduate courses in history and government. Ned earned his master's in international relations from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy.

Burgwyn stands smiling in his uniform. A TV monitor is in the background with a class title and photo.

(Left to right) Lt. Cmdr. Lauren Callen ’13, Cmdr. Michael Steffens ’03, Lt. Evan Hughes, Cmdr. Rob Dalton ’07, and Lt. Lindsey Campbell ’18 deployed together on board USS Nimitz.

The group stands with arms crossed smiling. All are in military uniforms as they stand in on the flight deck in front of the ships number 68.

2010s

Maj. Bryan Peterson ’10 recently completed his assignment and received Meritorious Service Medal as Aide-deCamp to the U.S. Navy's 32nd Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael Gilday.

Peterson stands in his uniform smiling with his family. He's holding a certificate and the admiral in uniform stands next to his family.

Capt. Benton Howser ’11, Capt. Ross Holdsworth ’13, Capt. Josh Levine ’16, and Capt. Seth Mykut ’17 (left to right) deployed to Camp Kościuszko in Poznań, Poland from 2022-2023 as members of V Corps' Forward Company Post in support of the European Deterrence Initiative and Operation Atlantic Resolve.

The four stand in front of a large sign reading "Victory Corps it will be done". they are in camouflage holding a striped VT flag.

Future Hokie Alert! Michael McCaffrey ’16 and his wife, Haley, welcomed their daughter, Margo Rose McCaffrey, on April 22.

McCaffrey and his wife stand together. He is holding their newborn baby girl who is sucking her thumb with her eyes closed.

Alston Pugh ’16 commissioned this spring in the U.S. Coast Guard as an ensign through the Direct Commission Officer program and is currently stationed in Los Angeles on the USCGC Forrest Rednour.

Portrait shot of Pugh in his dress uniform.

Capt. Maddie Mitcham ’18 transitioned to the Army Reserves and began pursuing a medical degree at the University of the Incarnate Word’s School of Osteopathic Medicine.

2020s

Lt.j.g. Justin Halsey ’21 and Lt. Cmdr. John Sapliway ’12 are deployed together on the USS Eisenhower.

The two stand in blue navy coveralls in front of the ships number 69 on the flight deck holding a striped VT flag.

2nd Lt. Ben Janosy ’22 graduated from Airborne School in Ft. Benning, Georgia in March. His first duty station is Grafenwöhr, Germany with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Janosy stands smiling in front of an Airborne flag.

HOKIES take over Pensacola! Our alums, all in various stages of their career, at Naval Air Station Pensacola. (Left to right) Capt. Savannah Bailey ’15, Maj. Lucas Bamford ’11, Maj. Gary Machamer ’09, Maj. Joeseph Dedonato ’04, 2nd Lt. Henry Bergstol ’22, 2nd Lt. Margaret Kyte ’22, and 2nd Lt. Clare Provoncha ’22.

The group stands in front of a US Air Force plane holding a striped VT flag.

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