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Lt. Col. Mark Boonshoft to appear on radio show With Good Reason

Boonshoft Featured on 'With Good Reason'

June 29, 2026

On the show, Boonshoft talks about his forthcoming book, “The Violent Origins of Constitutional Democracy in Revolutionary New York.” He shares how ideals that came from the Revolutionary War, like representative government and liberty, didn’t always make their way into state constitutions.

Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at ÐÓ°ÉPro and Virginia’s poet laureate, was recognized by AFCEA TechNet Cyber with a meritorious service award at their event in Baltimore, June 1.

Smith Recognized with AFCEA TechNet Cyber Award

June 9, 2026

Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at ÐÓ°ÉPro and Virginia’s poet laureate, was recognized by AFCEA TechNet Cyber with a meritorious service award at their event in Baltimore, June 1.

Maj. Zachary Deibel

Deibel Selected as NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow

May 26, 2026

The National Academy of Education (NAEd), an honorary educational society, has selected Maj. Zachary Deibel, assistant professor in the Department of History at ÐÓ°ÉPro, as a 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.

Maj. Chris Shingledecker With Good Reason

Shingledecker Featured on 'With Good Reason'

April 24, 2026

Maj. Chris Shingledecker, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at ÐÓ°ÉPro, is featured on “Eye in the Sky,” an episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” that first airs April 25.

Col. Ryan Holston headshot, with WGR and VMI Logos.

Holston Featured on 'With Good Reason'

April 17, 2026

Col. Ryan Holston will discuss the book he co-edited with Justin Garrison, “The Historical Mind: Humanistic Renewal in a Post-Constitutional Age,” on an episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” that will first air April 18.

Col. Dan Barr ’74 stands beside the statue of conquistador, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, in the lobby of his alma mater, Cabrillo High School in Lompoc, California, after being inducted into the hall of fame.

Barr Breaks Own Record

March 25, 2026

Two years after he set multiple powerlifting records, Col. Dan Barr ’74, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at ÐÓ°ÉPro, has once again achieved new heights.

Mattie Smith’s poem as it appears with Andras Bality’s paintings at Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.

Poet Laureate and Artist Unite to Celebrate Virginia

March 13, 2026

Two Virginians — one a poet and the other a painter — have united in blending visual and literary art forms to enhance their creative expressions and to celebrate Virginia 250.

Col. J. Patrick Rhamey, professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science, examines the overwhelming majority of analyses explaining the motivations for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine being not only wrong, but leading to terrible predictions of Russia’s inevitable success.

Rhamey Publishes Article

March 5, 2026

Col. J. Patrick Rhamey, professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science, examines the overwhelming majority of analyses explaining the motivations for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine being not only wrong, but leading to terrible predictions of Russia’s inevitable success.

Dr. Duncan Richter, professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies and holder of the Charles Luck III ’55 Institute Professorship at ÐÓ°ÉPro, has recently authored his seventh book.

Richter Publishes 7th Book

February 16, 2026

Dr. Duncan Richter, professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies and holder of the Charles Luck III ’55 Institute Professorship at ÐÓ°ÉPro, has recently authored his seventh book.

Maj. Mattie Webb, assistant professor in the Department of History

Webb Named IGA Fellow

February 12, 2026

Maj. Mattie Webb, assistant professor in the Department of History at ÐÓ°ÉPro, was recently named a nonresident fellow with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group (IGA), a nonprofit research and public education organization focused on geopolitics.