VMI’s superintendent inaugurated after nearly a year serving as interim Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins has served as VMI’s interim superintendent since November 2020.
LEXINGTON, Va. – Virginia Military Institute officially has a new superintendent: Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins .
Over the past almost year, he has served as interim superintendent, but an inaugural parade made Wins’ position official on Friday.
The superintendent is no stranger to post as a class of 1985 VMI grad. He also spent 34 years in the army.
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“We must strengthen our commitment to a sense of commonality and purpose and a community based on mutual respect and selfless service. I regard this key to the arsenal not only a key to the past but also to VMI’s future,” said Wins during Friday’s inaugural parade.
Wins is VMI’s 15th superintendent and the first African-American superintendent in the military college’s history.
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