Alumni and Friends of VMI:
Cyber Corps Numbers: 476
Fiction?: Boy, I guess I need to be embarrassed.
A couple weeks ago I mentioned that after Gen Bunting's speech at
the National Press Club that I had picked up a copy of his new
book, An Education for Our Time. Well I read the book from cover
to cover and it really is a compelling read. It was such a
compelling read that I thought the subject matter (a wealthy
business leaves about a billion dollars to endow a new college in
Wyoming) and players were all true. Come to find out, they
aren't. Oh well. Even though this is a work of fiction (although
I think there must be a more appropriate word), it is a great
book and worth your while. Of course if anyone has a billion
dollars lying around, you may want to contact Gen Bunting about
his concept for a new college in Wyoming.
Job Opportunity: John Piedmont '89 e-mailed and
provided info re: the following job opportunity:
Please put this out! MCI's East Region Access Management group in
Reston, VA has an opening for what is called a "DS3
Coordinator." Great company to work for, EXCELLENT pay and
benefits, very Reserve- and Guard-friendly. This is the perfect
opening for a VMI grad just getting out of the military and a
great gateway into the telecom world. NO PRIOR TELECOM BACKGROUND
NECESSARY!! Three VMI grads in that office-- self 89, Pete Finan
90 and Steve Owens 87-- and none of them engineers. Call me at
703.758.3240 or e-mail at john.piedmont@mci.com
for more info.
Conference Calling: Not sure if I mentioned this
before, but I think it would be a good idea to try out some
conference calling for the periodic Alumni Association meetings
in Lexington. For example, a bunch of folks would like to attend
some of the Alumni meetings but may be prevented from doing so
due to distance. Why not have a speaker phone in the meeting and
allow other off-site alums to listen in from a remote location?
I'm going to mention this to the folks in the Alumni Association
and see what kind of response I get. Actually I think
teleconferencing would be great but have no idea about logistics
and cost. One of our participants recently e-mailed that the
National Guard in NC is in the process of establishing
teleconference capabilities at all state supported colleges in
that state. Is anyone familiar with any such initiative in VA?
Looking for a Position: Tim Pishdad '78 resides
in the Richmond metro area and is currently seeking employment
down there. Tim served for 17 years in the US Army and has
considerable experience in integrated logistics planning and
support, computer systems inventory management; production
control, etc. If you'd like to contact Tim (and who wouldn't),
you can contact him at:
Timothy D. Pishdad
2420 Sterlingwood Trace
Richmond, VA 23233
(804) 270-7285 - home
(703) 262-3514 - work
That's it for this week. Happy 4th to all.
Yours in the Spirit,
RB Lane '75
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