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On his first morning at VMI, Ed Johnson ’79 didn’t wake up on time.
“I was tired from the night before,” he said. The difficult-to-ignore face and voice of a cadre corporal finally roused him. After that rough beginning, Johnson learned many things at VMI. He learned how to lead different people in different situations.
“You need to understand their concerns, what motivates them,” he said, and use different approaches for different people to accomplish the end goal.
“I got way more from VMI than I could ever give back,” he said.
He also learned to balance an overflowing load of commitments: Academics, Division I athletics, personal life “and sleep.”
“There are a lot of young men and women out there who can’t come to VMI if they don’t have financial assistance,” said the regular Keydet Club donor. “That’s why I give to VMI.”
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Christian Heilman Director of Digital Content
The director of digital content is responsible for creating original video and multimedia materials, as well as developing and editing web and digital content. The director is responsible for platform coordination and troubleshooting, to include the VMI Alumni Agencies’ primary websites, digital newsletter and other digital platforms.
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