Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85, superintendent, congratulates Cadets Suzanne Leaptrot ’25, Riley Malone ’25, and Ryan Manning ’26, ethics team members, along with Reshef Agam-Segal, Ph.D., and Cmdr. Julie Shank, ethics team coaches, and Col. Pat Looney, mentor. Not pictured is Kaiden Minter ’26.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.
For the second consecutive time, the VMI ethics team won the Senior Military College Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, a 1-day virtual event hosted by the University of North Georgia Feb. 15, 2025. The team defeated five other military colleges, including The Citadel, Norwich University, Texas A&M University, UNG, and Virginia Tech.
VMI’s team was sponsored by the Center for Leadership and Ethics and mentored by Col. Pat Looney, CLE deputy director. The team was coached by Reshef Agam-Segal, Ph.D., Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies professor, and Cmdr. Julie Shank, deputy commandant for operations, plans, and training.
Members of the team include Cadets Riley Malone ’25, cadet in charge; Suzanne Leaptrot ’25; Ryan Manning ’26; and Kaiden Minter ’26.
In addition to receiving the first-place trophy, the VMI team was presented with a monetary award.
Editor's Note: Story originally published by Virginia Military Institute.
