VMI Biology Department

We are proud of the 20 Biology cadets on the SOCON Honor Roll for excellent academic achievement last year.

Gabe Jenkins '29 and Easton Ogle '29- Baseball
Jojo Crump '28 and Jakari Nicely '28- Football
Caitlin Bernard '29, Sam Calder '28, Carisse Witte '29 - Swimming and Diving
Eli Cramer '28 - Wrestling
Anthony Wilkerson '28 - Men's Track and Field
Reagan Gilman '28 - Women's Cross country and Track and Field
Shea Hart '26 and Abigail Plegeman '28 - Women's Track and Field
Sean Berzins '28, Sebastien Chicas '26, Luke Hobbs '29, and Zach Laperriere '26 - Lacrosse
Cadee Hegarty '26 - Women's Soccer
Meagan Riding '27 and Sydney Smith '26 - Water Polo
Cody Jenkins '27 - Mixed Rifle

Congratulations on all your hard work in the classroom!

SoCon Honor Roll by the numbers📚📊

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Check out the Spring 2026 Biology Newsletter to see the latest information from the department.

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Check it out -VMI now offers industry-recognized certifications through Bioscience Core Skills Institute for cadets enrolled in the cell and molecular biology course. The certifications provide cadets with nationally relevant workforce credentials that complement their academic coursework and laboratory experience.

BCSI Credentialing Offered at VMI - VMI Alumni Agencies VMI now offers industry-recognized certifications through Bioscience Core Skills Institute for cadets enrolled in the cell and molecular biology course.

We appreciate our amazing Biology Alums allowing our current Cadets to gain valuable experiences shadowing them.

We share a lot about internships, but experiential learning comes in many forms! Our cadets often spend the summer doing job shadowing, especially if they are aiming to attend medical school.
Cadet Anthony Wilkerson '28 is using his summer to study for the MCAT and getting in some job shadowing.
"In terms of clinical experience, I've had the privilege of shadowing in toxicology with VMI alum Dr. John W. Downs, MD, MPH, DABT, FAACT, FACOEM '00. Additionally, I have set up and I am looking forward to a rotation with the VCU Health Sports Medicine department, focusing on orthopedics, as well as an opportunity with the VCU Health Systems Emergency Department. I would like to note that VMI alum Jethro Piland '96 was instrumental in helping me secure the emergency department shadowing opportunity. These experiences are helping me build a strong foundation as I work toward medical school." - Anthony Wilkerson '28

LTC Manjerovic and MAJ Moosman are in Athens with a group of cadets for study abroad. They shared pictures from the Acropolis today. While in Greece the students will be studying the Health and Nutrition of the Mediterranean Diet and Field Experiences in Ethnobotany of Greece.

Congratulations to 3C Ash King for winning the Commandant's Community Service Award

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 Biology Majors. We are incredibly proud of your hardwork. Remember you earned this degree, it was not given to you.

Maximus gave an excellent speech as class president.
Sebastian Chicas won the 2nd Jackson Hope Award for Academic Excellence.

Please enjoy the back row photos from Maj Burke and the front row photos from COL Alerding.

Congratulations to all the Biology Majors and Faculty that received awards today during the Institute Awards Ceremony.

VMI held the Joint Commissioning Ceremony today. The Biology Department is proud of the following newly commissioned military officers:

US Army: Isaiah Blount, Brandon Geisinger and David Suh

US Marine Corps: Kern Aughinbaugh

US Air Force: Maximus Ankrah and Sydney Smith

Congratulations to each of you and thank you for your sacrifice to support and defend the Constitution of the US against all enemies foreign and domestic. We are proud of you!