Virgil Lusk Hill Jr. (born April 2, 1938) was a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from August 18, 1988 to June 15, 1991. Hill attended Iowa State University for one year on a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship prior to his four years at the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated with distinction in 1961, receiving his diploma from President John F. Kennedy. There he was a candidate for a Rhodes scholarship. Following graduation he went directly into the Nuclear Submarine Service. After retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1993, he was president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Pennsylvania, before retiring seven years later. He was then asked to teach Leadership and Ethics in the Business School at Villanova University, where he taught for two years.[1]
Virgil L. Hill Jr. | |
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Born | Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S. | April 2, 1938
Died | September 6, 2024 | (aged 86)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1961–1993 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, others below |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
Admiral Hill died on 6 September 2024 at age 86.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Navy Veteran Takes Helm At Academy Rear Adm. Virgil L. Hill Is The New President Of The Valley Forge Military Academy And College". 1993-09-01. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Virgil L. Hill Jr., USN (Ret.)". 2024-09-11.