Virgil L. Hill Jr.
Virgil Lusk Hill Jr. (born April 2, 1938) is a retiredrear 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 an NROTC 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 Collegein Wayne, PA.,retiring after seven years. 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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 Pictured as a Captain in 1983 | |
| Born | April 2, 1938 Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | c.1961–1993 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands held | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, others below |
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| Preceded by Ronald F. Marryott |
Superintendent of United States Naval Academy 1988–1991 |
Succeeded by Thomas C. Lynch |