Virgil L. Hill Jr.
Virgil L. Hill Jr. | |
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 Hill in 1988 | |
| Born | April 2, 1938 Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 2024 (aged 86) Willow Street, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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) |
Virgil Lusk Hill Jr. (April 2, 1938 – September 6, 2024) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He served as 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. He was a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship. Following graduation he went directly into the Nuclear Submarine Service.[1]
After retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1993, he served as 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]
Hill died from complications of dementia at his home in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 2024. He was 86.[2]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Miles, Gary (October 4, 2024). "Virgil L. Hill Jr., former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and past president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, has died at 86". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 4, 2024.