Cedric T. Wins | |
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15th Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute | |
Assumed office November 13, 2020 Interim: November 13, 2020 – April 15, 2021 | |
Preceded by | J. H. Binford Peay III |
Personal details | |
Born | Cedric Terry Wins Hyattsville,Maryland,U.S. |
Education | Virginia Military Institute National War College Florida Tech |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1985–2019 |
Rank | Major general |
Cedric Terry Wins [1] is a retired U.S. Army general officer. Major General Wins was the last commander of RDECOM,in the U.S. Army Materiel Command,and the first commanding general (CG) of Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM),in the combat development element of U.S. Army Futures Command. In all,some 13,000 people work in some Science and Technology (S&T),or (RDT&E—research,development,test,and evaluation) capacity for DEVCOM. [2]
On November 13,2020,Wins was appointed interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. [3] On April 15,2021,the VMI Board of Visitors voted unanimously to appoint him as the Institute's 15th superintendent,the first African American to hold the position in the Institute’s 181-year old history. [4]
Wins is a 1985 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's degree in economics, [1] and was commissioned a Field Artillery officer in July 1985. After his Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses,Wins continued with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Wins earned an M.S. in national security and strategic studies from the National War College,and an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology. [5] [6]
Before his assignment as RDECOM commander,Wins served as Director,Force Development in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,G-8. During his 30 years of service,Wins has held leadership and staff assignments in the 7th Infantry Division (Light),Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,G-8. Additionally,Wins has been stationed at Fort Ord,California;the 2nd Infantry Division,Eighth United States Army,Korea;Headquarters Department of the Army and the Joint Staff,The Pentagon;the 4th Infantry Division,Fort Hood,Texas;Strategic Planning,J-8,U.S. Special Operations Command,MacDill Air Force Base,Florida;and the Requirement Integration Directorate,Army Capabilities Integration Center,Joint Base Langley-Eustis,Virginia. [5]
His deployments include:
Wins retired from the Army on 6 November 2019,after 34 years of service. [7]
His awards and badges include:
He is the most recent superintendent,following the resignation of the previous superintendent,J.H. Binford Peay over pressure from a state investigation into allegations of racism at the VMI. [10]
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