Virgil L. Hill Jr.

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Virgil L. Hill Jr.
Virgil Lusk Hill Jr.jpeg
Pictured as a Captain in 1983
Born(1938-04-02)April 2, 1938
Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 86)
AllegianceFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Service/branch United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg United States Navy
Years of service1961–1993
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Rear admiral
Commands Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, others below
Alma mater United States Naval Academy (BS)

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]

Admiral Hill died on 6 September 2024 at age 86. [2]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Virgil L. Hill Jr., USN (Ret.)". 2024-09-11.
Academic offices
Preceded by Superintendent of United States Naval Academy
1988–1991
Succeeded by