Cedric T. Wins
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
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]
Education
Wins is a 1985 graduate of the
Assignments
Before his assignment as RDECOM commander, Wins served as Director, Force Development in the
His deployments include:
- Task Force Sinai, Multinational Force and Observers, Egypt
- Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 21st Infantry (Light)
- Program Executive Officer, Joint Program Executive Office – Afghanistan Public Protection Force
- Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom
- Deputy Commander, Police, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission – Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom[5]
Wins retired from the Army on 6 November 2019, after 34 years of service.[7]
Awards and decorations
His awards and badges include:
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Legion of Merit (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Bronze Star Medal
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medal(with Two Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Joint Service Achievement Medal
- Army Achievement Medal(with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Parachutist Badge
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
- Army Staff Identification Badge[5][8][9]
Virginia Military Institute
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]
References
- ^ a b Bomb Yearbook. Lexington, Virginia: Virginia Military Institute. 1985. p. 292. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ MAJ GEN Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (September 10, 2019) DEVCOM'S road map to modernizing the Army: air and missile defense
- Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (Jul 22, 2019) DEVCOM'S road map to modernizing the Army: Network
- Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, (Mar 6, 2019 ) DEVCOM's Roadmap to modernizing the Army: Future Vertical Lift (FVL)
- MAJ GEN Cedric T. Wins, (December 5, 2018) RDECOM's Roadmap to modernizing the Army: Ground Combat Vehicles
- MAJ GEN Cedric T. Wins, (September 25, 2018) RDECOM's road map to modernizing the Army: Long-range precision fires
- ^ "2020-2021 - News - Virginia Military Institute". www.vmi.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "2020-2021 - News - Virginia Military Institute". www.vmi.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ a b c d "Biography - Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins". U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ CCDC's Roadmap to modernizing the Army: Future Vertical Lift (FVL)
- ^ Megan Paice, CCDC (November 5, 2019) Soldier for life: Wins retires after 34 years in the Army
- ^ Message from RDECOM Commander Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins -- October 2016
- ^ Innovators Corner #18: Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins of RDECOM
- ^ "VMI superintendent resigns, school officials deny assertion of cultural racism". 8News. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
