Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 30, 1993 TAG: 9303300105
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
The annual Founders Day honors faculty, staff and students who have shown high academic and professional achievement. The event is free and public.
Kelly will speak about the importance of Virginia's system of higher education from the perspective of a national leader and a parent of a Virginia Tech student.
This year Kelly served as a founding member of the Virginia Tech Parents Advisory Board. His daughter, Elizabeth, is a junior English major.
The Corps of Cadets will hold a Retreat Ceremony on the drill field in front of Burruss Hall following the convocation.
The Founders Day reception will be held in the Donaldson Brown Center following the corps review.
Kelly recently retired from his assignment with the Joint Chiefs. He also had been head of the Army Security Affairs Command.
He was a battalion commander, assistant chief of staff of plans and policy in southern Europe for NATO and director of the Joint Special Operations Agency of the Joint Chiefs.
Since his retirement, Kelly has been an adjunct professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at George Washington University in Washington. He is a consultant to NBC Television and is on the board of ENRON Corp.
Kelly was is a highly decorated veteran. He has received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
by CNB