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2010·54.1 MB·English

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Colonel Karen Gutermuth you have touched many lives here at VAAI. The VMI Bomb
staff would like to formally dedicate The 2010 Bomb in your honor. We thank you
greatly for your service to the Institute.
Born in Berlin, New York, Colonel Gutermuth was able to see Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York from her
childhood home. After graduating from high school a year early at age 17 as valedictorian of her classshe tried
one semester of college at SUNY Albany. She then moved to Louisiana and began work in ultrasonography. As
shedid not want to pursuethiscareer for herentire life,sheenrolledat LSU in 1986 attheageof 28andearned
a Bachelor's of Science in Economics. She then earned her Ph.D. from LSU in 1996. If your not counting that is ten
years from undergraduate English 101 to Dr. Gutermuth. After her journey from Vermont to Louisiana, Colonel
GutermuthendeduphereatVAAI NothearingoftheInsitutebeforearriving,inAugustof2000,shewasinforan
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interestingexperience. Nowtenyearslatershesays,''It'sallaboutthecadets. It'swhat I liveby. Wheneverything
seemsridiculous,awasteoftime,ortrulystressful, alwaysgobacktothisonethought. "Howwillthisaffectcadets?'
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That'show wanttomokedecisions." Cadets hasalsomadea notableimpressiononColonel Gutermuth'sview
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ofcollegeagedstudents.: "Theonlyotherthing I'dliketomentionishowimpressed I'vebeenovertheyearsbythe
integrity,maturity,and leadershipofthecadetsthatVAAI produces. I'vehad theprivilegetowork withtheLHonor
Court for 8 years and believe it is the life-blood of VAAI. Things evolve, change, stay the same at times, but the
HonorSystem hasalwaysbeen,and believewill alwaysbe, themost valuableeducationa VAAI graduategets."
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