Alumni News in line with JE Dunn’s encompassing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. His responsibilities will include implementing initiatives that produce an inclusive, diverse culture, attracting diverse talent to the company, and facilitating inclusive business practices for minorities and women on construction projects. JE Dunn announced the hiring of JE Dunn was founded in 1924 and Keith B. Gabriel ’12 as the diversity, equity, and inclusion manager for the Bayless ’95 is one of the country’s largest general building contractors. The company Carolinas. Gabriel will be based in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office. In his has 24 offices throughout the U.S. which provide construction management services. new role, Gabriel will work directly with seGabriel is a native of Charlotte and has nior management and ensure that workforce, marketplace, and workplace initiatives are worked in economic development for the a Master of Science degree from the University of Alaska, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University. Bayless also served in the U.S. Air Force for five years.
past six years. He’s specialized in strategic planning across diverse groups, including site consultants, architectural firms, local economic developers, and engineering firms. Gabriel matriculated from Charlotte and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from VMI. He will graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan Flagler Business School with a Master of Business Administration and Management in 2022. He serves on the Keydet Club Board of Governors at VMI and the Student Advisory Board at UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan Flagler Business School. He volunteers for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; and Youth Public Speaking.
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Proof I Was Here by William Winslow ’61. Outskirts Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781977240965. Available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target. The book will certainly appeal to those who care about dogs: Their behaviors, their importance in our lives, and their noble qualities that most of us (including the author) strive unsuccessfully to attain. For those not fixated upon dogs, most poems in this collection address family and the death of family, the Vietnam War, vintage North Carolina postcards in a Haiku format, and other mostly personal observations, including a neighborhood suicide, growing older, autumn, and rain. About the Author: William Winslow lives with his wife, Susan Lewis, and two dogs in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Originally from Winter Park, Florida, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from VMI. He served a tour in Vietnam, for which he received the Bronze Star Medal. He earned a Master of Science degree in public administration from the University of Missouri. Winslow is a member of the Poetry Society of South Carolina and has had several competitively selected poems appear in that organization’s annual yearbooks. He is a longtime member of the Academy of American Poets.
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Civilization at Risk: Seeds of Strife, Second Edition by Ron D. Petitte ’65. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9781527564541. Available via Amazon and the publisher. A devastating human rights war has unfolded with precious few warriors to combat it, let alone stem the brutal injustice of Holocaust dimensions. If there is any scourge that puts civilization at risk, it is the malignant disregard for the human rights of millions of people who suffer slavery and inhumane treatment at the hands of fellow human beings. With 30 million people in slavery today, 30 million seeds of strife have been sown, as the souls of these victims are seared beyond human recognition. Human trafficking cannot be combated by indifference or ignorance but by the education of people worldwide to awaken them to this 21st century scourge and instill in people across the globe the courage and determination to stand and fight this evil. The book offers an immediate call to arms to fight the evil that the human slaver wages against any attempts to create a just and benevolent civilization. As the pen is mightier than the sword, so,
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too, this book cuts to the quick to confront and dispel any efforts to mitigate the horrors of the 21st century holocaust that is human trafficking. About the Author: Ron D. Petitte, D.P.A., retired at the end of the spring 2019 academic semester from Bryan College, in Dayton, Tennessee, after 25 years of service to become a full-time writer. He was honored with the title dean emeritus—the first time a dean has been so recognized by Bryan College. Petitte served as dean of the Bryan College Honors Institute, which included the Center for Leadership & Justice. While at Bryan, Petitte served as a tenured, full professor of politics and government. A retired U.S. Army colonel with 30 years of training and service, Petitte is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute. He served as a technical advisor for 20th Century Fox on the Academy Award-winning film, “Patton.” He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at Central Michigan and Golden Gate Universities, respectively. Petitte is a recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal, awarded by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. He was selected as teacher of the year by Bryan College and recognized with dual awards for his teaching abilities by the American Political Science Association and the National Political Science Honor Society. Petitte was chosen Scholar of the Year by Bryan College for “Civilization at Risk:
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