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VMI, where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate. Appointed an Army military intelligence officer, he later became an airborne Ranger serving with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during the Gulf War.

Walter W. Coleman ’88 became the chief commercial officer for Liquibox in October 2021. In this role, Coleman is responsible for guiding sales and customer solution efforts globally. Liquibox is a global leader in liquid packaging and dispensing, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Before this promotion, Coleman led the North American sales team as senior vice president of sales. Before joining Liquibox, he gained nearly a decade of knowledge and experience in the industry at Westrock/MeadWestvaco and Coveris, as well as 18 years in commercial leadership and marketing roles at CPG food and beverage brands such as Coca-Cola USA and Ferrero USA.

Coleman matriculated from Woodstock, Virginia, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business from VMI.

George D. “Donnie” Hasseltine ’97 has been named a Presidential Leadership Scholar for 2022. Now in its seventh year, PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and create meaningful change in the U.S. and around the world as they learn about leadership through the lens of presidential experiences of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Hasseltine is one of 60 people chosen for the 2022 class. Additionally, Hasseltine is part of the inaugural class of veteran fellows at the Hoover Institution. Ten veterans, representing four branches of the armed services, were selected for this prestigious program based on their demonstrated leadership and success as midcareer professionals in the private sector, as well as their commitment to the Hoover Institution’s overall mission of advancing ideas for free societies. At the conclusion of their one-year fellowship, veteran fellows will submit a capstone project, in which they develop actionable solutions to policy challenges in their respective communities, including those impacting governments, businesses, workforces, schools, public health systems, and the security and safety of their fellow citizens.

A cybersecurity professional and Marine Corps combat veteran, Hasseltine currently serves as the chief security officer for Xenon Partners, a tech private equity firm. While in the Marine Corps, he completed combat deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His assignments included infantry, recruiting, and staff positions, including command of the First Reconnaissance Battalion. Hasseltine currently serves as the information technology sector chief for the Bay Area chapter of Infragard, a public-private partnership with the FBI to protect critical infrastructure. He is a board member of the Marine Reconnaissance Foundation, which works to support reconnaissance Marines and their families, and an adviser to the Athena Leadership Project, which explores how genderdiverse teams shape national security. Hasseltine matriculated from New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from VMI, with distinction. He also holds a diploma in strategic intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence Training Center, a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and an executive master’s degree in cybersecurity from Brown University.

Coleman ’88 Morgan N. Thomas ’16, Metropolitan Police

Department detective, completed the Emergence Program at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security in January 2021. Thomas has held many positions within the Metropolitan Police Department, with responsibilities including responding to a wide range of 911 emergencies, patrolling a beat, creating a plan for the distribution of PPE gear for COVID-19, preparing civil disturbance unit rosters for deployments, investigating felony/ misdemeanor cases, and various other assignments. She currently serves as a detective in MPD’s 2nd District Detective’s Office. During the six-month program, Thomas collaborated with homeland security officials from across the nation on current policy, strategy, and organizational design challenges. Thomas matriculated from Fishersville, Virginia, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies and political science from VMI. In October 2021, Robert A. “Austin” Vereen ’19 joined the Celtics organization as video coordinator/player development assistant for the Maine Celtics, the NBA G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics. In this role, Vereen is responsible for making sure all game and practice film is readily available and easy to watch. This includes making custom edits for the team, other coaches, or for the players to use for Vereen ’19 player development. He also works with an assigned group of players for on-court skill development and film sessions. Additionally, Vereen is responsible for running team scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Vereen matriculated from Springfield, Virginia, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from VMI. He then went on to earn a master’s degree in sports management from the University of the Pacific.

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Maintenance & Operational Reliability—The 24 Essential Building Blocks: The Transition from Reactive Repair to Reliable Asset Ca-

pacity by Don Nyman ’56 and Bill Mountjoy. Industrial Press, 2022. ISBN: 978-0-8311-3661-1. Available through Amazon and Industrial Press. many operations, the realization of sustained reliability is still a work in progress. Few organizations have completed the journey to worldclass reliability, and the majority operate within a reactive culture, allowing response to repetitive failures to consume an excessive portion of limited maintenance resources, leaving too few for the performance of proactive activities.

In today’s competitive international environment, enterprise survival is a battle of the fittest. To survive, organizations must achieve world-class stature as required if an organization is to successfully compete globally. Maintenance and operational reliability are that important.

This work is organized by foundational

requirements and the five pillars of maintenance and reliability excellence, containing 24 essential building blocks discussed within chapters addressing functions, management techniques, systems, information sources, and performance management vital to the maintenance and reliability process. The pillar graphic is an important visual aid for the education of the entire organization.

How is the ultimate, but challenging, reliability goal to be achieved? Are you prepared to manage, support, process, and interpret in real time the magnitude of information critical to business decisions required to realize a competitive advantage?

The co-authors, veteran maintenance and reliability experts, have collected all the essentials leading to reliability within this singular and practical resource that connects and sequences the integral requirements of worldclass reliability, clarifies roles and responsibilities of involved functions, and explains control tools to be deployed by each position.

About the Authors: Both Don Nyman and Bill Mountjoy are recognized authorities regarding maintenance organizational structure, functional control systems, planning and scheduling, and overall functional improvement.

Spanning 57 years, Nyman’s career began at the plant level as an industrial engineer with a Fortune 100 corporation for eight years. His next seven years were spent with leading management consulting firms. Then he went back into corporate life for eight years as director of industrial engineering and internal consulting. The remaining 34 years of his career were spent operating from his own firm, the Nyman Consulting Group.

In composite, he directly supported over 300 organizations in 46 of the 50 United States and in 15 other countries, covering a wide array of industries. In addition to his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from VMI, he holds a Master of Science degree in industrial management from Stevens Institute of Technology. He now resides in a golf community in the mountains of North Carolina. While now widowed, he enjoys their four grown children, 11 grandchildren, and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Nyman matriculated from Saddle River, New Jersey, and controlled the backcourt for VMI basketball teams under Chuck Noe and Jack Null for four years.

After Golf: Tales We Tell After Lunch by John M. Pearson ’69. John M. Pearson, 2021, ISBN 9798480402773. Available through Amazon. a group of friends. When he began writing this book, he told them about his idea for the book and asked them for input. Immediately, they rewarded him with stories from their youth. He enjoyed their stories, and the current title evolved from their input.

The author of this book was challenged in his youth by the idea of parental restrictions for his after-hours activities. After his retirement, he wanted to write a book about some of the challenging things he did. The original title for this book was “Stupid Things We Did in Our Youth.” These are not ghost stories, or about dating, or something someone overheard. The person telling the tale was involved in the story.

Playing golf in Texas is very hot most days, and lunch with a cold drink and friends is rewarding. Add to that the conversation that friends exchange around the table. For a long time, the author has played golf on Tuesdays with

About the Author: John Pearson was born and raised around Washington, D.C. His father took him golfing and to professional golfing events. Soon after graduation from VMI, he married and moved to Texas to follow his construction career. For 20 years, he worked on the construction of commercial office buildings, water and wastewater plants, and power plants. He found a new job, and for the following 30 years, he was instrumental in supervising the building and expansion of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Arlington, Texas, serving as the business administrator.

When he was young, his grandmother gave him a dozen Civil War letters his great-greatgrandfather had written home to his parents. His ancestor had gone off to the war at 16, and upon his return at 19, he married the love of his life. She was only 14 when he left for the war, and her father was very influential in the town. In these letters, there was a line that said, “Charlie is well.” John felt this line was code.

Upon his retirement, he began to research his first book and found 93 more letters in a museum near the family home in Illinois. Upon closer review of these letters, he found this same line in most of the letters. He found out who Charlie was. He wrote a book titled “Charlie is Well,” then two more books tracing his family history, “Farmer Teacher Doctor” and “Bootleggers.” The experience of writing these books spurred him to write this current book, “After Golf: Tales We Tell After Lunch,” about his own life.

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