Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, named Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Julie Nethercot, ’93, commandant of cadets for the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL).

Nethercot retired from the Marine Corps after 33 years of service. Most recently she was chief of staff of U.S. Southern Command. She commanded Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia, which screens and trains future Marine officers. She also served as commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region. Earlier, she commanded 9th Communication Battalion during its 2010–11 deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan.