PASADENA, California, Jan. 5 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Harold Brown, who was Caltech president, emeritus; life member of the Caltech Board of Trustees; and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), passed away on January 4, 2019. He was 91 years old. Brown was president of Caltech from 1969 until 1977. During his presidency, he made significant changes to the undergraduate curriculum, establishing programs in independent studies and in  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Charlie Pope Public Affairs Harold Brown, the 14th secretary of defense who also served as the nation's 8th secretary of the Air Force, died Jan. 4 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. He was 91. The first scientist to be named defense secretary, Brown lead the Department of Defense from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter, drawing heavily from his experience as Air Force secretary during the Vietnam  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children, has been selected to receive the Jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award at Virginia Military Institute. She will accept the award Wednesday, March 6, at 11 a.m. in Cameron Hall. Miles will be only the fifth recipient of the Daniels Award since its inception in 1997. The award was established by the VMI Board of Visitors to honor Jonathan M. Daniels '61, who   more