Corps of Cadets alumnus Capt. Benjamin Pederson named Marshall game Hokie Hero

Katie Mallory

7 Sep 2024

Two service members smile at the camera while holding a striped Virginia Tech flag. They are in camouflage uniforms. — (From left) Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumni U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Pederson and U.S. Army Capt. William Burwell. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Pederson.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Pederson, a 2017 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus who earned his degree in meteorology from the College of Natural Resources and Environment in 2018, was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday’s football game against Marshall.

The Hokie Hero program honors corps alumni who are deployed. Recipients are highlighted by Bill Roth and Mike Burnop during their radio broadcast of Hokie football games, on the Corps of Cadets website, and in the Corps Review alumni magazine.

Pederson is a member of the 13th Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron. Currently deployed to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania, he is attached to the 82nd Airborne Division Task Force 82, where he serves as the staff weather officer.

During his time in the corps, Pederson was a member of Kilo Company.