Corps of Cadets alumna Lt. Hanna Kobayashi named Vanderbilt game Hokie Hero
U.S. Navy Lt. Hanna Kobayashi, a 2019 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna who earned a degree in human development from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday’s football game against Vanderbilt.
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.
Kobayashi is surface warfare officer serving on USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Arabian Gulf. During her time in the corps, she was a member of regimental staff and commanded Kilo Company her senior year.
