Corps of Cadets alumna 1st Lt. Amanda Passman '23 named Virginia Military Institute game Hokie Hero
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Amanda Passman, a 2023 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna, has been named the Hokie Hero for Saturday’s football game against Virginia Military Institute. She earned degrees in national security and foreign affairs and Arabic from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and recently returned from deployments to Kuwait and Jordan in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Epic Fury.
As deputy for the logistics operations center while deployed, she coordinated vital sustainment operations and resource delivery for personnel across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
During her time in the Corps of Cadets, Passman was a member of Bravo Company and served as the first sergeant and later commanding officer of Raider Company.
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.
