Florida Tech Graduates 22 at Fort Lee Site
FORT LEE, VA. — The Green Auditorium, located in the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC), was the site of graduation ceremonies for Florida Institute of
Technology’s off-campus site in Fort Lee, on Aug. 14, 2008. Addressing the graduates were retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ralph Locurcio, professor, Florida
Institute of Technology; and Col. Kevin M. Smith, deputy commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee.
Locurcio is also director of Florida Tech’s College of Engineering Construction Program.
Prior to his assignment at Fort Lee, Smith was on a one-year combat tour in Iraq. He was the deputy chief of staff for Support, Iraq Assistance Group,
Multi-National Corps-Iraq. He also served for three years as the deputy commander/chief of staff, U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools.
Master’s of science degrees were awarded to 22 students; some on military assignment at
Fort Lee. Degrees were in logistics management, acquisition and contract management, materiel acquisition management and management. Among the graduates
were naval officers from Greece and Australia. In March, 1973, the U. S. Army Logistics
Management College and Florida Tech established a cooperative degree program that combines instruction received during a 16-week Army logistics class with
graduate classes at Florida Tech. The entire program is completed at Fort Lee. The cooperative master’s program is for military officers, federal
government executives and foreign military officers. Florida Tech, through the
University College Extended Studies Division, offers graduate degree and certificate programs at 10 U.S. sites in five states, including a well-established
distance learning program. Degrees have been awarded to candidates representing the military services, federal and local government, and a wide variety of
business and industry sectors. For more information contact Terry Raney at (804)
765-4665, at traney@fit.edu, or visit http://uc.fit.edu/es/ftlee.
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