Rice Center for Leader Development
Virginia Tech is the first land grant university in the nation to successfully combine the leadership development elements embedded within a corps experience together with existing ROTC curricular 
to produce a program of study so rigorous it has been recognized by the award of a minor in leadership studies. The center, however, does more than just study leadership; its primary mission is to train youth men and women to lead while it fosters the growth of leadership-related programs and initiatives at the university.
Since its founding in 1872, the university has been developing young men and women into military, business, and industry leaders. Our graduates include seven Medal of Honor recipients; nearly 100 generals; thousands of teachers, university professors, engineers, researchers, and medical professionals; and countless corporate and industry officers.
