G.M.S.
GREENBRIER MILITARY SCHOOL
Alumni of GMS annual reunion by Herb Pearis, secretary, Greenbrier Military School Alumni Association
On October 14, Alumni of GMS will return to Lewisburg for their annual reunion. It is hoped our activities will not interfere with your established routine for the several days we’ll be on campus. Not surprisingly, we still view it as our school, not quite able to assimilate in our mind we are the visitors. Please excuse our intrusion, but also recognize that we are so proud of you and your collective accomplishment. We smile with pride as you receive national recognition for your major accomplishment — graduating quality primary care physicians.
Thursday
Most of our reunion activities are held on the WVSOM campus and
Members of the Greenbrier Military School Alumni
most frequently, the Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center. From a GMS
Association’s Board of Directors will gather on campus
standpoint, it is fitting that Dr. Sharp was the first president of WVSOM
Thursday afternoon for their annual board meeting and flag
(changed from the Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine), as
raising, officially beginning activities which carry through the
he was the father of Paul Sharp, a GMS graduate in 1952. In 2000,
weekend. GMSAA’s Leadership Institute will provide instruction
our association provided significant financial assistance for major
to develop leadership skills in students of Greenbrier County’s
improvements to the Roland P. Sharp Alumni Center while the WVSOM
public schools.
Foundation provided space for our museum. WVSOM MAGAZINE
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