KEYDET CLUB warfighters, requirements and acquisition in 2007 after 17 years of service. He held (Company F). Gausepohl met his wife, staffs (joint and service-centric) closer to- vice president positions in sales and global Vicki, in Korea, and they were married in gether – all with the goal of improving the business development prior to his time at Cottage Grove, Oregon. They have one development and fielding of systems and Ablestik, a company that provides specialty daughter, Jeffra, who played basketball at the optimization of resources, working pro- adhesives to semiconductor packaging as- the University of Virginia in the 1990s, and grams specifically focused on combating semblers from its manufacturing facilities a grandson, Aidan. Gausepohl and his wife weapons of mass destruction mission areas. in the U.S., Japan, Korea, China and the live in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. John G. Sebrell ’69 Arthur matriculated from Newport News, United Kingdom. Gausepohl worked in graduated from VMI as Virginia, and earned a Bachelor of Science Shanghai, China, in 2005 to oversee the a four-year private. He degree in civil engineering from VMI. As construction and startup of a Shanghai lettered in indoor and outa cadet, he was a two-year member of the subsidiary. door track as a four-year Prior to Ablestik, Gausepohl held a varsity football team (4th and 3rd Class hurdler. He was also on years) and junior varsity basketball team 22-year career with DuPont that included the soccer club team. After (4th and 3rd Class years), and he was the assignments in manufacturing, sales, serving two years in the goalie on the VMI lacrosse team (2nd and marketing, technical service and genU.S. Army, he settled in 1st Class years). He was also a member of eral management. He served as the vice Lynchburg, Virginia. He the ski club. After VMI, Arthur served in the president and general manager of DuPont Sebrell ’69 began his 42-year career U.S. Army for 22-plus years – the first three Korea from 1981-86. Gausepohl was an as an engineer officer and the remaining active member in the American Chamber in commercial banking, following in the as an aviator, flying a multitude of armed of Commerce in Korea and was elected to footsteps of his grandfather, T.E. Sebrell reconnaissance and attack helicopters. Of serve as the executive vice president for Jr. ’907; father, T.E. Sebrell III, VMI Board of Visitors (1968-76); and brother, note during his time on active duty, he was two years. After graduation from VMI, T.E. Sebrell IV ’64. His jobs ranged from stationed at the Institute (1988Gausepohl joined DuPont for a credit analyst to president. He worked in 91) as an assistant professor in the year before going on active duty Virginia locations that included Lynchburg, Army ROTC department, where in Korea from 1966-68 as an Roanoke, Hampton, Suffolk and Norfolk. he also supported Coach Doug infantry second lieutenant. He Upon retirement in 2012, Sebrell and his Bartlett and the athletic departwas selected to play on the 2nd wife, Sallie, moved to Lexington, Virginia. ment as the defensive coordinator Infantry Division football team Shortly after, he joined the bank consulting and goalie coach for the lacrosse and was appointed the player/ firm of Thurmond, Clower & Associates as team. In 1992, he earned a Master coach of the team, and he played a senior consultant. Sebrell has served as of Science degree in business/ on the 8th Army All-Star Team. president of the Lynchburg Chapter of the commerce from Central MichiGausepohl ’65 Upon joining the Korean Military VMI Alumni Association, as a board memgan University. Arthur retired from active duty in 2001, after achieving Advisory Group in Seoul, Korea, he was as- ber of the VMI Alumni Association and as the rank of lieutenant colonel, and began signed as an adviser to the Korean Amateur a past member of the board of governors civilian employment with Whitney Brad- Basketball Association, which appointed of the Keydet Club. He currently serves as ley and Brown, a defense consulting firm him head coach of the men’s National chairman of the City of Lexington’s Planheadquartered in Washington, D.C. In June Basketball Team. He coached them in the ning Commission. John S. Thornton Jr. ’64 matriculated 2004, he departed WBB to open Centurion Universiade Games in Tokyo, Japan, where Development Group. He has been a past the team won a silver medal after unsetting in 1960 from Culpeper, Virginia. While at vice president for programs for the Army Brazil. He also coached them in the Asian VMI, he was on the rat cross-country team and the rifle team. He graduated in Aviation Association of America local games in Seoul, where the team 1964 with a Bachelor of Science chapter at Fort Bragg and is a serving placed second, securing a bid to degree in civil engineering. After member in the Hampton Roads Chapter the 1968 Olympics. Gausepohl graduation, he took a job with of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle was appointed by KABBA as Southern Railroad, working all Systems International. Arthur and his wife, head coach for the Olympics in over the Carolinas and Virginia. Jessica, live in Chesapeake, Virginia. They Mexico City. After the Olympic After three years, he moved to are members of the Community Church in Games, he concluded active duty Richmond, Virginia, and went to Western Branch. They have a daughter, Al- in November 1968 as a captain. work for Froehling & Robertson, Gausepohl matriculated from lison Arthur Harris, who lives in Suffolk, an engineering and materials testVirginia, with her husband, Brent. Their Bloomfield, New Jersey, and son, John Arthur VI ’08, is stationed with graduated with a Bachelor of Sci- Thornton ’64 ing firm. He obtained his profesthe Army at Fort Carson, Colorado, with ence degree in chemistry from VMI. While sional engineer license and was later proat the Institute, he lettered in basketball for moted to vice president and chief engineer. wife Kathryn and grandson John VII. J. Jeff Gausepohl ’65 retired as the three years and baseball for two years, and In 1982, after 15 years with F&R, he joined general manager of Ablestik Laboratories he also achieved the rank of first sergeant the newly-formed Engineering Department 2014-Issue 4
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