Jackie Tugman graduated from VMI in 2002 with a B.A. in History with honors and distinction. She was also a scholarship cross-country and track athlete who set numerous school records, earned MVP honors, and served as the co-captain during her first class year. She also participated in the VMI Theater and served as a cadet bugler. Before returning to VMI to work in the Admissions Office, she coached the men's and women's cross country team at Virginia Wesleyan College and was a sales representative for a screen printing company.
In the Admissions Office, Captain Tugman works with all of the female applicants. She is also one of the assistant track and field coaches at VMI and works primarily with the distance runners. She finished as the eighth overall woman in Virginia Beach's 2004 Shamrock Marathon with a time of 3:07 and qualified for the 2004 World Championships in the duathlon.
