Kerry Redican honored with emeritus status
Kerry Redican, professor of public health in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individuals who are approved by the board receive a copy of the resolution and a certificate of appreciation.
A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 44 years, Redican made significant contributions building the university’s public health programs as director of the undergraduate public health program.
Redican served three terms as Faculty Senate president, serving as chair of the Commission on Faculty Affairs, chair of the President’s Task Force on Wellness, and numerous other university-level contributions.
He published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and numerous textbooks on school health, consumer health, and public health. He co-developed and directed the public health degree in the department, serving as its inaugural director from 2017-25. He worked with leadership to establish a Master of Public Health, housed in the Department of Population Health Sciences, in 2015.
Redican secured more than $1 million in funding through grants and contracts from state and nonprofit entities, including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
He served as vice president and president of the Virginia Public Health Association, Virginia’s leading voice for public health policy and advocacy aligned with the American Public Health Association. Redican also was elected to the Board of Commissioners to the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing. He served as chair of the Board of Commissioners for two years.
Redican is active in retirement as an associate editor in chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion and a Contributing Editor for the American Journal of Health Education. He also continues involvement the Montgomery County Prevention Partners and the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth.
Written by Emily Southern '26
