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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Caleb Owen Taylor, Virginia Tech Police Department , articleTaylor, security center representative with Virginia Tech Police Department, died on June 13 at the age of 36.
Date: Jun 25, 2025 - -
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Video ItemCategory: campus experience Remembering Nikki Giovanni , video
Family and friends gathered at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech to pay tribute to the legendary poet, mentor, teacher, and mother. During her 35 year tenure at Virginia Tech, Nikki Giovanni became a University Distinguished Professor Emerita before retiring in 2022.
Date: Jun 09, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus In memoriam: Seth Parker, Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center , articleParker joined the Shenandoah Valley AREC in September 2023 as a production agriculture technician, helping care for more than 900 acres of farmland and livestock.
Date: May 30, 2025 - -
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Category: academics In memoriam: Wayne 'Dempsey' Worner, professor emeritus and former dean, School of Education , articleWorner passed away in April. A celebration of life will be held on May 31 from 1-5 p.m. at Warm Hearth Village Center.
Date: May 28, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Kathryn 'Ryn' Delaney Jarvis, junior, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , articleJarvis, who was majoring in biochemistry, died unexpectedly on April 30.
Date: May 06, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: José Bautista, first-year student, College of Engineering , articleBautista passed away on Saturday, April 19, in Beckley, West Virginia, following an automobile accident. He was 19 years old.
Date: Apr 23, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Franklin Simmons Zhang, student, College of Engineering , articleZhang, a 19-year-old sophomore in general engineering at Virginia Tech, passed away unexpectedly on March 29.
Date: Apr 02, 2025 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: JMahl Stewart, senior strategic talent acquisition and recruitment manager, Advancement , articleStewart died on Monday, Feb. 10. He came to Virginia Tech in 2014 to recruit best in class talent to support the university’s fundraising, engagement and communications and marketing work.
Date: Feb 14, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Frederick Spencer Hall Jr., Division of Facilities , articleHall, retired assistant vice president of facilities, passed away on Jan. 31.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Dennis 'Denny' Arnold Rampey Jr. Division of Facilities , articleRampey, trades mechanic in the Division of Facilities, passed away on Jan. 30.
Date: Feb 11, 2025 - -
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Category: academics In memoriam: Annette Parker Burr '68, associate professor emerita, University Libraries , articleBurr served as the art and architecture librarian at Virginia Tech, retiring in 2001, and on the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She also taught classes in art history.
Date: Jan 28, 2025 - -
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Category: academics In memoriam: Ronald R. Bos, professor emeritus, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise , articleWhile he taught kinesiology in the exercise science program, Bos' major professional contribution was in administrative leadership as the director of the Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
Date: Jan 20, 2025 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: John McDowell, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Fralin Life Sciences Institute , articleMcDowell, a global leader in the study of plant-pathogen interactions and professor, passed away Dec. 24 after a 19-month battle with cancer.
Date: Jan 16, 2025 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: Thomas G. Goodale, former vice president for Student Affairs , articleDuring his tenure, Goodale made significant strides in transforming the campus environment that still live on today.
Date: Jan 10, 2025 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: Jim Johnson, former Virginia Cooperative Extension director and associate professor emeritus , articleJohnson led the successful alignment of Extension under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is a member of the college’s Hall of Fame.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Jared Paul Williams, student, College of Engineering , articleWilliams, a student in the College of Engineering, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
Date: Jan 07, 2025 - -
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Category: academics In memoriam: Charles Goodsell, professor emeritus, School of Public and International Affairs , articleGoodsell joined Virginia Tech in 1978 and was a professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy for 24 years. In 2002, he was named professor emeritus.
Date: Jan 03, 2025 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: Wolter 'Wolt' J. Fabrycky, John L. Lawrence professor emeritus, industrial and systems engineering , articleFabrycky, an esteemed researcher, professor, and pioneer in the field of systems engineering, passed away in Blacksburg on Nov. 6.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: impact Alumni, President Tim Sands honor Nikki Giovanni at 2022 retirement , video
Nikki Giovanni was honored with tributes and toasts during her 2022 retirement celebration at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia.
Date: Dec 10, 2024 -
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