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        <description><![CDATA[ Along with the formulation of a search committee with representation from across the university, Virginia Tech has engaged with search firm WittKieffer to guide recruitment and attract the right leader. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The largest ever estate gift in support of the school was committed by Professor Emeritus Salahuddin Choudhury and his wife, May. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bell was a key player on the University of Georgia’s championship-caliber fundraising team. ]]></description>
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        <title>Record $75 million commitment to Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was directed to the Honors College. ]]></description>
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        <title>Celeste Derey Brogdon named assistant dean of advancement in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Celeste Brogdon has been named the new assistant dean of advancement for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The transformative potential of new tools was the emphasis of Virginia Tech&#39;s Leaders+ discussion in Alexandria with OpenAI Vice President for Science Kevin Weil. The event was attended by more than 150 researchers, graduate students, and other members of the scientific and industry communities. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Sandra Davis, Board of Visitors vice rector</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Davis, a recipient of Virginia Tech’s highest honor and one of a select few friends of the university to have been named an honorary life member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, passed away on Tuesday, March 17. She was 79. ]]></description>
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        <title>Marching to the beat of new drums</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A wave of Giving Day generosity supplied the Marching Virginians’ drumline with new instruments, strengthening a tradition cherished by students and alumni alike. ]]></description>
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        <title>Record $20 million gift to empower tomorrow’s doctors to serve</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jim &#39;74 and Augustine &#39;71 Smith&#39;s record generosity will help aspiring doctors overcome cost barriers to realizing their potential and will enhance the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine’s ability to serve as a pipeline of talent to numerous communities that need physicians. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A gift from the Hickman family establishes a graduate fellowship in agricultural and applied economics, honoring the legacy of alumnus E. Phillip “Phil” Hickman ’74 and the generations of Hickmans he inspired to follow in his path in the field. ]]></description>
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        <title>$10 million gift to fuel transdisciplinary data science</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tom and Cathie Woteki, an alumni couple who made profound contributions to the fields of public health and applications of enterprise computing in their careers, have made a $10 million estate gift commitment to endow multiple faculty positions or fellowships, as well as create graduate fellowships, in the College of Science and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Volunteer spotlight: Students McKenna Olson, Jackson Whiteman lead by example</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As co-presidents of Virginia Tech’s Student Alumni Associates, Whiteman and Olson know the value of service, leadership, and community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A Beirne Carter Foundation gift will support groundbreaking histotripsy research, a noninvasive ultrasound technology being developed in dogs first to help both animals and people fight cancer more effectively. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The foundation has now given over $29 million for in-state students with demonstrated need who are studying engineering at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <title>Charlie Phlegar honored with emeritus status </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 10 years, Phlegar ’79, M.A. ’87 led the Advancement Division to national and global recognition for excellence in fundraising, alumni engagement, marketing, and communications.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The gift will advance the university’s strategy — known as Invest to Win — to empower Virginia Tech Athletics to excel in the NCAA’s current Division I and Football Bowl Subdivision I landscapes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hatch exemplifies what it means to be a leadership volunteer at Virginia Tech through lifelong dedication to mentoring, collaboration, and service in his professional career and across Hokie Nation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Walid Saad, Joseph Eska, and Robert Gourdie, whose work spans wireless communications to Celtic linguistics to cardiac biology, were honored during the university&#39;s annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Excellence. ]]></description>
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        <title>Student, alumni stories highlight the value of scholarships</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ October’s Student Affairs Scholarship and Benefactors Celebration brought recipients, donors, and staff together for a night of recognition, gratitude, and community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Their leadership reflects a shared passion for creating meaningful opportunities, building community, and inspiring future Hokies to give back.     ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech 13th among U.S. public schools in new ranking</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Overall, Virginia Tech landed at No. 35 among all 500 universities included in the 2026 Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking of U.S. colleges released Oct. 2. The rankings focus on two key metrics: how much a school improves students’ chances of graduating and their future earnings and the overall student experience. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Volunteering is one of Upchurch&#39;s core values and she stays alert for opportunities to support, serve, give back, collaborate, meet new Hokies, and make a difference.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Electrical engineering graduate David H. Kellogg recently committed a $16 million estate gift to endow the university’s research center in the field. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Following a nationwide search, Peery joins Virginia Tech from Emory &amp; Henry University, where she most recently served as assistant vice president for risk management and human resources ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/brandy-salmon.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Since 2017, Salmon has led Virginia Tech teams focused on connecting the university with corporations, foundations, and alumni worldwide. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 13:00:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Shawn McDaniel to direct development for Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/impact-fralinbiomed-mcdaniel.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A veteran fundraiser, McDaniel will lead philanthropic efforts for biomedical research as well as health sciences and technology at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 02:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ We are regularly profiling university volunteers. This series explores who these dedicated Hokies are and what motivates them to give back.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Patrick Fromal, the newly appointed President of Shimadzu Corporation, America and Virginia Tech alumnus &#39;94, visits campus to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a Shimadzu laboratory space within the Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building and celebrate a new SPARQ partnership with the university. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/magazine/issues/spring-2025/corporate-network.html</link>
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        <title>Elevate every encounter</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/magazine/issues/spring-2025/table-tennis.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Jim Mossberg &#39;73 discovered a love for the game of table tennis early in life while playing with his dad in their garage. Today, he and his wife, Elizabeth, have funded the Table Tennis Zone within the recently renovated War Memorial Hall that is changing the game of table tennis at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <title>Search committee for vice president for marketing and communications announced</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/president-vpmc-search.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The vice president for marketing and communications is a strategic leadership role responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing and communication strategies. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Innovator Regina Dugan to deliver commencement address</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/cm-dugancommencement.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A two-time Hokie alumna who spent her career breaking glass ceilings, Dugan will offer her insights to the graduating class in May. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ut Prosim in Action: Honoring JMahl Stewart, a Virginia Tech Culture Champion</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Postdoctoral Excellence Awards celebrate promising scientific research</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Postdoctoral Excellence Awards, established through the generosity of Mary Denton Roberts and David Lyerly, recognize exceptional research potential and professional development. The most recent recipients are Ignacio Aiello, Xiaobo Wu, and Mark Renton. The awards recognize the potential for impactful individual scientific contributions. Recipients are selected based on the likelihood that their research proposal will lead to novel contributions as well as their mentors&#39; ability to enhance their professional development. Roberts taught microbiology and immunology at Radford University from 1980 to 2006. Lyerly is a co-founder and chief science officer of the Blacksburg-based medical diagnostics company TechLab Inc. He and colleague Tracy Wilkins founded the company in 1989, based on discoveries from their research on Clostridium difficile, the major cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea and colitis. ]]></description>
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        <title>Fast friends: Faculty runners win national cross-country championship</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/02/provost-faculty-runners-track-championship.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A fleet-footed team of over-50 faculty members is logging miles, earning medals, and going the extra mile for each other. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Search committee for senior vice president for advancement announced</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/02/president-svpa-committee.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The senior vice president for advancement works closely with university leadership to promote institutional priorities, enhance philanthropic engagement, and deepen relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Thank you for a record-breaking Giving Day 2025!</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/videos/k/2025/02/1_2e0dt475.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s Giving Day once again displayed the strength and dedication of the Hokie community. Over a 24-hour period, alumni, students, faculty, and supporters came together to make an impact on the university’s colleges, departments, programs, teams, student organizations, and more. Thank you for your support, Hokie Nation! ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: JMahl Stewart, senior strategic talent acquisition and recruitment manager, Advancement</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/02/cm-in-memoriam-jmahl-stewart.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Stewart 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.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Alumni corporate networks build community in the workplace</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/01/alumni-corporate-networks.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ These popular networks create unique opportunities for alumni to find each other in the workplace in a powerful extension of the university community. ]]></description>
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        <title>Senior Vice President for Advancement Charlie Phlegar to retire</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/01/phlegar.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Under Phlegar&#39;s near-decade of leadership, Advancement more than doubled the percentage of undergraduate alumni who make gifts — and the value of new gifts and commitments made each fiscal year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Brenda Walker named strategic volunteer initiatives executive director</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/12/advancement-walker.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Walker&#39;s role is intended to strengthen the work of volunteers and focus on aligning alumni advisory boards across the university.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech names Monecia Taylor as vice president for advancement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Taylor has served as a senior leader in ascending roles within Virginia Tech’s Advancement Division since 2016. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Stephanie Byers named as director of alumni relations for College of Science</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/11/science-alumni-relations.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Byers is strengthening a vibrant community where Virginia Tech College of Science graduates can support one another — across disciplines and through time.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Dan Cleveland named associate vice president of advancement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Julie Byrd &#39;95 and Rabihah Waheed, separated by nearly 30 years, have forged a connection through Virginia Tech&#39;s Beyond Boundaries Scholars program. Byrd mentors Waheed, a current student, showcasing how their shared experience and the program’s support bridge generational gaps and enrich both of their lives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Dr. John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endowment will bring leading voices to the College of Natural Resources and Environment while honoring the legacy of the college&#39;s honorary founding dean. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Strauss, a Virginia businessman and supporter of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC since it opened in 2010, passed away on Monday. He was 99. ]]></description>
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        <title>Krista Timney named director of communications for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Timney will serve as a member of the college’s advancement team and lead the planning and execution of a comprehensive communications and marketing plan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Shannon Andrea will expand her role to serve as the lead communications advisor for the D.C. area. Margaret Ashburn will supervise the Media Relations team. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumnus Mehul Sanghani shares advice with the Class of 2024</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mehul Sanghani ’98 delivered the keynote address at Virginia Tech’s University Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10. He shared four key pieces of advice. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During commencement exercises, the following awards will be presented: the Ut Prosim Medal, the University Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Corvin will lead the corps’ advancement team in engaging alumni, family, and friends to support cadets with scholarship and experiential learning opportunities while increasing operational funding for the corps. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mehul Sanghani, a Virginia Tech alum, founded the technology and consulting firm that focuses on using emerging technologies to help the federal government solve problems. He will speak at Virginia Tech’s University Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Margie Christianson, excels in spotlighting the veterinary community&#39;s endeavors. Despite shifting from her early veterinary aspirations due to her squeamish nature, she effectively contributes through her roles in design, social media, and branding. Margie&#39;s passion extends into dog agility competitions with her corgis and pet photography. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Anthony Kwame Harrison, Raman Kumar, and Patricia Raun were recognized with the preeminent faculty appointment that demonstrates extraordinary accomplishments and academic citizenship through substantive scholarly contributions across all three of Virginia Tech’s core mission areas of teaching, research or creative activity, and engagement. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the leader of the college’s advancement team, Webb will spearhead the college’s development, alumni relations, and communications operations.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bodley will join WVTF Public Radio and RADIO IQ this summer to oversee all fundraising activities with a special emphasis on major gifts and grants.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Brady will serve as the division&#39;s principal fundraiser and will lead the Student Affairs advancement team. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Liz Lazor lives and works in California, but the young alumna always remains connected to Virginia Tech and never hesitated when asked to become a tri-chair for Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Pamplin College of Business once again emerged as the college to beat, breaking records and spearheading philanthropic efforts that helped propel Virginia Tech to new heights of philanthropic support over 24 hours. ]]></description>
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        <title>Registration for Alumni Weekend 2024 is open </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Join fellow Hokies this summer in Blacksburg June 6-9. The four-day event will feature live music, dinner, and fireworks on the Drillfield as well as behind-the-scenes tours and talks exploring all areas of campus and more.  ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Alumnus Franklin Duke Perry, former associate vice president for development</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “Great opportunities and challenges lie ahead,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. “The state of our university is strong, hopeful, and committed to our mission.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The gift prioritizes novel approaches to unsolved questions in neuroscience research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the Finance and Resource Management Committee meeting, it was reported that Virginia Tech’s research awards and expenditures have grown by more than 10 percent.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Renesa Tarannum, who earned a medical degree in Bangladesh, is working on her doctoral research while making progress toward becoming a licensed U.S. physician. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new Postdoctoral Excellence Award from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will help fuel Samar Antar’s research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ J. Marshall Shepherd, former NASA scientist and skilled science communicator, will explore the complex interplay between climate change data, public communication, and policy decision-making in a public lecture Oct. 19 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <title>Trimble Technology Lab for architecture and construction opens</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC announced its 14th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, which showcases health innovators and thought leaders. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The CASE 50 designation is reserved for the top 75 advancement institutions, globally. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Charles J. Schleupner, professor of internal medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has established an endowment that  gives medical students a stipend for summer research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ray Gaskins ’64, an accomplished marathon runner, is 81 and still hits the gym three to four hours a day, seven days a week and is deeply interested in the connection between exercise and human health. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hokie Nation will recognize the outstanding alumni for their service to the university and their communities during commencement on Friday, May 12.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Debbie Day has been named associate vice president for presidential priorities to help engage Hokies in support of two crucial areas of work that university President Tim Sands recently emphasized. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In this role, Soucy will plan and oversee communications and marketing work in collaboration with the Advancement Division’s recently formed Principal Partnerships Office ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The division appointed a senior director for colleges. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ridpath is the college&#39;s the new director of alumni relations, and Copeland is the assistant director of leadership gifts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The growth of the Bowman Sustainable Land Development Program will go far beyond making engineers simply aware of sustainable land development. It will provide more experiential learning opportunities, such as field trips and practitioner-led workshops, guest lectures, product exhibitions, and networking events. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new Holden Hall and North Wing “is an essential part of developing sustainable energy sources and building the green economy of the future,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. ]]></description>
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        <title>Julia Allen named assistant dean of advancement for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Allen brings more than two decades of higher education fundraising experience to the newly reformed college. ]]></description>
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        <title>University Relations changes reflect importance of aligning communications</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tracy Vosburgh has served as Virginia Tech’s top communicator since 2015 when she joined the university as senior associate vice president for University Relations, reporting to Vice President of Advancement Charlie Phlegar. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Council for Advancement and Support of Education named its 2022 Circle of Excellence Award winners earlier this summer, and Virginia Tech won awards in the areas of alumni relations initiatives, communications, and fundraising. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Morrill, who earned a degree in communication in 1991, was most recently the director of undergraduate recruiting for the college, where she found innovative ways to interact with prospective students virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Thanks to the dedication and generosity of Hokie alumni in all 50 states and dozens of countries, the community reached the 22 percent milestone for undergraduate alumni giving on Monday, June 6, more than doubling the participation rate from the end of the 2015-16 fiscal year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech has increased the fundraising goal for Boundless Impact, the most ambitious campaign in university history, from $1.5 billion to $1.872 billion in response to unprecedented generosity from Hokie Nation to date. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Over $8.4 million raised from 15,787 donors in an annual event that has become one of the university’s philanthropic highlights of the year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Robyn Stuart joins College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences as director of alumni relations</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Stuart brings more than seven years of experience in university advancement to her new role of building strong relationships with college alumni. ]]></description>
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        <title>Boundless Impact Campaign gifts top $1 billion</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Passing the $1 billion threshold capped a calendar year that saw multiple fundraising records, including the largest corporate gift, the largest gift from a Virginia Tech graduate, and the most dollars raised and donors participating in a Giving Day. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Besenyei brings a strong background in advancement, marketing, and media relations to the position. Most recently, she was vice president for advancement at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Charleon Jeffries will oversee an overarching strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Advancement Division and serve as a liaison with the university’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity. Both the level and scope of her position are rare within higher education advancement, an area that encompasses fundraising, alumni engagement, and university relations. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An inside look at working in Advancement at Virginia Tech and the variety of job opportunities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On November 18, 2018, a crisp fall day in Leesburg, VA, friends and supporters gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the newly-renovated Youngkin Equine Soundness Clinic in the Fout Barn at Virginia Tech&#39;s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center. The renovation of the former open-air barn into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art sports medicine facility was made possible by a generous gift from Suzanne and Glenn Youngkin of Great Falls, Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Steven White in University Relations tours the offices of University Advancement to discover what drives his co-workers every day. ]]></description>
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