VT Stories Oral History with Brooks Whitehurst, September 16, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
Title
VT Stories Oral History with Brooks Whitehurst, September 16, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
Subject
Description
Brooks Whitehurst grew up in Wytheville, Virginia, and from a young age he knew his future as an engineer. His father decided his path, but allowed him to choose chemical engineering at Virginia Tech. Brooks graduated from Virginia Tech in 1951, and then went to work in government contracting, and eventually began his own consulting business.
In this interview, Brooks talks about his years at Virginia Tech, his career after, and remaining an active alumni through involvement with the Wood Enterprise Institute and the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
In this interview, Brooks talks about his years at Virginia Tech, his career after, and remaining an active alumni through involvement with the Wood Enterprise Institute and the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
Date
Type
Identifier
Ms2016-015_BrooksWhitehurst
Rights Holder
Interviewer
Ren Harman
Narrator
Brooks Whitehurst
Location
Newman Library, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Duration
46:29
Citation
“VT Stories Oral History with Brooks Whitehurst, September 16, 2017 (Ms2016-015),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 16, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2016-015/Ms2016-015_BrooksWhitehurst.