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This photograph features J.N. Smith, Rogere, McClung, Wilson, Paxton, Anderson, Deacon, Locker. Gift of Mr. L. Goeller.

History of the members of the Board of Visitors with a link to the lists. The link in the pdf was updated in 2020 to current site for the Board of Visitors history and archives. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original…

Photograph of Harvey Black, first rector of the Board of Visitors, 1872-1875

Photograph of J. Thompson Brown, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1900-1908 and 1912-1921

Photograph of James L. Chapman, IV, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2016-2017

Photograph of Frank Clement, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1975-1978

Photograph of Ben J. Davenport, Jr., rector of the Board of Visitors, 2004-2006

Photograph of Henry Dekker, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1996-1997

Photograph of Guy L. Furr, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1956-1962

Photograph of John R. Lawson, II, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2008-2010

Photograph of Jacob A. Lutz, III, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2006-2008

Photograph of Lucius E. Johnson, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1910-1912

Photograph of John G. Rocovich, Jr., rector of the Board of Visitors, 2002-2004

Photograph of James E. Turner, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1997-2002

Photograph of George Nolan, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2010-2012

Photograph of Deborah L. Petrine, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2014-2016

Photograph of Michael J. Quillen, rector of the Board of Visitors, 2012-2014

Photograph of C. Eugene Rowe, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1970-1975

Photograph of Lee C. Tait, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1983-1984

Photograph of James Hoge Tyler, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1887-1889

Photograph of William E. Wine, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1948-1952

Photograph of Harry C. Wyatt, rector of the Board of Visitors, 1964-1970

Compiled list of rectors of the Board of Visitors from 1872 to 2017. The individual links to rector biographies were removed from the document in 2020 when the exhibit was migrated, and a link was added to current site for the Board of Visitors…

Front row (left to right): Cecil R. Maxson, Jr.; T. Rodman Layman; Susan Phillips Bari; Joseph R. Jenkins - Vice Rector; James E. Turner, Jr. - Rector; Paul E. Torgersen - President; Linda J. Pedigo; Roxene Thompson - Graduate Student Representative;…

Front Row (left to right): Gary Long - Faculty Representative, Sandra Stiner Lowe, John R. Lawson II - Rector, Charles W. Steger - President, George Nolen - Vice Rector, Michele L. Duke. Middle Row (left to right): Kristina Hartman - Undergraduate…

Seated (left to right): Mary Virginia Jones, Robert B. Claytor, W.S. "Pete" White, Jr. (Rector), William E. Lavery (President), Mary Fray. Standing (left to right): Robert J. Gray, Jr., William C. Latham, William G. Broaddus, Bernard L. McGinnis,…

Seated (left to right): Mary Fray, Rhea F. Moore, Jr., William E. Lavery (President), Alexander F. Giacco (Rector), Thomas B. Long, Jr., G. Truman Ward. Standing (left to right): Mary Howe diZerega, Daniel T. Goulson (student), William C. Cranwell,…

Front row ( left to right): James F. Tucker, W. E. Lavery, Parke C. Binkley (rector), Margie W. Thomas (secretary), Charles W. Rector. Back row (left to right): Charles Gordon (vice-rector), Lee C. Tait, William C. Wampler, Mrs. Edsel H. Lester, Ms.…

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors met at Blacksburg yesterday for its annual meeting. Shown (left to right, front row): Mrs. H. H. Walton, Fredericks Hall; Miss Mary Fred Claytor, Bedford; Mrs. R. L. McConnell, Radford; Mrs. Turner A. Gilmer,…

Members of the V.P.I. board of visitors, which met yesterday in a called session to draw up resolutions in an effort to correct certain conditions at the college, are pictured here together with Governor Colgate W. Darden, Jr., who met with the…

Rector: J. Hoge Tyler, Belle Hampton, Pulaski Co. (Term expires January 1st, 1892.) Ex-Officio: Dr. John L. Buchanan, Superintendent Public Instruction, Richmond. General Members Honorable Waller R. Staples, Christiansburg; C. E. Vawter, Esq.,…

Rector: Honorable James C. Taylor. Ex-Officio: Honorable R. R. Farr,Superintendent Public Instruction. General Members: Andrew Broaddus, Esq., Page; W. E. Hubbard, Esq., Buckingham; Dr. L. A. Slater, New Kent; Honorable J. C. Taylor, Montgomery;…

Rector: Harvey Black, M.D. Ex-Officio: His Excellency, G. C. Walker, Governor of Virginia; Hon. J. C. Taylor, Attorney General; Rev. W. H. Ruffner, D. D., Sup't of Public Instruction; Gen. W. H. F. Lee, President State Agricultural Society. Appointed…

Christine Paige Price was born in Giles County Virginia on July 21, 1915. Her family moved to the Blacksburg area when Price was young in search of better educational opportunities for Christine and her siblings. Price and her family--the Paige…

Homer C. Sherman was born and raised in Wake Forest, Virginia. Sherman attended a local, one-room school until the eighth grade. After primary school, Homer Sherman went to work in the mines with his father. Lack of work opportunities in the…

Reverend Dr. Ellison Adger Smyth was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. He attended Blacksburg schools, and he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1925 with a degree in electrical engineering before answering the call to ministry.…

Sarah J. Wade grew up in Accomack County Virginia, and she moved to Blacksburg, Virginia when she was fourteen years old in search of domestic work opportunities. She married Thomas C. Wade, and they raised their family in Blacksburg. Their son,…

This photo depicts several men working with the campus reactor in the 1950s.

This photo depicts the first continuosly-used mascot costume for the Gobbler.

This photo depicts the hangar at the VPI Airpot which was opened in 1931.

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.

This photo depicts the V. P. I. cheer team in 1947, prior to women being allowed to join.

Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.

In this photo, Seymour Robb, University Librarian (left) talks with Walter S. Newman, President of VPI (right) in Newman Library during construction. The library was completed in 1955.

This photo depicts one of the trailer courts that was set-up following World War II to accommodate for the growing number of students at the University.

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.