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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…

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,…