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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bov_RectorList.pdf
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…

bov_1998-1999.jpg
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;…

bov_2009-2010.jpg
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…

bov_1987.jpg
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,…

bov_1984.jpg
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,…

bov_1980.jpg
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.…

bov_1972.jpg

bov_1954.jpg
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,…

bov_1942.jpg
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…

bov_1887.pdf
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.,…

bov_1881.pdf
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;…

bov_1872.pdf
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…

Ms1991_019_Smyth_Ellison.mp3
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.…

150th_021b.Baseball c 1894.jpg
This photo depicts the baseball team, ca. 1894, playing on Sheib Field in the school's colors at the time of black and gray. The Administrative Building (called the "Rock House") is on the left in the background and the Second Academic Building is on…

150th_022a. Forge and Foundry behind P&O 1890s.jpg
This photo depicts the forge and foundry on campus as it was in the 1890s. The building was located behind the Preston and Olin buildings.

150th_065. Owens Sears Meade Freeman Mays v2.jpg
This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African American that were connected to the University.

L210_B2_1871Appen_VAMC_HistoryandOrganization.pdf
This publication describes the formation of VAMC, proposed programs and system of organization in 1872. It was part of the serial the Virginia School Report (1872) to the Superintendent of Public Instruction,

Ms1987_062_NiemeyerHC_F1_NiemeyerPhoto_1876.jpg
Photograph of Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer of VAMC, from Portsmouth, VA, 1876.

Ms1987_062_NiemeyerHC_F1_VAMCNiemeyerExpenses_1876-1877.jpg
This document show the expenses of Cadet Niemeyer during the 1876-1877 academic session. These include various uniform and living items, as well as payment for classes.

Ms1987_062_NiemeyerHC_F1_VAMCNiemeyerSessionCertificate_1876_08.jpg
This the exam completion certificate for Cadet Hermann C. Niemeyer. Before the 1880s, VAMC only issued certificates of completion, not degrees, August 9, 1876.

Ms2019_039_DiplomaColl_F1_AdkissonWilliamS_VAMCDiploma_1877_0805.jpg
This is the diploma of William S. Adkission, a cadet at VAMC, August 15, 1877.

Ms2019_039_DiplomaColl_F1_AylorREL_VAMCBADiploma_1886_0630.jpg
This is the diploma of R.E.L. Aylor, a cadet at VAMC, June 30, 1886.

VT0604040856.tif
Monument to William Addison Caldwell, first student admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, who graduated from VAMC in 1876.

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VT0604040926.tif
William Addison Caldwell was the first student admitted to VAMC, 1873.

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VT0604041048.tif
William Addison Caldwell was the first student admitted to VAMC in 1873.

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vamc_history_and_organization.pdf
A book describing the history of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, including its formation as a land grant university and its proposed education model.
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