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This is a list of notable Virginia Tech alumni. Military. Virginia Tech and its Corps of Cadets have a long tradition of providing service to the military.
This category lists alumni of Virginia Tech (full legal name: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), a comprehensive university located in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Contents
The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Virginia Tech. A total of 211 individuals have been inducted to the Tech Hall of Fame during special annual ceremonies held each fall.
Virginia Tech has over 240,000 alumni internationally and from all 50 states. The Virginia Tech Alumni Association has over 100 chapters and has been consistently regarded as one of the best in the nation. [85] [124] VT alumni include 2 Rhodes Scholars, 4 Marshall Scholars, 38 Goldwater Scholars, and 131 Fulbright Scholars.
Each year, Virginia Tech holds commencement ceremonies at the end of the academic year in May, as well as at the end of the Fall semester in December. Since 1990, a separate Graduate School Commencement Ceremony has been held to confer degrees to master's and doctoral students.
The oldest college or university in Virginia is The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693. In 2010, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine became the newest. The largest institution is Liberty University, with over 143,000 students. [1] The smallest is the graduate-only Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Eighty-three years after leaving her master’s program at Stanford University for love, 105-year-old Virginia “Ginger” Hislop returned to earn her degree.
Faculty, staff, alumni, students, athletes and anyone else associated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, more commonly known as Virginia Tech. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.