NationsBank Foundation funds new IT professorship
NationsBank Foundation has pledged $250,000 to establish the Bank of America Professorship--so named to reflect the identity NationsBank adopted August 30--in Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business.
The endowment will enable Virginia Tech, which is recognized as having one of the best business-based information technology programs in the nation, to attract and retain prominent faculty members to the rapidly growing department. The number of students majoring in management science and information technology jumped from 300 to 650 in one year. Employers are snapping up these students before they graduate, offering highly competitive salaries. The demand is projected to continue as businesses become more dependent on technology.
Ut Prosim Society inducts a record number of members
The ranks of the Ut Prosim Society have swelled recently with a record number of inductees. The 13th Annual Ut Prosim Society banquet, held April 10, recognized 70 new members and 11 advancing members, boosting the society's numbers to an all-time high of 534 active members.
ÓThis kind of growth, especially after closing an extensive, successful campaign, speaks volumes about Virginia Tech's donors,Ó said Charles Steger, vice president for development and university relations. Virginia Tech closed out fiscal year 1998-99 with a total of $71,388,318 in gifts, an increase of more than 45 percent over last year's historical high.
Board of Visitors Rector James E. Turner '56, president and chief operating officer for General Dynamics Corporation, advanced to Distinguished Benefactor, the society's highest level. Turner is serving as rector for his second year and is also a member of the Foundation Board of Directors, the Golden Hokie Club, and the College of Engineering's Committee of 100. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering during its spring 1999 commencement.
| Advancing Ut Prosim Society member and Board of Visitors Rector James E. Turner Jr. '56 (right) and his wife, Elizabeth, with President Paul E. Torgersen at the April 10 induction ceremony. |  |
New members--Ut Prosim Society
Robert H. Digges and Dr. Kathleen Grega Digges Francis M. DonLeavey R. Paul Farrell Jr. Andrew E. and Sandra K. Fox Eustace Frederick Dan and Linda Gilbert Col. Walter P. Glover and Mazie L. Glover C.T. 'Red' Graves and Anne Hutcheson Graves Luther J. Hamlett, M.D., and Alice R. Hamlett J. Daniel and Ann M. Hardy Buddy and Laura Haycox Milton E. and Cecelia H. Hite Stan and Linda Hodges Irvin G. Horner Bob and Nancy Hubble William F. Hyde Gene A. and Ina M. James Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Johnson A. Harrison Jones Sr. and Eleanor P. Jones Gregory B. Jones J.B. Jones and Jane Hardcastle Jones Mrs. Hugh P. Kelly Bill and Peggy Lavery Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lewis Jr. John K. Light Gordon Asher Mapp and Sarah McKenney Mapp Darrell D. and Betty R. Martin Dr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Meakin John E. and Audre H. Moore Larry and Suzanne Moore |
John B. and Joann P. Obenchain William W. Old James E. and Brenda K. Pearman Jr. James M. Pyne Ellen Reck Diane Light Riffer Mrs. Inez Truluck Ripley Richard T. Ripley Constance W. Sanders and H. Robert Sanders Jr.* Dorothy G. Seagle* Samuel E. and Judith J. Shrader Harry J. and Alice Y. Skinker Lynn E. and Yvonne S. Slonaker Charles R. and Janet K. Smith Michael A. Smith Helen D. and Frank A. Spurr Jr. Doug and Cathy Stewart William L. Stinson Hazel C. and Lee C. Tait John and Rosemarie Tamminen Suzanne Parker Thornhill Deborah and Daniel Tillotson Ute K. and William E. Tucker Jr. Richard F. Whitaker William I. and Carol S. White Jr. Kay and Peter Winzenried Robert L. and Betty Wolfe Hal G. Worley Elaine W. Young Jim Young |
Patrick D. and Sandra C. Cupp Ralph B. Davis Grant A. Dove Patrick M. and Nancy R. Lathrop William C. McAllister F. D. Robertson Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Nicholas D. and Fay H. Street Mr. and Mrs. James E. Turner Jr. Edward B. Via Charles C. Walts
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