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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Location:
Blacksburg, VA
Founding Date:
1872 Motto:
Ut Prosim Team:
Hokies Mascot:
Hokie Bird Enrollment:
26,000 Official Website:
http://www.vt.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| C. E. Andrews |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Sallie Mae, 2007-08 |
| Frank Beamer |
Football |
18-Oct-1946 |
|
Head Coach, Virginia Tech |
| James Bovard |
Author |
1956 |
|
Lost Rights |
| Jerry Boykin |
Military |
c. 1949 |
|
Pentagon's resident Jesus freak (ret'd) |
| Charlie Byrd |
Jazz Musician |
16-Sep-1925 |
30-Nov-1999 |
Brought the Bossa Nova to America |
| David L. Calhoun |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of The Nielsen Company |
| Seung-Hui Cho |
Criminal |
18-Jan-1984 |
16-Apr-2007 |
Virginia Tech Massacre |
| E. Gary Cook |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99 |
| Richard T. Crowder |
Business |
3-Aug-1939 |
|
Chief Agriculture Negotiator, USTR, 2006-07 |
| Chet Culver |
Politician |
25-Jan-1966 |
|
Governor of Iowa, 2007-11 |
| William E. Dodd |
Diplomat |
27-Oct-1869 |
9-Feb-1940 |
US Ambassador to Nazi Germany |
| Jonny Fairplay |
TV Personality |
11-Mar-1974 |
|
Survivor contestant |
| Eugene V. Fife |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| William H. Goodwin, Jr. |
Business |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
President of CCA Industries |
| Jack Guynn |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006 |
| Nidal Malik Hasan |
Military |
8-Sep-1970 |
|
Fort Hood shooting |
| Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr. |
Judge |
25-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, Virginia Supreme Court |
| Hoda Kotb |
Journalist |
7-Aug-1964 |
|
Today |
| Chris Kraft |
Engineer |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control |
| George A. Lorch |
Business |
1941 |
|
CEO of Armstrong, 1993-2000 |
| William J. Madia |
Scientist |
c. 1948 |
|
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center |
| Jayma Mays |
Actor |
16-Jul-1979 |
|
Emma Pillsbury on Glee |
| Roger H. Moore |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Illuminet Holdings, 1996-2001 |
| Elsa A. Murano |
Educator |
14-Aug-1959 |
|
President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09 |
| George Nolen |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Siemens |
| Johnny Oates |
Baseball |
21-Jan-1946 |
24-Dec-2004 |
Former Orioles and Rangers manager |
| Tim Phillips |
Activist |
c. 1963 |
|
President, Americans for Prosperity |
| Owen B. Pickett |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
27-Oct-2010 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001 |
| Charles W. Pryor, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Westinghouse executive |
| Robert C. Richardson |
Physicist |
26-Jun-1937 |
19-Feb-2013 |
Superfluidity of helium-3 |
| J. Clinton Rivers |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CEO of Pilgrim's Pride |
| Bruce Smith |
Football |
18-Jun-1963 |
|
200 career sacks |
| Marcus Vick |
Football |
20-Mar-1984 |
|
Former Miami Dolphins WR and QB |
| Michael Vick |
Football |
26-Jun-1980 |
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Football quarterback and dog fighter |
| John H. Walker |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CEO of Global Brass and Copper |
| John A. White |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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Chancellor, University of Arkansas |
| Rob Wittman |
Politician |
3-Feb-1959 |
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Congressman, Virginia 1st |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Beamer |
Football |
18-Oct-1946 |
|
Head Coach, Virginia Tech |
| Danny Ford |
Football |
2-Apr-1948 |
|
Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89 |
| Charley Pell |
Football |
17-Feb-1941 |
29-May-2001 |
Florida Head Coach, 1979-84 |
| Ron Zook |
Football |
28-Apr-1954 |
|
Ex-Coach, Fighting Illini |
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