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- - Class of 2016: Doctorate was a family affair for Frances Keene
    When Keene is formally awarded her Ph.D. in higher education this December, there will be two people celebrating who have never known her when she wasn’t studying for her doctorate: her children.
- - Class of 2016: Jeff Robertson carries on family legacy
    Besides knowing he would always attend Virginia Tech, Robertson also knew there was never any question he would major in computer science. He's from a family of Hokies. His father, brother, and sister all have degrees from the university's College of Engineering.
- - Class of 2016: Camden Thacker finds passion in senior design project
    For Thacker, working on the university's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team showed him how he could use both his mechanical engineering major and his computer science minor.
- - Class of 2016: Matthew Yourshaw’s 3-D visual effects hit the big screen
    Yourshaw, who earns his master of fine arts in creative technologies on Friday, is racking up an impressive resume in film and television.
- - Class of 2016: Traffic research green lights career opportunities for Fawaz Almutairi
    From Kuwait, Almutairi came to the United States in 2009 to study English at Old Dominion University and, later, civil engineering at Northern Arizona University. He was soon determined to attend Virginia Tech.
- - Class of 2016: Tobin Weiseman will graduate in December — and again in May
    Now a fifth year senior, Weiseman will graduate in December with his human nutrition, foods, and exercise degree and in May with his nanoscience degree. Weiseman said what he finds most important in his undergraduate career is the relationships he has built.
- - Class of 2016: Zach Ewen helps those struggling to become food secure
    Ewen, who graduates in December, has made it a personal mission to reduce the number of Americans struggling with hunger. He's majoring in food science and technology with a business concentration and a minor in leadership and social change.
- - Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets commissioning includes memoriam to Joseph L. Dewitt
    Dewitt was posthumously commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army with a ceremony by the Pylons for his family.
- - Virginia Tech President Tim Sands reflects on the 2015-16 academic year
    A year of discovery, charting the future, and building partnerships ended with a memorable commencement ceremony.
- - Cancer drug firm CEO and Pamplin alum to give keynote address
    Brian Slingerland's company, Stemcentrx, is being acquired in a $10.2 billion deal that is one of the 10 biggest biotechnology deals in history. Slingerland graduated from Virginia Tech in 2000.
- - William Grossmann and Lori Wagner named college of engineering’s distinguished alumni, to speak at engineering graduation ceremonies
    Grossmann and Wagner will address the College of Engineering’s 2016 spring class of approximately 1,400 graduates.
- - Ben Davenport Jr. to receive Virginia Tech’s highest honor
    The William H. Ruffner Medal represents Virginia Tech's highest honor. Davenport, a 1964 graduate, will receive the award during the University's Commencement Ceremony this Friday.
- - Class of 2016: Taylor Allen always seeks ways to step out of comfort zone
    The graduating senior credits Virginia Tech's Summer Academy program as a formative experience.
- - Virginia Tech to present Joseph DeSimone with 2016 University Distinguished Achievement Award
    Joseph M. DeSimone will receive Virginia Tech’s 2016 University Distinguished Achievement Award, which recognizes national distinguished achievements in any field of enduring significance to society.
- - Virginia Tech announces its Alumni Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2016
    Jeanne Centracchio DaDamio and James E. Smith will receive Virginia Tech’s 2016 Alumni Distinguished Service Awards. The awards recognize alumni for their contributions to Virginia Tech.
- - Commencement speakers Marc Edwards, Mona Hanna-Attisha named inaugural Ut Prosim Scholars
    The new university honor recognizes singular instances of scholarship in truly extraordinary service to humanity.
- - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine graduates third class
    With much fanfare and regalia, 41 students of the Class of 2016 graduated from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. This was the school’s third class to graduate.
- - Class of 2016: Engineering, medicine, and philanthropy collide to inspire Lauren Cashman’s dreams
    Graduating senior Lauren Cashman serves as an RA in the Honors Residential Community.
- - Class of 2016: Veterinary college valedictorian Danielle Brown pursues childhood dream
    When she graduates this week, fourth-year veterinary student and class valedictorian Danielle Brown will realize her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian.
- - Class of 2016: Joe Frazier inspired by dreams of a united community
    Graduate student Joe Frazier will receive his third and fourth degrees from Virginia Tech this spring.

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