Board of Visitors

What We Do

The Board of Visitors is the governing authority for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Board is composed of 14 members, 13 of whom are appointed by the Governor. The 14th member is the President of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who serves ex officio. In addition, there are four non-voting representatives to the board, representing faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students.

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News

A photo of the 2019 - 2020 members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
Front Row (left to right): Madelynn Todd – Undergraduate Student Representative; Shelley S. Barlow; Horacio A. Valeiras – Rector; Timothy D. Sands – President; Letitia A. Long – Vice-Rector; Melissa B. Nelson
Middle Row (left to right):  Kim O'Rourke – Secretary; Preston M. White; L. Chris Petersen; Mehul P. Sanghani; Sharon Brickhouse Martin; Tamarah Smith – Staff Representative; Charles T. "C. T." Hill; Anna L. James
Back Row (left to right): Edward H. "Ed" Baine; Jeffrey E. Veatch; D. Ryan King – Graduate Student Representative; John B. Ferris – Faculty Representative; Greta J. Harris; Dennis H. Treacy
Dan Mirolli photo
Members of the Board of Visitors and administration met with students at a brunch on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at The Inn at Virginia Tech. Members of the Board of Visitors and administration meeting with students at a brunch on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at The Inn at Virginia Tech.

Members of the Board of Visitors and administration met with students at a brunch on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at The Inn at Virginia Tech.

February 2018

Agee and Treacy: Transforming Southwest Virginia: Higher education must lead, Roanoke Times

https://www.roanoke.com/

June 2019

Dennis H. Treacy and G. Gilmer Minor III column: A year of great progress, and more work to do

https://www.richmond.com/

October 2019

G. Gilmer Minor III & Dennis H. Treacy column: GROWTH4VA seeks to build partnership for higher ed

https://pilotonline.com/

January 2020

Petrine: Efficiency and affordability go hand-in-hand, Roanoke Times

https://roanoke.com/

Upcoming Meetings

Unless otherwise noted, all full Board of Visitors meetings are held at the Torgersen Board Room and all regular committee meetings are held at The Inn at Virginia Tech. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email vppg@vt.edu or call (540) 231-6232 prior to the event.

Board of Visitors meeting dates for 2020-2021:

Contact Us

Ms. Kim O'Rourke
Secretary of the Board of Visitors
319 Burruss Hall (0125)
800 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6232
E-mail: bov@vt.edu

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