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<html> <head> <title>Virginia Polytechnic Institute</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/edu/934/000104622/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Virginia Polytechnic Institute EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION Location: <a href="/geo/116/000080873/" class=proflink>Blacksburg, VA</a> Founding Date: 1872Motto: Ut ProsimTeam: <a href="http://www.hokiesports.com/" target=_blank>Hokies</a>Mascot: Hokie BirdEnrollment: 26,000Official Website: <a href="http://www.vt.edu/">http://www.vt.edu/</a>STUDENTS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_student"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/213/000163721/">C. E. Andrews</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Sallie Mae, 2007-08</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/299/000165801/">Frank Beamer</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Oct-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Head Coach, Virginia Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/356/000044224/">James Bovard</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Lost Rights</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/357/000058183/">Jerry Boykin</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Pentagon's resident Jesus freak (ret'd)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/827/000085572/">Charlie Byrd</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Sep-1925</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Nov-1999</tt></td> <td>Brought the Bossa Nova to America</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/514/000170004/">David L. Calhoun</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of The Nielsen Company</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/307/000131911/">Seung-Hui Cho</a></td> <td><center>Criminal</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Jan-1984</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Apr-2007</tt></td> <td>Virginia Tech Massacre</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/540/000170030/">E. Gary Cook</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/553/000367449/">Richard T. Crowder</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chief Agriculture Negotiator, USTR, 2006-07</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/006/000122637/">Chet Culver</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Jan-1966</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Governor of Iowa, 2007-11</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/342/000166841/">William E. Dodd</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Oct-1869</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Feb-1940</tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Nazi Germany</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/820/000163331/">Jonny Fairplay</a></td> <td><center>TV Personality</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Mar-1974</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Survivor contestant</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/610/000169103/">Eugene V. Fife</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former Partner, Goldman Sachs</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/882/000128498/">William H. Goodwin, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Oct-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President of CCA Industries</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/851/000172335/">Jack Guynn</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/097/000218440/">Nidal Malik Hasan</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Sep-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fort Hood shooting</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/204/000167700/">Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Jan-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Justice, Virginia Supreme Court</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/361/000163869/">Hoda Kotb</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Aug-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Today</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/982/000170472/">Chris Kraft</a></td> <td><center>Engineer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Feb-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/182/000123810/">George A. Lorch</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Armstrong, 1993-2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/432/000171916/">William J. Madia</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Stanford Linear Accelerator Center</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/381/000346340/">Jayma Mays</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1979</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Emma Pillsbury on Glee</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/049/000168542/">Roger H. Moore</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Illuminet Holdings, 1996-2001</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/940/000174418/">Elsa A. Murano</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Aug-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/644/000174122/">George Nolen</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Siemens</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/875/000027794/">Johnny Oates</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jan-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Dec-2004</tt></td> <td>Former Orioles and Rangers manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/158/000206537/">Tim Phillips</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, Americans for Prosperity</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/650/000141227/">Owen B. Pickett</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Aug-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Oct-2010</tt></td> <td>Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/191/000170678/">Charles W. Pryor, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former Westinghouse executive</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/056/000099756/">Robert C. Richardson</a></td> <td><center>Physicist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1937</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Feb-2013</tt></td> <td>Superfluidity of helium-3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/234/000172715/">J. Clinton Rivers</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Pilgrim's Pride</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/064/000166563/">Bruce Smith</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Jun-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>200 career sacks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/029/000159549/">Marcus Vick</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Mar-1984</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former Miami Dolphins WR and QB</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/740/000108416/">Michael Vick</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1980</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Football quarterback and dog fighter</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/423/000168916/">John H. Walker</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Global Brass and Copper</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/710/000128326/">John A. White</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chancellor, University of Arkansas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/909/000356838/">Rob Wittman</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Feb-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman, Virginia 1st</td> </tr> </table> TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_teacher"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/245/000116894/">James M. Buchanan</a></td> <td><center>Economist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Oct-1919</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jan-2013</tt></td> <td>Public Choice Theory</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/958/000165463/">G. Wayne Clough</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Secretary of the Smithsonian</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/553/000367449/">Richard T. Crowder</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chief Agriculture Negotiator, USTR, 2006-07</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/004/000165506/">Brady J. Deaton</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, University of Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/626/000401420/">Daniel B. Fleming, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Historian</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Dec-2001</tt></td> <td>Kennedy vs. Humphrey, West Virginia, 1960</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/600/000108276/">Nikki Giovanni</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jun-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Black Feeling, Black Talk</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/230/000399030/">Yur-Bok Lee</a></td> <td><center>Historian</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Nov-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Diplomatic Relations Between the US and Korea</td> </tr> </table> ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_administrator"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/213/000163721/">C. E. Andrews</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Sallie Mae, 2007-08</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/958/000165463/">G. Wayne Clough</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Secretary of the Smithsonian</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/371/000116023/">Lester Crawford</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Mar-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>FDA Commissioner, 2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/613/000209983/">Westmoreland Davis</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Aug-1859</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Sep-1942</tt></td> <td>Governor of Virginia, 1918-22</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/644/000174122/">George Nolen</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Siemens</td> </tr> </table> COACHES <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_coach"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/299/000165801/">Frank Beamer</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Oct-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Head Coach, Virginia Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/372/000165874/">Danny Ford</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Apr-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/777/000196189/">Charley Pell</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Feb-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-May-2001</tt></td> <td>Florida Head Coach, 1979-84</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/462/000165964/">Ron Zook</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Apr-1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Ex-Coach, Fighting Illini</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=104622" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2016 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/822/000003813/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/822/3813/s3813.jpg" width=128> Obama's Picks & their Affiliations</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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