Members of the Board of Visitors
as Shown by College Catalogs, 1972-2002

Legislation creating the VAMC provided for appointed and ex-officio members. This provision continues for VPI & SU today, although changes have been made regarding the number and qualification of appointees and the offices to be represented ex officio on the board. All appointments have been made by the governor "with the advice and consent of the Senate."

Appointments to the board were always made for a specified term of years which did not necessarily coincide with the academic year. Since the College catalogs were published to coincide with the academic years, members often began serving before their names appeared in the catalog or retired from the board before the names were removed.