The end of an era: Pritchard goes coed
January 22, 2009
The largest all-male residence hall on the East Coast will house female students in the fall semester.
Edward F. D. Spencer
Dr. Edward F. D. Spencer was chosen to fill the position of vice president of student affairs on November 1, 2008, soon after the death of Dr. Zenobia Lawrence Hikes. He oversees the 15 departments in the Division of Student Affairs, some of which include Student Activities, Housing and Dining, Student Health Services, Recreational Sports, Career Services and the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Spencer began working in student affairs in 1970 at the University of Delaware. He held three positions at Delaware until he came to Virginia Tech in 1983. During the time he was working at the University of Delaware he taught several undergraduate courses. At Tech, he now teaches the graduate course “The American College Student and the College Environment.”
He is a winner of many awards: Executive of the Year from the New River Valley Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, Most Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Most Outstanding Chapter Advisor, Dissertation of the Year from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the Order of Constantine from the Sigma Chi International Fraternity.
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Town forum discusses university drinking
December 4, 2008
Alcohol policy and neighborhood relations were at the forefront of the Forum on Alcohol-Influenced Behavior, which took place yesterday evening at the Blacksburg Municipal Building. Recently appointed vice president of student affairs Ed Spencer, along wi
New vice president's move is 'bittersweet'
November 19, 2008
Ed Spencer hasn't recovered yet. But anyone who walks into his office wouldn't know it.
October 29, 2008
Zenobia Hikes' tremendous absence a day after failing to recover from multiple heart surgeries has reverberated among her friends, colleagues and fellow Hokies who described hers as the warmest personality on campus. She could also maintain an uncannily p