Developments at Virginia Tech
The official Tumblr of Virginia Tech's Office of University Development, located at the Gateway Center on the corner of University City Blvd., and Prices Fork Rd., in Blacksburg, Va.
This website is maintained by the Development Communications team headed by Albert Raboteau, Gary Cope, and Chuck George.
The Fralin Life Sciences Institute was yesterday’s “Photo of the Day” on the official Virginia Tech Facebook page. The institute was named after Horace G. Fralin, a member of Virginia Tech’s Class of 1948.
Fralin capped a lifetime of generosity to his alma mater by making an $8.9 million bequest benefiting Virginia Tech. At the time, it was one of the largest philanthropic commitments in the university’s history. A major portion of his legacy was earmarked for the biotechnology center.
The Fralin Life Sciences Institute is home to faculty researchers from the departments of entomology, fish and wildlife conservation, food science, and biochemistry, as well as other endeavors.
Click on the photo and scroll down to the second story on the linked Web page to learn more about Fralin and his support of Virginia Tech.
