BLACKSBURG, Va., June 8 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Many congratulations to veterinary college faculty recognized by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at the June 2 meeting. The full list can be foundhere.

For the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, the board approved the following promotions and tenure.

Promotion to associate professor with tenure:

Ryan Calder, ScD, MASc, PE

Department of Population Health Sciences

Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc

Department of Population Health Sciences

Yassine Sassi, PhD

Departmentof Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology

Promotion to clinical professor:

Thomas E. Cecere, DVM, PhD, DACVP-Anatomic Pathology

Departmentof B...