BLACKSBURG, Va., March 12 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
For most of her adult life, Kathy Hager didn't imagine herself going back to school.
After earning her bachelor's degree, she built a career, raised a family, and kept the many moving pieces of work and home in motion. A graduate degree didn't seem to fit the life she was already living.
And yet, the idea never fully disappeared.
As business manager in the Office of the Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs, Hager helps move complex initiatives forward, supporting programs that connect Virginia Tech to communities across the commonwealth and around the world. The work is steady and detailed. At its core, it...