BLACKSBURG, Va., March 18 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Sandra Davis, a recipient of Virginia Tech's highest honor and one of a select few friends of the university to have been named an honorary life member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, passed away on Tuesday, March 17. She was 79.
Davis had been serving as vice rector of the university's Board of Visitors, one of many volunteer positions she has held at Virginia Tech dating back many years. In recognition of her extraordinary service and generosity, she was named an honorary alumna in 2007. In 2015, she received the William H. Ruffner Medal, which is now known as the Ut Prosim Medal and is Virginia Tech's highest hon...