BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 1 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Lance Collins, vice president of the greater Washington, D.C., area, will step down early next year after 37 years of service in higher education, including the development of two unique technology campuses. Collins came to Virginia Tech in 2020 as the founding executive director and vice president of the university's Innovation Campus initiative in Alexandria, part of the university's commitment to help double the commonwealth's tech-talent pipeline.
Collins was instrumental in the opening of Academic Building One, and led the hiring of faculty and staff, development of research areas, implementation of a novel project-based ...