BLACKSBURG, Va., July 7 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
M.A. Saghai Maroof, professor of plant and environmental sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individuals who are approved by the board receive a copy of the resolution and a certificate of appreciation.
A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 37 years, Maroof was one of the early ...