BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 29 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Mohamed SeleemPh.D. '06, professor of bacteriology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has again reappointed the Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Chair in Bacteriology by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

The Tyler J. and Frances F. Young endowment was established in 1994 with a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Tyler J. Young. The Youngs were dedicated to the advancement of veterinary medicine and were very generous to the college. The professorship was established to recognize and reward an outstanding professor within the Department of Bi...