BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 1 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Tamara Wright Knott, associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita and academic programs manager emeritaby the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emerita 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 faculty for more than 40 years, Kno...