BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 1 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Vivica Ingrid Kraak, associate professor of food and nutrition policy in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita by 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.
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