Alumni Board of Directors

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Alumni Board of Directors Fall Meeting September
22-23, 2006
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Alumni Board Spring Meeting Minutes April 28 and
29, 2006 Refer to tab in Board of Directors
Manual
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Executive Committee

• Discussion of agenda and speakers for Board
  meeting
• Discussion of Alumni Distinguished Service Award
  nominees
• which will be covered by Cecil Maxsons report
• Update on Sportsmanship Initiative
• The Michael Vick Golf Tournament, which Tom
  Carter will
• comment on in more detail during the
  Chapters report
• Several administrative item reviews from Tom
  Tillar, staff searches, staff retreat, affinity
  card contract, fiscal year end budget,
  benchmarking

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ALUMNI RELATIONS
Vice President for Alumni Relations Tom Tillar
Asst. to the VP Cathy Lally
Exec. Secretary Sr. Shirley Fleet
Receptionists MarybethAbramson Laura Snelgrove
Fiscal Technician Karen Denny
Director of Legislative Advocacy
Associate V.P. for Alumni Relations Debbie Day
Assistant V.P. for Alumni Relations Andy Hall
Reun. Regis/Alum Rec. Carol Green
Chapters Reunion Support Amanda Walters
Chapter Programs
Constituency Programs
Coord for Alumni Comm Rel. Taris Mullins
Assc. Director Jack Hutcheson NOVA Office
Alumni Chap Coord. Betty Lee Richmond Off.
Assistant Dir. Seth Tuttle
Asst. Director Robin Jackson Science
Asst. Director. Lynn Young Vet. Med.
Asst.Director Carolyn Bain Engineering
Asst. Director Jan Wilson CAUS
Assc. Dir. of Corps Alumni Rock Roszak
Asst. Dir. Patty Foutz CNR
Asst. Director Kellie Wells CLAHS
Asst. Director Bonnie Gilbert Pamplin COB
Asst. Director Jamie Lucero CALS
Clerical Support/Gift Ack. Cathy Gellis
Recprds Systems Support
Records Systems Support
Publications Printing
Publications Printing
Student Programs
Student Programs
Technical Services Manager Debbie Jenkins
Pubs. Mgr. Melissa Vidmar
Print/Mail Mgr. John Borman
Student Prog. Coord.Jen MacDonald
Student Employees
Mail Room Asst. Vaughan Twigger
Stud. Programs/ Alumni Tours Laura Wedin
Asst. Pubs. Mgr. Doug Tschetter
Alumni Records Ruth Graves
Alumni Records Sharon Croy
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Alumni Constituencies Committee
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Alumni ConstituenciesFall 2006 Class Reunions
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Fall 2006 Constituency Events
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Class Reunion Restructuring Plan

• Summary
• - Reduce fees on three reunions (35th, 30th,
  25th) with the goals of
• a) Increasing attendance
• b) Allowing attendees more flexibility while on
  campus
• 45th and 40th reunions will be virtually
  identical to improve efficiencies
• 50th reunion will include elements of 45th and
  40th where appropriate
• Joint class reunions for 80s, 90s, and 00s will
  remain largely unchanged
• Key Elements
• Pricing 50th 140-150 (3 days/nights)
• 45th/40th 120-130
• 35th/30th/25th 65-80
• Joint Reunions 35-50
• - Event planning by event type (i.e., one group
  plans 35th/30th/25thanother
• plans joint reunions, etc.)
• Potential to combine some elements, e.g.,
  reception, brunch, etc., for weekends with
  multiple events
• Benefits
• Reduced price for many events

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Spring 2007 Special Events
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College Constituencies
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College of Agriculture Life Sciences

• Virginia Tech hosted the National Agricultural
  Alumni and Development Association Conference
  (NADA)
• Virginia Governors School for Agriculture
  Parents Weekend Picnic
• CALS Alumni Organization Picnic at the Northern
  Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension
  Center
• CALS Alumni Organization gathering at the
  Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension
  Center
• Dedication of William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham
  Agriculture and Natural Resources Building
• CALS 25th Annual Ag Homecoming
• CALS Alumni Organization 2nd Annual Golf
  Tournament at the Pete Dye River Course

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College of Architecture Urban Studies

• Myers-Lawson School of Construction Graduate
  Reception
• Annual Faculty-Staff Reception
• Chicago Studio Alumni/Student Reception
• Landscape Architecture Alumni Reception
• Interior Design Alumni Reception
• Architecture Swiss Design Symposium
• Myers-Lawson School of Construction Advisory
  Board Meeting
• AIA Architecture Exchange East Alumni Reception
• Build Boston Alumni Reception
• CAUS Homecoming and Alumni Brunch

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Pamplin College of Business

• Hospitality Tourism Management Alumni Advisory
  Board Meeting
• Wachovia Distinguished Speaker Series
• Peter Schild Wachovia
• Catherine Bromilow Price WaterhouseCoopers
• Lynn Doughtie KPMG
• Business Horizons Career Fair
• Accounting Information Systems Alumni Tailgate
  and Reception
• MBA Advisory Board Meeting
• Pamplin College of Business Homecoming
• Pamplin Advisory Council Meeting
• Pamplin Black-Tie Donor Recognition Dinner

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College of Engineering

• Host alumni and/or corporate representatives in
  Engineering Skybox in Lane Stadium for all home
  football games
• College of Engineering Homecoming and Tailgate
• Engineering Expo Career Fair
• Class of 58 CE Mini-Reunion
• Committee of 100 Meeting
• Meet the Dean Event for Roanoke and New River
  Valley Alumni
• McAllister Scholars Dinner

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College of Liberal Arts Human Sciences

• As of September 2006 CLAHS has 43,846 alumni
• Search for a new dean to begin in the fall to
  replace Dean Jerry Niles, retiring in the spring
• 2nd Annual Etiquette Dinner for Student
  Ambassadors
• CLAHS Advisory Board Meeting and Reception
• CLAHS Homecoming

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College of Natural Resources

• American Fisheries Society Alumni Reception
  Lake Placid
• An Evening with the CNR Graduate Programs Faculty
  in the National Capital Region
• Dedication of William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham
  Agriculture and Natural Resources Building
• CNR Homecoming and Wildbird Bingo
• Wildlife Society Alumni Reception Anchorage
• Society of American Foresters Alumni Reception
  Pittsburgh
• CNR Alumni Board Meeting in Richmond
• Southeastern Association of Fish Wildlife
  Agencies Alumni Reception - Norfolk

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College of Science

• Summer Around the Drillfield How small can we
  go? A glimpse into Nanotechnology
• Alumni Reception Houston
• College Fall Reception
• COS All Alumni Tailgate VT vs. Georgia Tech
  game
• Fall Focus Career Fair and Reception
• Fall Roundtable Meeting
• Geosciences 12th Annual Alumni-Faculty Dinner
• COS Homecoming
• COS All Alumni Tailgate VT vs. UVA game
• COS Fall Commencement Breakfast

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College of Veterinary Medicine

• MVMA Alumni Reception Ocean City
• American Veterinary Medical Association Alumni
  Reception Honolulu
• Family Alumni Outing at The National Zoo
• VVMA Conference and Class Reunion for 86, 91,
  96, 01
• Morven Park Steeplechase Races
• VMRCVM Parents Weekend and Fall Awards Reception
• AAEP Alumni Reception San Antonio
• SWVA Small Animal Medicine Alumni Reception -
  Williamsburg

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Corps Alumni Update

• AY 05-06 grades tied for highest in the 26 years
  records have been kept
• Commissioning rate for the Class of 05 was 80,
  double the average at other senior military
  colleges
• Fund-raising effort for D-Day Memorial continued
  last year with the 5-year total reaching
  105,000, making the Corps the largest
  non-corporate supporter of the memorial
• Corps presentation given to many alumni chapters
  by MGen Allen and Col Roszak
• Cadet leadership recognition continues
• University Man of the Year was a cadet4th time
  in last 8 years
• Undergraduate Student Leader of the year was a
  cadet3rd consecutive year
• 732 cadetssmallest freshman class (224) in ten
  years, but still the 4th largest regiment in 36
  years
• Very successful Corps Homecoming held 1-2
  SeptNortheastern game
• Hosted the fall Gunfighter Panel on 21 Sep92
  Air Force Pilot, 96 Army Ranger, 99 Marine
  pilot
• Highty-Tighty Homecoming scheduled for Oct
  21Southern Miss Game
• Working at least two flyovers for football games
  this season

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Multicultural Affairs

• New Initiatives for 2007
• Multicultural Alumni Advisory Board
• - Executive Council November 4, 2006
• -To unite groups from multicultural ethnicity
  to support common education
• goals at the university recruitment,
  retention, mentoring
• - To begin process for developing by-laws,
  strategic plan and subcommittees
• Coupled Afro-centric Recruitment and Retention
  Model
• - A plan serves to identify and coordinate the
  activities of key university
• departments (admissions, financial aid,
  advancement, multicultural
• programs, etc.) to assess current and
  employ new strategies for recruitment
• and retention of minority students.
• Black Alumni Reunion 2007 Student Empowerment
  Lean On Me
• - March 16-17
• - Celebration of the Black Cultural Centers
  15th Anniversary
• - Interactive forum on the universitys
  Diversity Strategic Plan
• - Student/Alumni Step Show
• - Evening banquet featuring awards, recognitions
  and presentations

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Alumni Chapters
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2006 Chapter Officers Forum

• Working Together for Virginia Tech
• 125 Participants from 40 chapter areas
• 8 First Time Chapters
• 5 chapter officers received a subsidy for one
  nights lodging
• 5 Board members present
• Tom Carter
• Dwight Holland
• David Lowe
• Jim Smith
• Ann Spencer
• Awards Banquet
• Do You Believe in Magic?
• Remarks Charles W. Steger, University
  President
• Whos Looking Out For the Kids? The Impact of
  Katrina
• Russell T. Jones, Professor of Psychology

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Chapter Officers Forum

• Program Sessions
• Alumni Association Overview
• Tom Tillar, Vice President for Alumni Relations
• Alumni Board Greetings
• Ann Spencer, President
• Public Capital Campaign
• Salinda Arthur, Assistant V.P. for Development
• Shaleen Tethal, Assistant Campaign Director
• Champions of Hospitality The Hokie Nation
• David Lowe, Vice President, Virginia Tech Alumni
  Association
• SAA Spirit Rally
• What Does the Hokie Club Mean to You?
• Terry Bolt, Director of Development for Special
  Gifts and the Annual Fund

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Chapters Attending Chapter Officers Forum
In-State Out-of-State Centr
al Virginia Alabama-Birmingham Middle
Tennessee Fredericksburg Atlanta Myrtle
Beach Franklin County/SML Baltimore NC
Triad Greater Alleghany Highlands Central
Florida Palmetto National Capital
Region Central Pennsylvania Pittsburgh New River
Valley Charleston Research Triangle Peninsula
Charlotte San Antonio Richmond Chattanooga
SE Michigan Roanoke Valley Cincinnati Tampa
Bay Rockbridge County Denver Shenandoah East
Tennessee Southwest Virginia First
State Tidewater Greater Yellowstone Williamsburg
Area Iowa Wythe-Bland Kanawha Valley
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Chapter Awards 2006

• 29 Outstanding Chapter Awards
• (New Record)
• 17 Chapter Achievement Awards
• Superlative Awards
• Outstanding Admissions Program
• Outstanding Event
• Outstanding Community Service
• Outstanding Fundraising Event
• Outstanding Golf Tournament
• Outstanding Website
• Outstanding Scrapbook

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Chapter Awards 2006

• Hall of Fame Awards
• (New this year)
• Middle Tennessee
• JA Partners 10th Annual Hokie Scramble
• National Capital Region
• 15th Annual Job Fair

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Chapter Awards 2006

• Outstanding Chapter Volunteer
• Michael Eck
• Richmond Chapter
• Outstanding Chapter Officer
• Jon Purdy
• Charlotte Chapter

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Chapter Scholarship Awards 1991-92 to 2006-07
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Students Today Alumni Tomorrow(STAT)

• Seniors Movin On November 1, 2006
• and Senior Open House
• Winter Presidents Training January 27, 2007
• Scholarship Brunch January 28, 2007
• Seniors Movin On February 6, 2007
• and Senior Open House
• Spring Game Tailgate April 21, 2007
• Adopt-a-Co-op
• Hokie Pledge

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Legislative Advocacy Committee
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2006 General Assembly Session

• Legislature approved a 74 billion budget for the
  2006-2008 biennium
• Virginia Tech received a total of 119.8 million
  in new general fund support
• Corps of Cadets received an additional 158,000
  for this year and 247,000 for next year
• Cooperative Extension received research equipment
  funding and 1.3 million for the Commonwealth
  Staffing Initiative
• Budget provided salary increases of 4 for
  classified staff and faculty and a 3 increase
  for next year
• Management agreements approved

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Higher Education Priorities2007 Legislative
Session

• Base Budget Adequacy
• Faculty Salary Increases
• Research Funding
• (Ralph Byers will have further comments)

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Hokie Day-January 31, 2007

• Alumni and friends come to Richmond to visit
  legislators and advocate for Virginia Tech and
  higher education
• Schedule
• - Day begins with a briefing on university
  priorities
• - Participants meet with legislators
• - Participants can sit in on committee meetings
• - Debriefing lunch is scheduled after the start
  of the session
• Contact Betty Lee or Laura Fornash for more
  information or to register

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Questions?

• Contact
• Ralph Byers, Director of Government Relations
• [phone] or byers_at_vt.edu
• Laura Fornash, Assoc. Director of Government
  Relations
• [phone] or fornash_at_vt.edu

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Student Programs Committee
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Student Alumni Associates

• Class of 2008 Kick-off Concert and Pep Rally
• Hokie Hype
• Hokie Hi! Welcome Back Picnic
• Student Organization Fair
• Fall Retreat
• Pep Rallies
• Seniors Movin On
• Ghost Tours
• Float in Blacksburg Holiday Parade
• Holiday Reception
• STAT Students Today Alumni Tomorrow
• Hokie Zone T-shirt Sales
• Bi-weekly Meetings
• Hokies Respect Campaign
• Support for Fall Alumni Association Events

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Class Programs

• Classes of 2006, 2007, 2008 Ring Sales
• Class of 2007 Spring Programs Planning
• Class of 2008 Kick-Off Concert Pep Rally
• Class Sponsor Kurt Krause
• Class of 2008 Game Day at Lane Stadium
• Class of 2008 Ring Premiere
• featuring the Gene A. James Collection
• Class of 2008 Ring Dance Planning
• Class of 2009 Committee Information Sessions
• Class of 2009 Committee Interviews
• Class of 2009 Ring Design Process
• Class of 2009 Retreat
• Class of 2009 Dinner with Tom Tillar
• Chapter Officers Forum

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Alumni Services and Communications Committee
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Affinity Revenue Programs and Updates
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Chase Visa Card

• Current contract w/ Chase Bank
• Provides 700,000 annually
• Chase recently exercised their option to extend
  their 7 year contract through May 2007
• In next contract beginning in 2007
• - Increase to 750,000 800,000 annually
• - Marketing (event marketing, direct mailing)
  will be more
• prominent
• - Alumni Association will be working
  closely with ISP in
• terms of on site promotions during
  athletic events

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Virginia Tech Directory

• Harris Connect Inc.
• Projected Revenue 125,000
• 7,500 to be paid to Harris
• for online data entry (22,500)
• TOTAL GUARANTEE 102,500
• Important Dates
• Dec. 2006 - Scheduled Release of the Directory
• Directory Pricing Breakdown of sales
• Item Price Amount Sold
• Softbound _at_ 69.99 767
• Hardbound 79.99 5215
• CD/Hard Pkg 99.99 2156
• CD Rom 79.99 1349
• YTD Sales 9487 (paid)

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Virginia Tech Cut in Stone

• A pictorial keepsake of the buildings, the people
  and the landscape that have become Virginia Tech.
• Photos by Ivan Morozov 98, 04
• Forwards provided from Homer Hickam 64and Sharyn
  McCrumb 85
• Over 100 pages of high quality photos displaying
  the campus of Virginia Tech and all its natural
  beauty
• Limited quantity pictorial published by the
  Virginia Tech Alumni Association
• Release date Spring 2007
• Cost
• 29.95 (plus 5.00 S H) before Dec. 31, 2006
• 39.95 (plus 5.00 S H) after Dec. 31, 2006

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Collegiate Funding Services

• Service designed to provide consolidation loans
• Replaces current program/service with NELNET
• Contract to go into effect mid-December, 2006.
• Revenue to include
• 30,000 per contract year (3 years)
• 10,000 per contract year to support sponsorship
  activities
• 100.00 for each successfully completed
  application
• 50.00 for each funded private consolidation loan

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Alma Mater Semi-Annual Publication of the
Virginia Tech Alumni Association

• Fall issue to be mailed mid-September
• Over 168,000 VT Alumni receive this publication
• Communication to cover
• Commentary
• 2007 Programs Events
• Class of 54 University Honors Recipient
• Travel
• University Awards
• Chapter Awards
• Articles
• College Advisory Boards Roundtables
• Chapter Scholarship Recipient
• Spotlight on Volunteers
• Ads

FALL 2006
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VT CareerLink
VT CareerLink is a database of Virginia Tech
alumni who serve as networking contacts for
current students and/or other alumni 448 active
volunteers People Searches by College (January
2006-present) Agriculture Life
Sciences 64 Architecture Urban
Studies 96 Business 346 Engineering 392 Lib
eral Arts Human Sciences 415 Natural
Resources 19 Science 188 Veterinary
Medicine 4
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ExecuPlanet

• Total Registered Users 1,132 219 since March
• Total User Log-ins 3,301 419 since March
• Consultations/resume assistance purchased 4
• Seminars purchased 2

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www.alumni.vt.edu

• of Visitors
• JULY 8,373
• AUGUST 11,113
• 609 different pages on www.alumni.vt.edu
• Top pages alumni visit
• Gateway Site (update records)
• Reunion (information registration)
• Chapters/contacts

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Awards Nominations Committee

• Faculty Awards presented at August ceremony
• Alumni Distinguished Service Award Nominees
• Alumni Board 2007-2010 Term Nominations

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Fall 2006 Faculty Awards

• Alumni Teaching Awards (2) - 2,000
• Mark V. Barrow, Jr., Fritz H. Oehlschlaeger
• William E. Wine Awards (3) - 2,000
• Thomas M. Gardner, G.V.Loganathan, Kevin D.
  Pelzer
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Outreach (1) -
  2,000
• Doris T. Zallen
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Team Outreach -
  2,000 (shared)
• Victoria Fu, Karen Gallagher, Alison Galway,
  Shannon Jarrott, Kate Milne,
• Ila Schepisi, Cynthia Smith
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
  Academic Advising (1) - 2,000
• Jennifer L. Mooney
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic
  Advising (1) - 2,000
• David S. Kronfeld
• Alumni Award for Excellence in International
  Education (1) - 2,000
• G. Rodney Thompson
• Alumni Award for Excellence in International
  Outreach and Research (1) - 2,000
• Jeffrey R. Alwang
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Research (3) -
  1,000
• Harry C. Dorn, Marc A. Edwards, Karen A. Roberto

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2007-2010 Term NominationsAlumni Board of
Directors

• Incumbent Nominees
• Dwight A. Holland 86, 91, 01
• Kevin W. Leclaire 95
• David E. Lowe 63
• Wayne H. Robinson 80
• J. Thomas Ryan 68
• Melissa Smarr 00
• John C. Watkins 69
• New Nominees
• R. Easton Loving 89
• Aaron L. McClung 00
• Nicholas J. Moga 76
• Matthew M. Winston, Jr. 90
• Kay Moody Winzenried 72

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Sportsmanship
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Flyer sent in Season Ticket Packets
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Alumni Association Flyer sent in Season Ticket
Packets
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Hokies Respect Ad Roanoke Times Saturday September
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Logo on Stadium Cups
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