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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
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Burruss Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia
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The cornerstone for the 77,080 square foot Teaching and Administration Building was laid at the 1935 commencement. By June 1936, the building was complete and commencement exercises were held in the new 3,003-seat auditorium. In 1944 it was renamed in honor of the school’s eighth President, Dr. Julian Ashby Burruss. He served as president from September 1919 to July 1945.

President Burruss was the first alumnus president. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from VPI in 1898. In 1906, he was awarded an M.A. from Columbia University, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1921. He is considered to be one of VPI’s outstanding presidents.

In 1968, a badly needed west wing and rear addition increased the building’s size by 60,503 square feet. The 20,638 square foot east wing was added in 1970. Today, Burruss Hall remains Tech’s main administration building and the focal point of the university.

Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, VPI&SU is located 38 miles southwest of Roanoke between the beautiful Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. The university has the largest student body in Virginia, more than 100 campus buildings, a 3,000-acre main campus, and a 1,700-acre agriculture research farm. Through its three missions of instruction, research, and public service, VPI&SU is dedicated to serve beyond the borders of the Commonwealth.

Text © 1995 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 1995 Bill Harrah.

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