An awards ceremony will take place on Friday, April 7, from 3-5 p.m. in the General Lounge of the Illini Union. Applications, available in 436 ASL, are due no later than 5 p.m., March 27 in the Student Employment Office, Second Floor, Student Services Arcade. Fresh, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish will be taught. See Web page for more information and to register online. Student organizations, academic departments and Student Affairs units present 25 educational, cultural, political and social events this month dedicated to educating the university community about the experiences, cultures and achievements of American of Asian descent.
All events are open to the public and most are free of charge.
A permanent memorial in the form of a Graduate Student Scholarship in Animal Nutrition is planned with funds to be sought from former students, family members, colleagues, friends, faculty members, livestock and poultry producers and persons in industry. Donations should be made to the Virginia Tech Foundation, designated to be used for the E. T. Kornegay Graduate Scholarship in Animal Nutrition. Funds may be given as a lump sum or distributed over a maximum of three years. The Foundation accepts checks or publicly traded stocks, and the gifts are tax deductible. Audrey is the wife of Dr. Gary Ricketts who retired from our department a year ago.