Virginia Tech says Jacobson's employment is still under review. She is the first female to achieve this position since the school began admitting women in 1997. A long-time opponent of females at VMI, General Josiah Bunting is now a fan of students like Claunch. Claunch has already accepted a scholarship to the Air Force after graduation next year. Dozens of old cars ranging from Model T Fords to a 1930's fire engine will be on the block starting at ten a-m.
Officials say the estate belonged to a man who once hoped to open an antique car museum.
The collection has attracted interest from buyers up and down the East Coast. Coming up next Patrick Evans will see how its contributions are being recognized. For 100 years, the Christiansburg Institute was a pioneering school for african-americans in Southwest Virginia, until it's closing in 1966. A new exhibit on the history of the Institute opened in Blacksburg last week, and Patrick Evans is there. They're starting with elementary students and continuing the education with high school students.