January 21, 2014 To the Virginia Tech faculty and staff: It has been my custom to give you an update on the College of Engineering at the start of each semester. ................................................................................................................. Please permit me a word or two about three Virginia Tech presidents. Work is underway to document “The Legacy of the Teaching Professor who was also President.” It is little short of stunning that Paul Torgersen has managed to teach at least one three-credit course every semester from fall 1956 to the present. He has done this throughout his service as department head, dean, president and emeritus faculty member. I am grateful to Professor Brian Kleiner – Professor Torgersen’s frequent co-teacher – for leading this effort to preserve the legacy of a singular educator. Thank you Professor Torgersen! Please follow the link below to download Dean Benson's entire message.
