Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr.

Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr. (HMSV7)

Location: Blacksburg, VA 24060 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.66', W 80° 25.521'

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(1926- )

Head, Department of Physics 1954-1959
President 1962-1974
President Emeritus 1975-

One of the university's greatest presidents, T. Marshall Hahn Jr. engineered Virginia Tech's evolution from a college to a major research university. The dynamic leader severed ties with Radford College and made the Corps of Cadets voluntary, spurring record enrollments of women an unprecedented growth in the student body, degree programs, faculty, research, and physical plant. At age 35, he became Tech's youngest president.

Han Hall phase I completed in 1988
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HM NumberHMSV7
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Placed ByVPI Class of 1953
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 1:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 550977 N 4120283
Decimal Degrees37.22766667, -80.42535000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.66', W 80° 25.521'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 39.60" N, 80° 25' 31.26" W
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Area Code(s)540, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 403 W Campus Dr, Blacksburg VA 24060, US
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