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We are Virginia Tech.
We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning.
We are Virginia Tech.
We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.
We are Virginia Tech.
We do not understand this tragedy. We know we did nothing to deserve it, but neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS, neither do the invisible children walking the night away to avoid being captured by the rogue army, neither does the baby elephant watching his community being devastated for ivory, neither does the Mexican child looking for fresh water, neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. No one deserves a tragedy.
We are Virginia Tech.
The Hokie Nation embraces our own and reaches out with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid. We are better than we think and not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imaginations and the possibilities. We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and through all our sadness.
We are the Hokies.
We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We are Virginia Tech.
-- Nikki Giovanni
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We Remember the Victims of April 16, 2007
The following have been positively identified, and their next of kin notified. Names of all 32 victims will be added as they become available.
Students
Ross Abdallah Alameddine
Hometown: Saugus, Massachusetts
Sophomore, University Studies
Student since fall 2005
Brian Roy Bluhm
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Master's student, Civil Engineering
Student since spring 2005
Ryan Christopher Clark
Hometown: Martinez, Georgia
Senior, Psychology
Student since fall 2002
Austin Michelle Cloyd
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Sophomore, Honors Program, International Studies
Student since fall 2006
Matthew Gregory Gwaltney
Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia
Master’s student, Environmental Engineering
Graduate student since fall 2005
Caitlin Millar Hammaren
Hometown: Westtown, New York
Sophomore, International Studies
Student since fall 2005
Jeremy Michael Herbstritt
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Master's student, Civil Engineering
Student since fall 2006
Rachael Elizabeth Hill
Emily Jane Hilscher
Hometown: Woodville, Virginia
Freshman, Animal and Poultry Sciences
Student since fall 2006
Jarrett Lee Lane
Hometown: Narrows, Virginia
Senior, Civil Engineering
Student since fall 2003
Matthew Joseph La Porte
Hometown: Dumont, New Jersey
Sophomore, University Studies
Student since fall 2005
Henry J. Lee
Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia
Sophomore, Computer Engineering
Student since fall 2006
Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia (originally from Indonesia)
Ph.D. student, Civil Engineering
Student since fall 2003
Lauren Ashley McCain
Hometown: Hampton, Virginia
Freshman, International Studies
Student since fall 2006
Daniel Patrick O'Neil
Hometown: Lincoln, Rhode Island
Master's student, Environmental Engineering
Student since fall 2006
J. Ortiz-Ortiz
Minal Hiralal Panchal
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Master’s student, Architecture
Student since fall 2006
Daniel Alejandro Perez
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia
Sophomore, International Studies
Student since summer 2006
Erin Nicole Peterson
Hometown: Centreville, Virginia
Freshman, International Studies
Student since fall 2006
Michael Steven Pohle, Jr.
Hometown: Flemington, New Jersey
Senior, Biological Sciences
Student since fall 2002
Julia Kathleen Pryde
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Master's student, Biological Systems Engineering
Student since summer 2006
Mary Karen Read
Hometown: Annandale, Virginia
Freshman, Interdisciplinary Studies
Student since fall 2006
Reema Joseph Samaha
Hometown: Centreville, Virginia
Freshman, University Studies
Student since fall 2006
Waleed Mohamed Shaalan
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia (originally from Egypt)
Ph.D. student, Civil Engineering
Student since fall 2006
Leslie Geraldine Sherman
Hometown: Springfield, Virginia
Junior, Honors Program, History
Student since fall 2005
Maxine Shelly Turner
Hometown: Vienna, Virginia
Senior, Honors Program, Chemical Engineering
Student since fall 2003
Nicole White
Hometown: Smithfield, Virginia
Sophomore, International Studies
Student since fall 2004
Faculty
Christopher James Bishop
Instructor, Foreign Languages
Residence in Blacksburg
Joined Virginia Tech on August 10, 2005
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak
Adjunct Professor, Foreign Languages
Residence in Blacksburg
Joined Virginia Tech on August 10, 2001
G.V. Loganathan
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Residence in Blacksburg
Joined Virginia Tech on December 16, 1981
Kevin P. Granata
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Residence in Blacksburg
Joined Virginia Tech on January 10, 2003
Liviu Librescu
Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Residence in Blacksburg
Joined Virginia Tech on September 1, 1985
About me: This page is for all to remember the day on 4.16.2007. Please keep everyone in your prayers!
We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on. We are embracing our mourning. We are Virginia Tech ... -- Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist
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Complete Convocation 4.17.2007
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Important phone numbers
Parent/family info line: 1-800-533-1144
Police tip line: 540/231-6411
Dean of Students: 540/231-3787 (victim list not available)
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