Pat Hyer was born as one of four children in Cleveland, Ohio to working class parents. Pat and her sisters grew up expecting to go to college; eventually three of them would get doctorates. After graduating from high school, she was awarded a scholarship to Hillsdale College in Michigan, a small liberal arts college. The academic and social environment of …
Mallory Foutch and Anna LoMascolo: Making Virginia Tech a Better Place
Anna LoMascolo and Mallory Foutch came to Virginia Tech in very different ways, but both have committed to making Virginia Tech a better place for the Hokie community through their work in the Women’s Center. The Virginia Tech Women’s Center, is an organization which seeks to “promote a Virginia Tech community that is safe, equitable, and supportive for women and …
Linda Plaut: Paving the Way for Equality
You don’t have to graduate from Virginia Tech to be a Hokie. After moving to Blacksburg as a faculty spouse, Linda Plaut joined the university’s staff as a part-time teacher. What started as a temporary position blossomed into a permanent career of building lifelong friendships and igniting the torch of gender equality on Virginia Tech’s campus. During her years at …