By unanimous approval, two prominent leaders in the equine industry were recently named to Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center’s Council.

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Richard J. Neves of Blacksburg, professor of fisheries and wildlife science in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, was conferred the “professor emeritus” title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 3.

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Sue W. Farquhar, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred the “associate professor emerita” title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 3.

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David F. Kibler of Blacksburg, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was conferred the “professor emeritus” title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 3.

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Raymond H. Plaut of Blacksburg, the D.H. Pletta Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was conferred the “professor emeritus” title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 3.

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