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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Steven Mackay of Radford, Va., has been named communications coordinator for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.

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Malcolm McPherson of Blacksburg, Va., who served as the interim dean of the College in 2002, died at Montgomery County Hospital on Wednesday evening, Nov. 12.

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The next submission deadline for the Green500 List of supercomputers will be on Nov. 14, 2008.

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