BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors on Wednesday unanimously named Richard Linton, president of Kansas State University and a Virginia Tech alumnus, as Tech’s next president, concluding a six-month search for its 17th leader.
He will succeed Tim Sands, who led Virginia Tech for 12 years and oversaw a period of significant growth. Linton said Wednesday that he aims to build on that growth.
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