DIRECTORY
Development Contact
Kim Blair
Director of Development
kblair@vt.edu
(540) 231-7562 office
(540) 449-2435 cell
Kim comes to Virginia Tech after having served 15 years in development and alumni relations at Roanoke College. She is a Blacksburg, Va., native and her roots and connections with Virginia Tech run deep, with many Hokie alumni family members. Kim serves as the chief major-gift officer for the college and works closely with Dean Jack Davis, senior administration, and faculty members. Her role is to plan and implement the college's comprehensive development program and overall fundraising efforts from all private sources in support of current operations, endowment, capital, and other purposes.
COLLEGE COMMITTEES
Giving to CAUS
Giving to the College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Throughout our history, private philanthropy has played a critical role in shaping the success of our educational mission. Friends and alumni have confirmed their confidence in our vision. Their generosity has made possible the unique position we are in today. There are many ways to give; the following are three recent examples:
An Outright Gift
Clark Nexsen has donated $50,000 to provide scholarships for students in the School of Architecture + Design. Clark Nexsen is a full-service architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning firm headquartered in Norfolk, Va., with branch offices in Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Richmond, and Roanoke, Va.; and Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. It is the intent of the Clark Nexsen Foundation for this scholarship to be awarded in conjunction with existing meritorious awards to undergraduate students in the School of Architecture + Design, and thereby increasing impact for the recipients.
The scholarship was given by Clark Nexsen in honor of Robert C. Gibson, Virginia Tech alumnus (degree '59) who recently retired as the CEO and president of the company. "We consider it a great honor to be able to give back to Virginia Tech and particularly to the School of Architecture + Design. We hope it repays, in some small way, for the tremendous head start that our education at Virginia Tech gave us. It is important that we help new students of architecture get this same head start," said Tom T. Winborne, COO of Clark Nexsen and Virginia Tech alumnus (BArch '75).
An endowment established to provide programmatic support
James Bohland, executive director of Virginia Tech's National Capital Region and senior fellow, and his wife, Sally Bohland, have created an endowment in support of the School of Public and International Affairs. They have established the James Bohland Excellence Fund to provide programmatic support specifically for the governance and international affairs (GIA) program in the National Capitol Region within the School of Public and International Affairs."In today's world it is essential that policy makers have an understanding of global complexities and their impact on world politics. The GIA program in the National Capital Region provides a critical global prospective to students from a wide range of professional backgrounds. I am hopeful that this small endowment will enable the program to continue to serve these students at the high level of excellence that is now the case," said James Bohland.
A Deferred Bequest
Mark S. Lindsey, Virginia Tech alumnus (BArch '82), along with his wife, Denise D. Lindsey, have designated Virginia Tech and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies as beneficiaries in their estate plan. The Lindseys reside in Richmond, Va., where Mark is a partner with Baskervill (www.Baskervill.com), a full-service architectural, engineering, and interior design firm, with offices in Richmond and Roanoke, as well as Bejing, China. "We wanted to do be able two things when we made our contribution to Virginia Tech. First, we wanted to be able to provide maximum impact in regards to our gift. Second, we wanted our estate to avoid paying any inheritance taxes. A revocable trust, with Virginia Tech as a beneficiary, allowed us to accomplish those goals. It's comforting to know our estate will be put to good use long after we have a need for it. Setting up the trust was remarkably easy," said Mark Lindsey.
The Lindseys