Athletic facilities http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/athletics.html en Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:31:48 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/basketball_practice_facility.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:57:28 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/basketball_practice_facility.html 37.22331 -80.41831 197 BBPF 2009 Hahn and Hurst families     T. Marshall Hahn Jr.

The center is named for President-emeritus T. Marshall Hahn Jr., Anne Hahn Hurst, and Marshall Hurst. T. Marshall Hahn Jr. was president from 1962 to 1974 and transformed VPI into a major research university before leaving to help lead Georgia-Pacific. Anne Hahn Hurst, who is President-emeritus Hahn's daughter, and Marshall Hurst, her son and his grandson, as well as Hurst's husband, Leigh Hurst, and mother, Peggy Lee Hahn, both of whom died in 2009, supported the project.

]]> http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/namesake-images/S_hahn-marshall.jpg Athletic facilities Rector Field House http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/rector-field-house.html Major construction on the Rector Field House was completed in 1971. Built primarily of stone and structural steel, the field house includes a full-length AstroTurf football field surrounded by a 310-yard tartan track with a Mondo all-weather surface.

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/rector-field-house.html 37.21899 -80.42168 186 RFH 1971 Charles W. Rector The field house is named for 1958 alumnus Charles W. Rector, president and chief administrator of Rector Construction Co. Rector, who served on the university's board of visitors, was active in corporate, civic, and religious organizations and was known as one of Virginia Tech's most loyal and staunchest supporters.

]]> Athletic facilities Merryman Athletic Facility http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/merryman-athletic-facility.html An all-purpose athletic building, the Merryman Center was completed in 1998. Among its amenities are a sports medicine complex complete with training rooms and doctors' offices, a strength and conditioning complex, a speed and agility gym, a 130-seat auditorium, and an athletic memorabilia area. Merryman joins Casssell Coliseum and the Jamerson Athletic Center.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/merryman-athletic-facility.html 37.22155 -80.41906 187A MRYMN 1998 F.W. "Sonny" Merryman The Merryman Center is named for Floyd Withers "Sonny" Merryman Jr, a student here in the early 1940s and founder and head of one of Virginia's largest transportation distributors, Sonny Merryman Inc. A noted entrepreneur and generous philanthropist, Merryman has supported numerous organizations and financially helped hundreds of students to receive college degrees. At Virginia Tech, his decades of service in numerous capacities earned him his alma mater's prestigious Ruffner Medal.

]]> Athletic facilities Lane Stadium/Worsham Field http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/lane-stadium-worsham-field.html Most major construction on Lane Stadium was completed in 1969, although the football field -- now known as Worsham Field -- was first used in 1965 for a freshman football game. The first varsity game, Virginia Tech versus the College of William and Mary, was played on Oct. 2, 1965, with Tech winning 9-7. Over the years, the stadium has been improved and enlarged. Today, it has permanent seating for 66,233 fans for home games that are always sell-outs. It is also the site of spring commencement ceremonies.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/lane-stadium-worsham-field.html 37.21997 -80.41873 185 STAD 1965 Edward Hudson Lane and Wes Worsham Lane Stadium memorializes Edward Hudson Lane Sr., a student here in the early 1900s and later a member of the board of visitors. He co-founded the Lane Company, the world's largest producer of cedar chests; served on four major corporation boards; and sat on the national Business Council. The playing area was named Worsham Field in 1991 in honor of longtime Hokie supporter Wes Worsham, who pledged $1 million to the university's Second Century Campaign.

]]> Athletic facilities Jamerson Athletic Center http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/jamerson-athletic-center.html Constructed in 1982 adjoining Cassell Coliseum, the Jamerson Athletic Center houses administrative offices and other facilities for the Athletics Department. Among the more notable facilities in the building are the Jim "Bulldog" Haren weight room and the Gordon D. Bowman Memorial Club Room, which is open to Hokie Club members.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/jamerson-athletic-center.html 37.22207 -80.4183 187B COL 1982 The Jamerson Athletic Center honors 1956 alumnus William Edward "Bill" Jamerson, whose family business constructed the building. Jamerson helped found and headed several construction and related businesses and was an Atlantic Coast Conference official. His generosity and sound advice have enhanced Virginia Tech athletics, the building construction department, and the university's Center for European Studies and Architecture. Virginia Tech has recognized his contributions with its Alumni Distinguished Service Award and University Distinguished Achievement Award.

]]> Athletic facilities Cassell Coliseum http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/cassell-coliseum.html Under construction from 1960 to 1964, Cassell Coliseum is a sports arena with 10,052 permanent seats and an arched roof supported by flying buttresses. Originally known as the Student Activities and Physical Education Building, Cassell was first used on Jan. 3, 1962 -- before its completion -- for a basketball game with Alabama, which Virginia Tech won 91-67.  In addition to athletic games, the coliseum has been used for commencement exercises, presidential inaugurations, concerts, speeches, and tournaments.

]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/cassell-coliseum.html 37.22245 -80.41893 187 COL 1961 Stuart K. Cassell     Stuart K. Cassell

The coliseum honors the memory of 1932 alumnus Stuart Kent Cassell, an agricultural Extension instructor (1933-41), chief business officer (1945-66), and vice president for administration (1966-76). Highly esteemed and visionary, Cassell steered the physical growth of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) into a major university. He helped run VPI when one president became ill and was instrumental in organizing the VPI Educational Foundation.

]]> http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/namesake-images/S_cassell-stuart.jpg Athletic facilities Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/burrows-burleson-tennis-center.html The 46,485-square-foot facility offers six outdoor and six indoor courts and is home to all men's and women's home tennis matches. The locker room were remodeled and upgraded in 2004. Digital video cameras added to each court in 2008.

]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/burrows-burleson-tennis-center.html 37.21483 -80.4193 183 TC 1975 Burrows-Burleson Families The center was made possible by gifts from Dave and Betty Burrows of Roanoke; their son, Jack, and his wife, Lee, of Roanoke; and their daughter, Beverly, and her husband, Bob Burleson, of Tallahassee, Fla. In addition, others who provided support for the new center were Mrs. Clifton P. Gaunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. McMahon, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hoge III, Mrs. Carol B. Rector, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Rector Jr.

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