Latham Hall
Latham Hall
The William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham Agriculture and Natural Resources Building is a laboratory facility that supports plant science teaching and research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Natural Resources.
William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham
Elizabeth and William Latham
A 1955 graduate of Virginia Tech, Bill Latham returned home to Haymarket to operate Waterloo Farm, a 700- acre dairy and general farm where Bill and Betty raised four children. Betty Latham, a native of Radford, Va., graduated from New York University. In 1973, The Lathams founded Budget Motels, Inc., which currently owns and operates one Comfort Inn and nine Days Inns.
Bill Latham was appointed by governors Charles Robb and James Gilmore to serve two terms on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, where he chaired the Building and Grounds Committee and was also appointed vice rector. He remains an active member of the William Preston Society (former board of visitor members); served on the National Leadership Campaign Committee for the university’s Alumni and Conference Center Campaign; and filled leadership roles in Virginia Tech’s two earlier capital campaigns.
Bill and Betty also currently serve as co-chairs of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Campaign Steering Committee.
In 1996, Bill was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his dedication to Virginia Tech.
In addition to his many contributions to Virginia Tech, Bill remains involved with his community where he was a member of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Savings and Loan Association in Manassas, Va., as well as a charter member of the Bull Run Lions Club.
The Lathams have made several other significant contributions to Virginia Tech, including those to enhance the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the livestock teaching arena, and to the Northern Virginia 4-H Center. They have provided funds for the William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham Histopathology Laboratory in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, and established the William C. and Elizabeth H. Latham Scholar-in-Residence Endowment for the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. The university has also benefited from their support to the alumni and conference center, to WVTF-FM public radio, and to athletic programs and scholarships for student athletes.
Address: West Campus Drive | Map Grid: L-7
Originally Built: 2006 | Abbreviation: LATH