Building to be named in honor of Lathams; $5 million gift to support research

Abstract

At a ceremony today held in the Inn at Virginia Tech's Latham Ballroom, Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger announced a $5 million gift to the university from William and Elizabeth Latham of Haymarket, Va. The gift will be used to establish an endowed fund to support academic research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.