Richard Linton will become Virginia Tech’s 17th president, joining the university in Blacksburg at the beginning of the spring semester in 2027, the Virginia Tech Office of the President announced.
According to the announcement, Linton earned three degrees at Virginia Tech before serving in leadership roles at four other land-grant institutions. The page describes his return to Blacksburg and Virginia as a homecoming.
The announcement includes links to an announcement about Linton, a video introducing him and photos from his day on campus. It also features a biography page for Sally Linton. The Office of the President did not provide a specific start date, time, event location or cost on the page.
Virginia Tech’s 16th President, Tim Sands, welcomed Linton and Sally Linton back to the university in a statement on the page. Sands said the university would support their transition in the coming months.
