This page from the August 12, 1925, Board of Visitors meeting notes the use and remodeling plans of the "large residence in the grove" for use as a dorm for women students.
This page from the June 8, 1926, Board of Visitors meeting notes the plan to use an additional faculty residence for a women's dormitory and the hope of expanding the existing women's dorm dining room.
In 1982, Sandra Sullivan was named Vice President for Student Affairs, becoming the first woman to hold a university-wide executive position on the campus.
Carmen Venegas of Costa Rica was one of the first international Latina/Hispanic women students to graduate from Virginia Tech, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1938. She was a founding member of the Short Wave Club, which invested in a school…