Byrd gift

Thomas R. Byrd (ACCT ’80) and Daisy H. Byrd of Midlothian, Va., have completed their pledge of $1 million to the college (see related story).

Curling professorship

Doug C. Curling (ACCT ’76, MACCT ’77) and Donna A. Curling, of Roswell, Ga., have given $1 million to establish the Curling Professorship for Accounting and Information Systems to recognize the quality of his education at Virginia Tech and in memory of his father Calvin T. Curling (IE ’50) and uncle James C. Curling (SOC ’51) (see related story).

Lee Scholarship

Kee Ho Lee (MACCT ’80) of Providence Forge, Va., has given $100,000 to establish the Kwan Soon Lee Scholarship Fund to provide scholarship support for the accounting and information systems department. This endowment is in memory of his mother, Kwan Soon Lee, who raised eight children after losing her husband during the Korean War.

Hartman pledge

Jeffrey C. Hartman (MGT ’79) of Charlotte, N.C., has pledged $25,000 to establish the Jeffrey Hartman Dean’s Fund for Excellence. Hartman is a member of the finance department’s advisory board. He created the endowment out of gratitude for the benefits his education has afforded him and to give back to his alma mater.

Renner gift

John Renner (MGT ’73) and Joan Renner, of Alexandria, Va., have pledged $25,000 to establish the John and Joan Renner Excellence Fund in Accounting and Information Systems to support the department and create expanded opportunities for educational excellence at Virginia Tech.

Hartman pledge

Marion S. Whitfield Jr. (ACCT ’67) and Rebecca P. Whitfield, of Virginia Beach, Va., have included a bequest provision in their estate plan to establish the Marion and Rebecca Whitfield Senior Faculty Fellowship and the Marion and Rebecca Whitfield Accounting Excellence Fund. Marion Whitfield had a 10-year career as a Certified Public Accountant and retired as chief financial officer of Doughtie’s Foods, Inc. in Portsmouth, Va., after 20 years. He and his wife are avid supporters of Virginia Tech and strong believers in education’s role in shaping lives.