Advising
In order to put together a solid plan to finish a degree, advising is critical. Advisors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are among the best resources on campus. In fact, they consistently win awards for the quality of advising they provide. Virginia Tech is a big university, but advisers make it seem like a small town where everyone knows everyone else.
Student advising is handled within the student's major department. Departmental advisers are listed below. Future students who know which department they are interested in should contact that department's adviser directly.
Advisors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Agricultural Technology
Applied Agricultrual Management or Landscape and Turfgrass Management (Associate of Agriculture)
Rachel Kohl
1420 Litton -Reaves Hall (0343)
(540) 231-0994
rachelkohl@vt.edu
• Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Agricultural Sciences
Ginger Dempsey
228 Litton-Reaves Hall (0343)
(540) 231-6337
gbdempsey@vt.edu
• Agricultural and Applied Economics
Agribusiness, Community Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Management and Policy, Food and Health Systems Economics, and International Trade and Development
Normand Adams
309B Hutcheson Hall (0401)
(540) 231-0913
nadams10@vt.edu
•Biochemistry
Amy Rasor
104 Engel Hall (0308)
(540-231-3058)
arasor@vt.edu
• Exploring Life Sciences
Jennifer Carr
1060 Litton-Reaves Hall (0343)
(540) 231-6503
jjc@vt.edu
•Food Science and Technology
Herbert Bruce
25D FST Building (0418)
(540) 231-9570
Fax: (540) 231-9293
brucehr@vt.edu
• Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
Renee Eaton
338 Wallace Hall (0430)
(540) 231-5987
Fax: (540) 231-3916
rselberg@vt.edu
• School of Animal Sciences
Animal & Poultry Sciences and Dairy Science
Morgan Brokken
3400 Litton-Reaves Hall
(540) 231-6936
ansci@vt.edu
Transition to Virginia Tech questions
Kathy Tarter Duncan
3697 Litton-Reaves Hall
(540) 231-4769
kathytd@vt.edu
• School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Crop and Soil Sciences, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Science, Intergrated Agriculture Technologies, Landscape Design and Turfgrass Science, and Plant Science
Karen Drake-Whitney
240 Smyth Hall (0404)
(540) 231-9785
kdrake@vt.edu