Three Women in New Administrative Posts at Virginia Tech

Lisa M. Lee has been named associate vice president for research and innovation and director of the Division of Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech. She was previously chief of bioethics and human subjects research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Dr. Lee is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She also holds a master’s degree in educational psychology and moral development from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree in bioethics from Albany Medical College, and a Ph.D. in public health from John’s Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Cassie Wedd Wagner has been appointed director of alumni and referring practitioner relations at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. She was a clinical outcomes analyst and case manager at LewisGale hospitals Montgomery, Pulaski, and Medical Center.

Dr. Wagner holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Virginia and a master of public health and doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Virginia Tech.

Kim Blair has been named assistant vice president of advancement. She will oversee fundraising and other initiatives in the city of Roanoke, Virginia. She has been serving as a senior principal gift officer for the university since 2016.

Blair holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, and a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from what is now the University of Lynchburg in Virginia.

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