About

Officers

President:  Joy Caughron, Radford University

President-Elect: Ann Stevens, Virginia Tech

Secretary:  Amy White, Virginia Western Community College

Treasurer: Alison Burke, Virginia Military Institute

Councilor:  Brian Badgley, Virginia Tech

Outreach Specialist: Amanda Starr, Longwood University

Immediate Past-President: David Freier, Lynchburg University

Objectives

  • To facilitate interactions among its members.
  • To stimulate investigations in microbiology and related sciences.
  • To disseminate the results of microbiology research carried out by microbiologists in Virginia.
  • To encourage microbiology-related research by students and provide a means by which students can present their research findings at the annual meeting.
  • To promote the advancement of microbiology and related fields in Virginia.