About

Officers

President: David Freier, Lynchburg University

President-Elect: Joy Caughron, Radford University

Treasurer:  Lynn Lewis, University of Mary Washington

Secretary:  Amy White, Virginia Western Community College

Councilor:  Brian Badgley, Virginia Tech

Outreach Specialist: Alison Burke, Virginia Military Institute

Immediate Past-President: Jamie Brooks, 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.