Google founder Eric Schmidt has given a donation to Virginia Tech's School of Engineering in the sum of $2 million dollars. Schmidt grew up in Blacksburg and was the son of a Virginia Tech economics professor. He was also a neighbor to Paul Torgersen a former Dean of Tech's College of Engineering and president from 1993 to 2000.
roanoke.com Schmidt wrote in an e-mail that the gift was a tribute to the Torgersens for all the contributions they have given to Tech. He went on to say he did not know of anyone who had done more for Virginia Tech in the last 40 years. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: Mike is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest ebusiness news.VA Tech Says Google CEO Is "The Schmidt"
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