2015 Code of Virginia
Title 23 - Educational Institutions
§ 23-93. Appointment of visitors generally

A. The board of visitors shall consist of sixteen visitors to be appointed by the Governor and the Adjutant General, ex officio. Of the visitors appointed by the Governor, twelve shall be alumni of the Institute and four shall not be alumni of the Institute. The four visitors appointed by the Governor who are not alumni of the Institute shall be residents of the Commonwealth. Until June 30, 1985, nine of the twelve alumni visitors shall be residents of the Commonwealth. Thereafter eight of the twelve alumni visitors shall be residents of the Commonwealth. The remaining alumni visitors shall be nonresidents.

B. Each appointive visitor in office on July 1, 1980, shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed. Of the visitors to be appointed for terms commencing July 1, 1980, four shall be appointed for terms of three years and four for terms of four years. One of such visitors appointed for a four-year term and one appointed for a three-year term shall not be alumni of the Institute. One of such visitors appointed for a four-year term and one appointed for a three-year term shall be nonresident alumni. Thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of four years and one visitor appointed each year shall not be an alumnus of the Institute. Beginning in 1985 and thereafter, one visitor appointed each year shall be a nonresident alumnus.

All appointments for full terms, as well as to fill vacancies, shall be made by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.

Code 1919, § 835; 1930, p. 81; 1936, p. 262; 1944, p. 400; 1945, p. 49; 1946, p. 414; 1960, c. 187; 1968, c. 719; 1978, c. 453; 1979, c. 17; 1980, c. 648.