Charles W. Steger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles W. Steger

15th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-2018

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Charles William Steger Jr.
(June 16, 1947 – May 6, 2018) was an American architect and engineer who was the 15th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
He graduated in 1969 from Virginia Tech, where he also received his master's in architecture and Ph.D.
in Environmental Science and Engineering.Steger served at Virginia Tech at nearly every level possible.
He was a Virginia Tech student, instructor (where he won two teaching excellence awards and co-authored a textbook now in its seventh edition), academic department head, college dean (the youngest dean of any college of architecture in the US), vice president, and finally president. In Steger's previous position as Vice President for Development and University Relations, he served as director of a six-year campaign which exceeded its $250 million goal raising $337.4 million with over 71,000 donors. On May 14, 2013, Steger announced that he would step down as the President of Virginia Tech.
He was succeeded on June 1, 2014 by Timothy D.
Sands, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Purdue University.
Steger died on May 6, 2018 in his home in Blacksburg.