The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors recently selected a current student and a college alumna to serve as liaisons between the student body and the board.

Austin Larrowe, a fourth-year University Honors Program student majoring in applied economic management and agricultural sciences from Woodlawn, Virginia, is now the board’s undergraduate student representative. Larrowe is a member of University Council, as well as Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society.

Ashley Francis, who received her undergraduate degree in human nutrition, foods, and exercise, is the graduate student representative to the board. The Blacksburg resident is currently a master’s student in public health in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.