Department of Food Science & Technology

Renee Boyer appointed as Interim Department Head of Food Science and Technology

Following a thorough selection process, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has name Renee Boyer as the interim head of Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology. She formally assumed her new role on August 10. “I have been a member of this department since becoming a student in 2000, and I truly believe that it’s my second home and second family,” Boyer said.

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