Remembering the Fallen of Virginia Tech
I will try to keep a list here of names of victims as they become available. If you want more in depth information, check out this article at MSNBC.
Christopher Bishop German Professor
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak: French Language teacher.
Kevin Granata: Granata served in the military and later conducted orthopedic research in hospitals before coming to Virginia Tech, where he and his students researched muscle and reflex response and robotics. Puri called him one of the top five biomechanics researchers in the country working on movement dynamics in cerebral palsy.
Liviu Librescu: Librescu was born in Romania and was known internationally for his research in aeronautical engineering, Puri wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "His research has enabled better aircraft, superior composite materials, and more robust aerospace structures," Puri said. This man died saving his students as he blocked the door with his own body while they escaped out of windows. He was a survivor of the Holcaust.
G.V. Loganathan: an Indian-born lecturer at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Ross Abdallah Alameddine: 20, of Saugus, Mass. He was a sophomore English major who was gunned down in French class.
Brian Bluhm 25, a civil engineering graduate student.
Ryan Clark: Resident assistant that came to the aid of the girl who was in an argument with her boyfriend. the boyfriend shot them both. He was a senior from Martinez, Ga., with three majors who carried a 4.0 grade-point average, said Vernon Collins, coroner in Columbia County, Ga.
Austin Cloyd: an international studies major from Blacksburg, Va.
Daniel Perez Cueva: 21, a student from Peru who was studying international relations.
Matthew G. Gwaltney: 24, of Chester, Va., a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering.
Caitlin Hammaren: 19, of Westtown, N.Y., was a sophomore majoring in international studies and French.
Jeremy Herbstritt: 27, of Bellefonte, Pa. A graduate student in engineering.
Rachael Hill: 18, of Richmond, Va., a freshman.
Emily Hilscher: 19, from Woodville, Va. She was a freshman majoring in animal and poultry sciences.
Matthew La Porte: from Dumont, N.J., a freshman majoring in university studies. He had been an Air Force cadet at Virginia Tech.
Jarrett Lane: 22, from Narrows, Va., a senior majoring in civil engineering.
Henry Lee from Roanoke, Va., a freshman majoring in computer engineering.
Partahi Lumbantoruan: 34, of Indonesia, civil engineering doctoral student.
Lauren McCain: 20, of Hampton, Va. According to her MySpace page, McCain was planning to major in international studies.
Daniel O'Neill: 22, of Lincoln, R.I. A graduate student in environmental engineering, he also played guitar and wrote his own songs.
Juan Ortiz: 26, a graduate student in civil engineering from Puerto Rico, was killed while teaching a class.
Minal Panchal: 26, a first-year building-science student from Mumbai, India.
Erin Peterson: Freshamn. Graduated from the same highschool as the shooter and another victim, Reema Samatha.
Michael Pohle: 23, of Flemington, N.J.
Julia Pryde: a graduate student from Middletown, N.J.
Mary Read: 19, of Annandale, Va.
Reema Samaha: 18, from Centreville, Va., a freshman who also performed with the school's Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Graduated from the same school as the shooter and another victim, Reema Samatha, three years after the shooter graduated.
Waleed Shalaan, 32, Grad student, Egypt
Leslie Sherman: age 20, a sophomore majoring in history and international studies.
Maxine Turner: from Vienna, Va., a senior majoring in chemical engineering.
Nicole White: 20, of Carrollton, Va. A junior, she majored in international studies and German.
