Background
BURRUSS, Julian Ashby was born on August 16, 1876 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Woodson Cheadle and Cora Emmett (McDowell) Burruss.
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Julian Ashby Burruss
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Ya. Polytechnic Institute., Bachelor of Science in Continuing Education. Master of Arts, Columbia University, Doctor of Philosophy, TJ. of Chicago.
Career
His service began in 1908 and ended in 1919 when he left JMU to become the eighth President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His tenure at Virginia Technical lasted from September 1, 1919 to July 1, 1945. Burruss was responsible for fully implementing the neogothic style of architecture at Virginia Technology
Shortly before he assumed the presidency the Old McBryde Hall had been the first building on the Virginia Technical campus to be constructed in the neogothic style using locally quarried native limestone.
lieutenant had originally been planned as a brick building but native limestone was substituted when brick became unavailable due to World War I. Burruss adopted the Gothic Revival style using the native limestone now known as Hokie Stone for the many subsequent buildings constructed during his tenure giving the Virginia Technical campus the appearance seen today. Burruss Hall, the administration building at Virginia Technical, is named for Burruss.
JMU also has a building named in Burruss" honor.
Membership
Member: Phi Kappa Phi. Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of American Revolution Clubs: Rotary International, Westmoreland (Richmond, Virginia.), Cohee Country (Blacksburg, Virginia.), University (Blacksburg, Virginia.).
Connections
Spouse Rachel Cleveland Ebbert, 1907, Covington, Kentucky.
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United States