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Mitch Rippy '80, Amy Williamson '93, Elliott Armstrong '94 and Priscilla Awkard '94 compose the 41st ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Sports Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted Sept. 10. The event, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium, is free and open to the public.

Former ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ volleyball standout Sarah Schermerhorn '11 became the first player in program history to sign a professional contract. She will play for the Brøndby Volleyball Club in Copenhagen, Denmark, next season, according to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵPhoenix.com.

Around this time last year, Chris Brumbaugh '98 and Lynn Terrell '97 lived comfortably in Denver when they heard through the grapevine that their beloved Sidetrack Grill had closed. Both had worked at the iconic ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ restaurant for periods during their undergraduate days, and the news hit them hard. That's when the wheels behind The Root Trackside, the couple's new downtown ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ restaurant, began to turn.

Daniel Scagnelli, a 2006 graduate of the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, has been chosen to lead the Beech Mountain (N.C.) Department of Parks and Recreation.

Virginia Tech has named Eleanor Finger '90 its new director of housing and residence life. She previously served as dean of students and director of residence life at Washington State University.