Dr.
Julian
Ashby
Burruss
Born in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachel Cleveland (Ebbert) Burruss
— married
18 Jun 1907 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Julian Ashby Burruss Jr. and Jean (Burruss) Arvin
Died
at age 70
in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2021
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Biography
Julian was born in 1876. He was the son of Woodson Burruss and Cora McDowell. He passed away in 1947. He was the first President of State Normal and Industrial School for Women (now known as James Madison University) from 1908 to 1919. He then left to become the eighth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) from 1919 to 1945.
Surviving children are:
- Julian A Burruss, Jr., Blacksburg, Virginia
- Jean Burruss, Blacksburg, Virginia
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18764136/julian-ashby-burruss
- Wikipedia contributors, "Julian Ashby Burruss," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian_Ashby_Burruss&oldid=1020150818 (accessed October 7, 2021).
- https://vt.edu/about/locations/buildings/burruss-hall.html
- https://www.jmu.edu/directory/buildings/BURR.shtml
- Obituary found on newspapers.com in The Daily News Leader, Staunton, Virginia on Sunday, january 5, 1947, p 3
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