Students at Virginia Tech

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Students at Virginia Tech

Linked from: thinkprogress.org

This is a partial list and only includes victims who have been specifically named in the media.  Collection originally compiled at Wikipedia.org:

First shooting: West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory

    * Ryan Clark, 22, a senior from Augusta, Georgia triple-majoring in Biology, English, and Psychology. A resident advisor at the West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory, Clark was killed in the dormitory as he rushed over to investigate what was going on and came upon the gunman.  Clark played the baritone in the Marching Virginians.

    * Emily J. Hilscher, 19, a freshman from Woodville in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

Second shooting: Norris Hall Engineering Building


    * Ross Alameddine, a sophomore from Saugus, Massachusetts.

    * Caitlin Hammaren, a sophomore in International Studies and French.

    * Matt La Porte, a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey in University Studies.

    * Jarrett Lane, a senior from Narrows, Virginia in Civil Engineering.

    * Henry Lee, a freshman from Roanoke, Virginia in Computer Engineering.

    * Juan Ortiz Ortiz, a graduate Puerto Rican student in Civil Engineering.

    * Daniel Pérez-Cueva, a student from Peru in International Relations.

    * Mary Read, a freshman from Annandale, Virginia.

    * Reema Samaha, a freshman from Centreville, Virginia.

    * Leslie Sherman, a sophomore in History and International Studies from Springfield, Virginia.

    * Maxine Turner, a senior from Vienna, Virginia in Chemical Engineering.

    * Christopher Jamie Bishop, an instructor killed while teaching a German class.

    * Kevin Granata, a professor.

    * Liviu Librescu, a professor and Holocaust survivor killed while holding off the gunman so his students could escape out the window.

    * G. V. Loganathan, a professor.

    * Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French teacher from Montreal, Quebec.

    * Brian Bluhm, a graduate student in Civil Engineering.

Source: Wikipedia.org   verified on Virginiatechvictim.com
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