Paul Ernest Torgersen (October 13, 1931 – March 29, 2015) was the 14th President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
[1] Torgersen came to Virginia Tech in 1967 as a professor and the head of the Department of Industrial Engineering.
He also briefly served as interim president of Virginia Tech after William Lavery stepped down in 1987 prior to James McComas' arrival in 1988.
[4] Torgersen received the Benjamin G. Lamme Meritorious Achievement Medal from the Ohio State University in 1990.
On October 6, 2000, with the completion of the 28-million-dollar Communications and Information Technology facility, a dedication was held and the building was named Paul E. Torgersen Hall.