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Christiansburg Institute Alumni |
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The Christiansburg Institute rebirth began in 1976 when 700 alumni met to preserve their alma mater, closed in 1966 by local educational policy in the face of desegregation. Today, the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association (CIAA) is a national, non-profit membership organization of more than 1300 alumni and friends with chapters across the US and a quarterly newsletter. In 1996 the CIAA launched an effort to reopen the Christiansburg Institute according to a fourfold plan to preserve, exhibit, educate and build community through the development of an archive, museum and learning center. At left: Christiansburg Institute yearbook cover from 1955, after the school became part of the public school system. |
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CIAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Elaine Dowe Carter 