Frances Keene

Frances Babb Keene (Educ ’02) earned her doctorate in higher education from Virginia Tech in December 2016. Having begun her doctoral work while six months pregnant in 2007, and having taken her prelims in 2009 while pregnant for the second time, she credits her husband, friends and colleagues in student affairs for helping her through the toughest parts of going to school, working full time and being a parent all at once. Ms. Keene plans to continue her work in Student Affairs at Virginia Tech.

Frances Keene (Educ ’02) has been appointed to the newly created role of chief of operations for several units within the division of student affairs at Virginia Tech. She will support associate vice president for student affairs Frank Shushok Jr. in a broad range of activities, including project management and financial and strategic planning for dining services, housing and residence life, career services, fraternity and sorority life and student conduct.