MU's Virginia Peterson retires after a student-dedicated career

Monday, July 11, 2011 | 12:01 a.m. CDT; updated 8:58 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 12, 2011

COLUMBIA — On a recent Thursday, Virginia Peterson sat in her Schweitzer Hall office finishing up an e-mail to a prospective biochemistry student looking for help. As director of undergraduate advising for MU's Biochemistry Department, Peterson makes it a priority to respond quickly to students. This e-mail was 10 minutes old.

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