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Shannon McElhinney

First-Year Experience Chair
Shannon McElhinney
shannon28@vt.edu
  • secfc@vt.edu

Responsibilities

The First-Year Experience Chair is responsible for organizing all professional and social events for the first-year engineering class. Their main purpose is to support and enrich the first-year engineering student community.

Education

B.S. Aerospace Engineering '27

Background

Shannon McElhinney is from Cleveland, Ohio, and came to Virginia Tech to further her education and passion for learning while working towards her aerospace engineering degree. Academically, Shannon is a lover of math and physics with high interests in sustainable engineering. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and Team Tennis League. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys playing tennis, cooking, and traveling the world.