Nora Kirstein to retire after 42 years in information technology at Virginia Tech

If there ever was a Hokie through and through, it’s Nora Kirstein.During her time at Virginia Tech, she hasEarned two degrees in computer scienceHeld numerous positions with the Finance Applications team across three departmentsWorked in five campus buildings — as well as over the former Big Al’s in downtown Blacksburg and from homeMarried a fellow Virginia Tech computer science alumn and current Division of IT employee, Dean Kirstein — they met as studentsRaised two children who, of course, are also Virginia Tech alumniKirstein, applications analyst within the Division of Information Technology, will retire July 1, after 42 years of service. “I have been affiliated with Virginia Tech in almost every way possible,” she said.While a student, Kirstein worked as a wage employee and as a graduate teaching assistant and participated in Phi Beta Kappa. As an employee, she’s worked full- and part-time roles, as a supervisor, and, in her words, a “regular worker bee.” As alums, the Kirsteins a...