Brians, Craig Leonard, 1962-2013
Biographical Note
Born May 17, 1962, Craig Leonard Brians was a political science professor at Virginia Tech from 1998 until his death in 2013. In addition to serving as the political science department chair, he was the primary author of Empirical Political Analysis. Brians completed his bachelor’s degree from the California State University, Fresno, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to his academic career, Brians graduated from the Fresno Police Academy and served in the Fresno Police Force.
He married Jessica Folkart, a Virginia Tech professor in foreign languages and literature, and they had four children. He died unexpectedly at home on November 10, 2013.
In memoriam: Craig Leonard Brians, associate professor of political science, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech News, November 12, 2013.
Craigs' Legacy.com guestbook
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1993 - 2013
Craig L. Brians Papers
The Craig L. Brians Papers include materials collected and created by Brians. The majority of the papers relate to Brians's time as an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech (1998-2013) and his contributions to the field of political science.