Kevin P. Granata (December 29, 1961 – April 16, 2007) was a professor in multiple departments including the Departments of Engineering, Science and Mechanics (in which he was tenured) and Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Granata held an additional academic appointment as a professor in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering a...
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Kevin P. Granata (December 29, 1961 – April 16, 2007) was a professor in multiple departments including the Departments of Engineering, Science and Mechanics (in which he was tenured) and Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Granata held an additional academic appointment as a professor in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and was an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. A victim of the Virginia Tech massacre, he died protecting students after he shepherded them into his office in order to safeguard them, and after he went to investigate and intervene.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Granata attended St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, where he played football and served on the debate team for four years, graduating in 1980 with a 4.0 GPA. Granata was awarded a bachelor's degree in engineering physics &...
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