'''Captain Charles Erastus Vawter Sr.''' (??? - 1905) served as a member of the [[Board of Visitors]] from 1886 to 1900, and as rector of the board from 1889 to 1900, back when the university was known as the "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College." He held a degree in mathematics from the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/math/mathhst2.htm</ref>[[Vawter Hall]] was named in his honor.