Tom and Cheryl Taylor of Sperryville are proud to announce the college graduation of their son, Brian J. Taylor.

Brian graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on May 9 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, a minor in real estate and a minor in music.

While attending Virginia Tech, he participated in the university's marching band, The Marching Virginians, where he played the tuba and was Rank Captain. He was a member of Delta Omicron, a professional music fraternity and played in the university's orchestra and symphony bands. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta, a law fraternity.

He lives in Sperryville and is employed as a loan officer for Farm Credit in Culpeper.