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Archived Stories for May, 2008

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05/30/08 Isaac Barber's YouTube contest win yields opening act spot in gospel concert 08375
05/30/08 Fred Crittenden named Friend of Virginia Cooperative Extension 08370
05/30/08 Christopher Hall named aerospace and ocean engineering department head 08366
05/30/08 Weekend retreat to benefit Virginia forest landowners 08363
05/29/08 Memo from President Charles W. Steger: The future of the Office of Recovery and Support 08374
05/29/08 Faculty honored with North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teaching Fellow Awards 08367
05/29/08 Heather Switzer named American Association of University Women American Dissertation Fellow 08368
05/28/08 Shukla receives Humboldt Foundation award 08358
05/28/08 Pamplin College inaugurates innovative program to ease national faculty shortage 08362
05/28/08 University to develop climate commitment, sustainability plan 08365
05/28/08 Researchers suggest road to better health just a mouse click away 08359
05/27/08 Dan Inman receives distinguished alumnus award 08357
05/27/08 Richard J. Bay to tackle faith at Perspective Gallery, June 6-July 21 08360
05/27/08 Nowak named director of Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention 08361
05/27/08 Stephen Prisley recognized for contribution to 2007 Nobel Peace Prize 08356
05/23/08 Computer Science announces call for participation in the Green500 List 08364
05/23/08 Katharine Knowlton recognized for teaching excellence in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 08354
05/23/08 Kathy Hosig recognized for teaching excellence in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 08353
05/23/08 Ansar Ahmed named head of Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology 08344
05/22/08 Barbara Ryder to head Department of Computer Science 08343
05/22/08 Ten graduate students named 2008 ICTAS Doctoral Scholars 08351
05/22/08 Corporate Research Center's Joe Meredith receives business leadership award 08352
05/21/08 F. William Pierson named director of Veterinary Teaching Hospital 08341
05/21/08 Madagascar carnivores are focus of National Science Foundation-funded student research 08335
05/21/08 Gerard Toal honored with geography career award 08345
05/21/08 Veterinary college recognizes service dog of the year 08348
05/20/08 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presents Wayne Purcell with Hall of Fame Award 08342
05/20/08 Architecture student designs an award-winning chair out of a shipping pallet 08349
05/20/08 X. J. Meng accorded Honorary Diplomate status in American College of Veterinary Microbiology 08340
05/19/08 University to host fourth annual Garden Gala on June 14 08336
05/19/08 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presents Lara Pappas with Outstanding Recent Alumna Award 08339
05/19/08 Demand strong for a seat at Virginia Tech; Freshman class up 7 percent from previous year 08350
05/16/08 University to host meeting of Virginia's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, join the Virginia-Nebraska Alliance 08347
05/16/08 College of Engineering honors distinguished alumni 08334
05/16/08 Spring weed control the subject of new podcast from Extension turf specialist 08333
05/16/08 Pamplin College of Business students study in Asia, Africa, and Europe this summer 08338
05/16/08 Memorial Center of Excellence for forestry opens in Nepal 08318
05/15/08 Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to expand cyberinfrastructure education and outreach project 08332
05/15/08 Management professor receives General Motors/Sullivan award 08331
05/14/08 Staff leadership award winners announced 08330
05/14/08 Summer programs will educate, inform, and entertain thousands 08337
05/13/08 Paul L. Knox receives Distinguished Scholarship Honors from the Association of American Geographers 08326
05/13/08 Undergraduate courses offered for the first time at the Northern Virginia Center 08315
05/12/08 Summer Arts Festival 2008 celebrates 17 years of bringing the arts to Blacksburg 08328
05/12/08 Pat Artis named engineering college's distinguished alumnus 08325
05/12/08 Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment announces 2008 Summer Scholars 08323
05/12/08 Chamber Singers perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for season closer 08327
05/09/08 Soil Judging Team captures second place at national competition 08314
05/09/08 Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme 08313
05/09/08 Nicole Roisin Benincasa named 2008 winner of the A. Alan Baird Memorial Award 08292
05/09/08 Scientists reveal evolutionary intricacies of Rickettsia pathogens 08322
05/09/08 Yalana B. Bryant receives education advocate of the year award 08329
05/08/08 Virginia Bioinformatics Institute graduate assistant awarded prestigious scholarship from College of Science 08317
05/08/08 Marzouk, Waller named 2008 graduate man and woman of the year 08300
05/08/08 Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science names associate director for research 08297
05/08/08 Parettti wins Virginia Tech Engineering Sporn Award 08296
05/08/08 Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Department of Education form educational partnership 08311
05/08/08 National Association of Black Accountants student organization to expand opportunities in second year 08319
05/07/08 Thomas L. Foster named deputy police chief 08320
05/07/08 Dairy Challenge Team returns from Wisconsin with gold award 08307
05/07/08 Service-Learning Center director receives award 08291
05/07/08 Public administration graduate student named U.S. Presidential Management Fellow 08321
05/07/08 James B. Jones will receive the university's most prestigious honor 08304
05/06/08 Pratt and Whitney establishes engineering university partnership with Virginia Tech 08290
05/06/08 English professors recognized with national awards 08293
05/06/08 American Electric Power Company manager to receive Pamplin College Distinguished Alumnus Award 08295
05/06/08 University will give its 2008 University Distinguished Achievement Award to Gene James 08305
05/06/08 Intercollegiate athletic program fully certified by the NCAA 08324
05/06/08 Undergraduate student awarded Fulbright Grant 08306
05/05/08 Alumni Association announces Alumni Distinguished Service Awards 08303
05/05/08 Kathy Lu receives national ceramic engineering award 08281
05/05/08 University to celebrate Donning of the Kente honoring black student achievements 08309
05/05/08 Board of Visitors sets undergraduate, graduate tuition and fees for 2008-09 08316
05/05/08 Hospitality industry veteran and Hampton Roads Center team up to present workshop on ensuring success 08312
05/05/08 More than 5,000 graduates to be honored at Virginia Tech's spring commencement May 9 08310
05/05/08 Engineering Dean's Awards for Excellence presented for 2007-08 08308
05/02/08 Dining services, students work together to feed New River Valley's hungry 08302
05/02/08 Researchers identify plant immunity suppressing pathogen virulence proteins 08283
05/02/08 Kay Dunkley assumes directorship of Reynolds Homestead 08289
05/02/08 Board of Visitors names student representatives 08287
05/02/08 Homecoming Board launches 2008 homecoming theme call for proposals 08294
05/01/08 Veterinary Business Management Association presents program to aid future growth and stability of veterinary profession 08268
05/01/08 National Association of Education Procurement honors Virginia Tech with award of excellence 08282
05/01/08 Students compete to design virtual student center 08301