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Archived Stories for December, 2008

DateTitleNumber
12/29/08 Connie Lowe receives Provost Award for Excellence in Advising 08811
12/29/08 Jill C. Sible receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching 08824
12/29/08 O. Hayden Griffin receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching 08823
12/29/08 Charles Taylor receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising 08822
12/29/08 Ted Oyama receives Alumni Award for Research Excellence 08821
12/29/08 John Browder receives Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research 08820
12/29/08 Kusum Singh receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic Advising 08819
12/29/08 Rod Youngman receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension 08818
12/29/08 Jerry J. Stump receives President's Award for Excellence 08817
12/29/08 James Orband receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension 08816
12/29/08 X.J Meng receives Alumni Award for Research Excellence 08815
12/29/08 Robert McDuffie receives 2008 W.E. Wine Award for excellence in teaching 08814
12/29/08 Glenda Snyder receives Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach 08813
12/29/08 Marie Paretti receives Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Engineering Subjects 08812
12/29/08 E. Thomas Ewing receives Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence 08825
12/29/08 Staff of Community Design Assistance Center receives Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence 08826
12/29/08 Yonsenia White receives Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award 08839
12/29/08 Janis Terpenny receives Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award 08838
12/29/08 P.S. Polanah receives Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award 08837
12/29/08 Devi Gnyawali receives Alumni Award for Excellence in International Education 08836
12/29/08 Sandra Ward receives President's Award for Excellence 08834
12/29/08 George Jackson receives President's Award for Excellence 08834
12/29/08 Kim Briele receives President's Award for Excellence 08833
12/29/08 Vickie Akers receives President's Award for Excellence 08832
12/29/08 James Sochinski receives XCaliber Lifetime Achievement Award 08831
12/29/08 Thomas Walker receives XCaliber Award 08830
12/29/08 J.D. Stahl receives W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching 08828
12/29/08 Elizabeth Bloomer receives Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Subjects 08827
12/29/08 Jeannine Eddleton receives W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching 08829
12/23/08 Research team reports how, when life on earth became so big 08808
12/22/08 Maura Borrego receives prestigious National Science Foundation Presidential Award 08803
12/22/08 Faculty member receives American Agricultural Law Association highest honor 08807
12/19/08 MANIAC competition scheduled for March; Virginia Tech calls for entries 08802
12/19/08 S. K. De Datta to be named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow 08806
12/19/08 Engineering professor wins $100,000 Air Force Young Investigator Award 08787
12/18/08 X.J. Meng named inaugural Fralin Life Science Institute Senior Faculty Fellow 08804
12/18/08 Team wins international competition with robots designed to save lives of construction workers 08792
12/18/08 Letter from President Charles W. Steger regarding state budget 08810
12/18/08 Hurricane protection system in New Orleans noted as a system in name only 08791
12/17/08 Virginia Tech, local communities to explore creation of centralized 911 08795
12/17/08 April 16 Document Archive available to families and victims of tragedy 08809
12/17/08 University hosts international Fulbright Scholar from Jordan 08805
12/17/08 Virginia Bioinformatics Institute announces partnership with Mathematical Biosciences Institute 08790
12/16/08 Daniel A. Wubah named vice president and dean for undergraduate education 08801
12/16/08 Clinical Laboratory Services vital to Veterinary Teaching Hospital 08785
12/16/08 Triathlon Team excels in athletics and philanthropy 08800
12/15/08 Pamplin dean to lead international workshop on recession's impact on business schools 08798
12/15/08 Virginia Tech Fall Commencement ceremonies Friday 08768
12/15/08 Recreational Sports announces holiday fitness special and fall contest winners 08799
12/15/08 Jacqueline Pelzer named veterinary college's director of admissions and student services 08781
12/12/08 Veterinary experts warn holiday joy can present animal health hazards 08788
12/12/08 Sugar finds new home in time for the holidays 08784
12/12/08 David R. Ford honored with emeritus status 08742
12/11/08 Alumnus featured on ABC's 20-20 for high school production of The Wiz 08797
12/11/08 Financial system rescue package necessary; but think twice about politicians running auto industry 08796
12/11/08 Boomer and Boris join Virginia Tech Police Department 08793
12/11/08 Middle school and high school teams organize for consumer competition 08776
12/11/08 Paul M. Herr named Virginia-Carolinas Professor of Purchasing 08789
12/11/08 Grammy award-winning artist to perform at university's third annual gospel concert 08786
12/10/08 Barbara Allen awarded Fulbright for comparative research on Italian chemical industry 08764
12/10/08 Kent Scarratt named director of veterinary college's Teaching and Research Animal Care Support Services 08780
12/10/08 Frank Gwazdauskas honored with the American Dairy Science Association Fellow Award 08783
12/10/08 University business system among InfoWorld's top 100 information technology projects for 2008 08771
12/09/08 Stephen Boyle named director of Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases 08779
12/09/08 Urban forestry researcher contributes to national report seeking public input on sustainable landscapes 08756
12/09/08 University alumnus presents donation of $50,000 to support jet engine design tram 08777
12/09/08 Reinhard Laubenbacher appointed Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics' vice president for science policy 08782
12/09/08 Monday's test of university's Emergency Notification System a success 08794
12/08/08 University plans fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, Jan. 18-30 08757
12/08/08 Center for Injury Biomechanics wins Department of Defense award for new dummy design and development 08770
12/08/08 Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research directs project to test carbon capture sites 08775
12/08/08 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna Casey Middleton Dalton named Hokie Hero 08774
12/05/08 David R. Ford to retire as vice president and dean of undergraduate education 08748
12/05/08 Three university human resources specialists earn certification as senior professionals in human resources 08778
12/05/08 National Capital Region Professor Michael Badawy gives keynote address 08753
12/05/08 Two venture firms invest in university faculty member green information technology invention 08762
12/04/08 Professor shares prestigious award on new problem-solving theory 08761
12/04/08 University names Michael J. Mulhare director of emergency management 08763
12/04/08 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Christopher Grasso named Hokie Hero 08769
12/03/08 Veterinary college awarded prestigious biomedical research certification 08755
12/03/08 Andrew Young to speak during university's fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration 08711
12/03/08 Claudia Brodkin receives College of Science Diversity Award 08758
12/02/08 2009 Virginia Forage-Beef Summit to address key issues facing livestock industry 08754
12/02/08 Statement from Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger on Mumbai, India 08772
12/02/08 Gary Downey, Marc Edwards to deliver keynote addresses at 2008 Fall Commencement ceremonies 08767
12/02/08 Students bring prefabrication and custom design together in an innovative house for Habitat for Humanity 08773
12/02/08 University researchers discover how mosquitoes avoid succumbing to viruses they transmit 08759
12/01/08 Graduate Commencement speakers (1995 to 2008) 08766
12/01/08 University Commencement Speakers (1959 to 2008) 08765
12/01/08 Winners announced in university's student video contest 08747
12/01/08 Five departments recognized with Exemplary Department Award 08744
12/01/08 Glacial erosion changes internal mountain structure, responses to plate tectonics 08739
12/01/08 Farm Record Book available from Virginia Cooperative Extension 08648