http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/index.html en Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-391.html Robert E. Denton Jr., professor in the department of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has edited a new book entitled Language, Symbols, and the Media - Communication in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack (Transaction Publishers). Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-391.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-387.html The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech will present its first-ever "Community Veterinary College" as part of a series of special events designed to celebrate the college’s 25th anniversary. Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-387.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-390.html James E. Riddell, who has been with Virginia Cooperative Extension for 27 years, has been selected as assistant director for Agriculture and Natural Resource programs. Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-390.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-389.html Young alumni of Virginia Tech have a chance to show their Hokie sports pride by supporting academic programs. Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-389.html Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-388.html Peter Eyre of Blacksburg, who stepped down as the second dean in the history of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) in August, 2003, was recently honored by the alumni society he helped create. Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-388.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-382.html John King, of Christiansburg, Va., has been appointed assistant director of alumni relations for Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-382.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-383.html The Smith River Research Project will present its research findings at a public forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Collinsville, Va., at the Henry County Administration Building, 3300 Kings Mountain Road. Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-383.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-384.html The Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Educational and Conference Center will change its name to the W. E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake to recognize the man who helped create the facility and who has been one of its strongest supporters for nearly four decades. Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-384.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-386.html Ray Nebel, of Blacksburg, a professor of reproductive physiology in the department of dairy science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the DeLaval Dairy Extension award at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting recently. Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-386.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-385.html Sensors invented by researchers with the Center for Photonics Technology, led by electrical engineering professor Anbo Wang, will make oil wells more productive. Meanwhile, an economical fuel cell material created by faculty and students with the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, led by University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry James McGrath, will reduce our dependence on petroleum-based energy. Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-385.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-371.html Virginia Tech has a long history of providing quality care and education to young children. The program dates back to the early 1940s when Virginia Tech opened the first child development center. In January, 2005, the program will be transformed into a full-time, full-year program serving Virginia Tech faculty and staff children from 15 months to 5 years of age. Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-371.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-372.html Debra Duncan, of Blacksburg, chief of the Virginia Tech Police Department, was elected to serve on the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) 2004-2005 Executive Board at the VACP’s annual conference. Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-372.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-381.html Virginia Tech will conduct public tours of its Terascale Computing Facility featuring System X, the University's supercomputer, starting Friday, Sept. 3, and continuing throughout the year. Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-381.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-374.html Twenty Virginia Tech employees at Virginia Tech recently graduated from the university’s Academy for Leadership Excellence. The Class of 2004 was recently honored at the university’s annual Academy for Leadership Excellence recognition program held each summer. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-374.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-375.html Emily E. Huyler, of McLean, Va., a marketing senior at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, has been elected president of the Virginia Tech chapter of Mortar Board. This national honor society recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and community service. Huyler attended the society’s national convention last summer in Columbus, Ohio. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-375.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-376.html Joseph Wang, of Blacksburg, an associate professor of aerospace and ocean engineering at Virginia Tech, has been invited by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to participate in the 10th annual Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Sept. 9-11 in Irvine, Calif. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-376.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-373.html Two Virginia Tech employees, Rhonda Pennington, of Peterstown, W.Va., office manager in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Elizabeth Waterman, of Blacksburg, academic adviser in the Department of Biology in the College of Science, were recently honored with the university’s Outstanding Leader of the Year Awards. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-373.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-378.html Tom Murphy, of Blacksburg, former senior vice president and trust officer at the National Bank of Blacksburg, has been named associate director of gift planning at Virginia Tech. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-378.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-379.html Jacqueline Nottingham, of Blacksburg, former associate director of undergraduate admissions for Virginia Tech, has been named the university's director of annual giving and special gifts. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-379.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-380.html Barry Feil, of Blacksburg, former director of programs and operations with Celebrate Fairfax Inc. in Fairfax, Va., has been named director of special events at Virginia Tech. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-380.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-377.html Lori Greiner, of Christiansburg, Va., has been named communications manager for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. She had served as the customer advocate and public relations coordinator for Virginia Tech’s Office of Student Programs since 1998. Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-377.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-365.html Landrum L. Cross, vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech for the past nine years, will retire from the university, effective June 30, 2005. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-365.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-366.html G. Don Taylor, of Blacksburg, Va., professor and head of the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named the Charles O. Gordon Professor of Industrial Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-366.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-367.html James S. Thorp, of Blacksburg, professor and head of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named the Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-367.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-368.html Marc Edwards, of Blacksburg, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-368.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-369.html Gerald H. Luttrell, of Blacksburg, professor of mining and minerals engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named the A.T. Massey Coal Company Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-369.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-370.html Kenneth S. Ball, of Blacksburg, professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named the L.S. Randolph Professor of Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-370.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-353.html Virginia Tech’s undergraduate programs are again ranked among the top 100 in the nation in a U.S. News & World Report survey of "America’s Best Colleges 2005," released today. The university’s College of Engineering is once again nationally ranked among the top 20 by the magazine’s annual survey. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-353.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-364.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors met Sunday, Aug. 22, and Monday, Aug. 23, for its quarterly meeting. Several proposals were reviewed and ratified during the two-day session. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-364.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-354.html John J. Broderick, of Blacksburg, professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-354.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-355.html Gregory N. Brown, of Blacksburg, Va., dean of the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "dean emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-355.html College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-356.html Cahit Coruh, of Blacksburg, professor of geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-356.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-357.html Brian K. Dennison, of Blacksburg, professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-357.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-358.html Wayne C. Durham, of Blacksburg, associate professor of aerospace and ocean engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "associate professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-358.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-359.html Joseph P. Fontenot, of Blacksburg, the John W. Hancock Professor of Animal and Poultry Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-359.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-360.html Thomas H. Hohenshil, of Radford, Va., professor of educational leadership and policy studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-360.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-361.html Muriel Lederman, of Blacksburg, associate professor of biology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "associate professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-361.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-362.html Jay E. Stoeckel of Blacksburg, Va., associate professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "associate professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-362.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-363.html Joseph Sullivan, of Blacksburg, the Joseph H. Collie Professor of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board’s quarterly meeting Monday, Aug. 23. Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-363.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-352.html The Virginia Tech community mourns the recent loss of Geoffrey M. Campbell of Culpeper, Va., a master’s degree student in the Department of Economics in the College of Science. Campbell died Tuesday at the age of 23 Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-352.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-348.html Nicole Brown, of University Park, Pa., a 2003 Ph.D. graduate in Virginia Tech’s Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, received the Wood Award for outstanding graduate student research presented by the Forest Product Society at its recent annual meeting. Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-348.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-349.html Researchers from Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources will present new findings at the Ruffed Grouse Workshop Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-349.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-350.html Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) of Redlands, Calif., has given a Special Achievement in GIS Award to Virginia Tech at its 24th annual International User Conference, which occurred Aug. 12, in San Diego to recognize the university’s successful integrated state program that benefits business and government in a partnership with education Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-350.html College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-351.html For the third year in a row, a team of Virginia Tech engineering students have won first place in the national Material Handling Student Design Competition for their design of an industrial facility. Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-351.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-339.html Piloting "Specter," a half-composite, half-human entry, Virginia Tech engineering students set two world records and won two first place prizes during the recent international Human-Powered Submarine Contest in Escondido, Calif. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-339.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-342.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on campus. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-342.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-343.html Hullihen W. Moore, who recently completed his second term on the Virginia State Corporation Commission, will address "Sustainability, Energy, the Environment and Engineers" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in the Burruss Hall auditorium on Virginia Tech’s campus. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-343.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-345.html National Capital Region (NCR) has been chosen as the new "umbrella" identifier for all Virginia Tech facilities in Northern Virginia, replacing the name Northern Virginia Operations, announced James Bohland, executive director of the National Capital Region. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-345.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-347.html Chip Frazier, of Blacksburg, wood science and forest products professor in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for new adhesive technology to reduce energy consumption in the forest products industry. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-347.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-340.html Virginia Tech’s freshman class begins rolling into Blacksburg this week as the university prepares for the start of a new academic year. Virginia Tech’s 132nd academic year officially begins when classes start Monday, Aug. 23. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/08/2004-340.html