June 2007

University employees recognized for communications excellence

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Eight employees in the Virginia Tech Office of University Relations and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received awards at the Association for Communications Excellence (ACE) conference. The 2007 ACE International Conference was held in Albuquerque, NM on June 16-19.

Donna Dunay named G. Truman Ward Professor of Architecture

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Donna W. Dunay, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been named the G. Truman Ward Professor of Architecture by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting June 4.

Gary Downey appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Gary Downey of Blacksburg, professor of science and technology in society in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been named a Alumni Distinguished Professor.

Begly appointed development director for the Pamplin College of Business

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Mark L. Begly of Blacksburg, has been appointed director of development for Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business.

Virginia Tech among eight schools working to increase underrepresented students pursuing science and engineering

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech is among eight Virginia and North Carolina colleges and universities working together on a new National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Science educators to gather for Biotechnology 2007 Conference July 18-21

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Infectious disease, genetic testing, and bioethics will be among the topics presented during the Biotechnology 2007 Conference for science educators at Virginia Tech, July 18-21.

Michael Hochella appointed University Distinguished Professor

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Michael F. Hochella of Blacksburg, professor of geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been named a University Distinguished Professor, a rank that honors select members of the faculty for widely renowned scholarly achievements.

Aerospace engineering, Honors Program student wins Fulbright and NSF grants

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Thomas Reppert of Mechanicsville, Va., who graduated summa cum laude from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering in May with a bachelor's degree in aerospace and ocean engineering, has been awarded grants for graduate studies from both the U.S. State Department's Fulbright program and the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship program.

Hanif Sherali appointed University Distinguished Professor

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Hanif Sherali, the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Engineering in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named a University Distinguished Professor, a rank that honors select members of the faculty for widely renowned scholarly achievements.

Colby receives veterinary college's Outstanding Recent Alumni Award