http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/feeds/facstaff-awards-2012.html en Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/08/080112-engineering-edwardsieeeaward.html <p>Marc Edwards, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has been awarded the Carl Barus Award for Outstanding Service in the Public Interest by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.</p> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/08/080112-engineering-edwardsieeeaward.html College of Engineering 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards Research Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-zelinski.html <p>As business manager, Margaret Zelinski managed the department’s budget and developed monthly forecasts of income and expenditures. She put systems in place to provide high quality information in flexible formats.</p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-zelinski.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Engineering Human Resources http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-keister.html <p>During her tenure, Tracey Keister was in contact with any group or individual with which the Department of Materials Science and Engineering collaborated, coordinated, or responded to for any reason. </p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-keister.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Engineering Human Resources http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-oliver.html <p>During her tenure, Emily Oliver served five deans, a faculty body that grew from 100 members to more than 400 members and a staff body that grew from 25 members to more than 100 members.</p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-oliver.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Human Resources http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-crigger.html <p>Prior to joining the department, Sandy Crigger was employed in electrical engineering, geosciences, and materials engineering. She began her tenure in the management department in 1984 and served as administrative assistant for four department heads. </p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-crigger.html Human Resources Pamplin College of Business 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-baker.html <p>During her tenure, Patricia Baker was known for her deep commitment to self-improvement and professional development. She began in the department as a receptionist and retired as fiscal technician, an illustration of her dedication to lifelong learning.</p> Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-baker.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Engineering Human Resources http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-bigteam.html <p>The team was recognized for their work in the Interdisciplinary Product Development Studio. The group was further commended for designing and developing learning activities involving smart objects, a phenomenon that is estimated to be several years away from being adopted within the industry.</p> Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-bigteam.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Architecture + Design College of Engineering Pamplin College of Business Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-vernon.html <p>A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1995, Mitzi Vernon has established herself as an exceptional teacher and innovative design scholar. Her career spans 20 years of practice and teaching in industrial design, engineering, and architecture.</p> Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-vernon.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Architecture + Design Undergraduate Education Alumni Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-webster.html <p>Jack Webster has taught 11 different courses ranging from sophomore-level Principles of Ecology to a graduate-level course in Modeling Stream Ecosystems. In 1978, Webster, along with Professor Fred Benfield, started the Stream Team to train graduate students in the team approach to ecosystem research.</p> Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-webster.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Science Undergraduate Education Graduate studies Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-lepczyk.html <p>In one of Billie Lepczyk's class evaluations, a student said, "I found it particularly exciting that the most important lesson in this class was to stay outside of the box."</p> Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-lepczyk.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Education Arts Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-quek.html <p>Francis Quek creates an environment where students do not see the physical world as a barrier to computing, but rather see opportunities to innovate hardware and software solutions in relation to the physical world.</p> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-quek.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Engineering Center for the Arts Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-smallteam.html <p>The team wanted to develop a method of displaying a wide range of complicated mathematical objects in a tactile way and chose 3-D printing as the means. </p> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-smallteam.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Science College of Engineering Graduate studies Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-samanta.html <p>Suchitra Samanta is noted for constantly working toward enhancing her teaching. She has been involved with two different faculty study groups on teaching social justice and global citizenship.</p> Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-samanta.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Education Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-williams.html <p>Charles S. "Stanley" Williams has directed maintenance and repair activities to keep the steam plant not only operating, but also performing at its peak efficiency to ensure the most cost-effective delivery of thermal energy to the university.</p> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-williams.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards Office of the President Office of the Vice President for Administration Facilities Services http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-stroup.html <p>Jim Stroup has repeatedly shown dedication to getting superb photographs for the university and its publications.</p> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/042312-facstaffaward-stroup.html 2012 Faculty/Staff Awards University Relations Office of the President