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M. Joseph Sirgy honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1979, Sirgy has focused on marketing, business ethics, and quality-of-life in his scholarship. He is a co-founder of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, the Macromarketing Society, and the Community Indicators Consortium.
Date: Dec 22, 2020 -
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Gerald Luttrell honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Luttrell’s externally sponsored research in extractive metallurgy and particulate engineering has contributed to the development of patented technologies for processing primary and secondary materials.
Date: Dec 21, 2020 -
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Eileen Crist honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1997, Crist has focused her scholarship on environmental theory, with a specialty in the life sciences and society.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Erik Nilsen honored with emeritus status by Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1983, Nilsen’s research and scholarship has focused on the physiological ecology of higher plants
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Robert Benoit, associate professor emeritus in Department of Biological Sciences , articleBenoit joined the then Department of Biology between his master’s and doctoral degrees, in 1962. He became one of the founding members of the department’s microbiology program, teaching thousands of students over his career.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Kathleen Parrott honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Parrott was inducted into the Kitchen and Bath Industry Hall of Fame by the National Kitchen and Bath Association for her many contributions to the growth and professionalization of the kitchen and bath industry.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Randy Dymond honored with emeritus status , articleThe research and scholarship of Dymond, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, have contributed greatly to knowledge in numerous areas of water resources and hydrologic engineering by developing state-of-the-art solutions to urban watershed issues and providing software tools for engineering applications in stormwater management.
Date: Dec 11, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Lay Nam Chang, founding dean of the College of Science, professor of physics , articleChang was dean of the College of Science from 2003 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the last dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, serving from 2002 to 2003 when he guided the academic restructuring that resulted in two new colleges — the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 10, 2020 -
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George Norton honored with emeritus status , articleNorton served as a Virginia Tech faculty member for 40 years, and his research benefited agricultural communities throughout Virginia and many developing countries.
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Neil Larry Shumsky, associate professor emeritus , articleThe College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences mourns the loss of an expert on American urban, immigration, and social history.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Walter Wierwille, professor emeritus in the College of Engineering , articleFrom 1972 through 1996, Wierwille held the position of director of the Vehicle Analysis and Simulation Laboratory at Virginia Tech. There, his research efforts included the creation and testing of some of the world's first advanced driving simulators and in-vehicle navigation systems.
Date: Nov 03, 2020 -
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Mary Alice Barksdale honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Barksdale has made significant contributions to the fields of elementary education, literacy education, and teacher education.
Date: Oct 26, 2020 -
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Peter Graham honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1978, Graham has made significant contributions to the fields of British literature, literature and science, and literature and medicine.
Date: Oct 22, 2020 -
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Richard E. Wokutch honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1977, Wokutch is regarded for his research on social issues in management and business ethics including such topics as child labor and sweatshop labor, the international management of corporate social responsibility, whistle-blowing, and socially responsible investing.
Date: Oct 19, 2020 -
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Katherine Allen honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1989, Allen has advanced critical areas of research, assessment, and theory through her scholarship on family diversity, family gerontology, feminist family studies, and LGBTQ families.
Date: Oct 14, 2020 -
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Department of Psychology’s George A. Clum honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Department of Psychology since 1975, Clum’s scholarship specialized in clinical science research and his research in the areas of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide were internationally recognized.
Date: Oct 12, 2020 -
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W. Edward Monroe honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Monroe specialized in small animal medicine and endocrine diseases, and his work brought considerable attention to Virginia Tech. He directed a pivotal clinical efficacy trial that was instrumental in securing approval for the first insulin product in the United States for use in dogs.
Date: Oct 07, 2020 -
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Biological sciences’ John Tyson honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors , articleTyson, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, brought international visibility to Virginia Tech’s Department of Biological Sciences through his work in systems biology.
Date: Sep 28, 2020 -
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Department of Psychology’s Richard Winett honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors , articleWinett, Heilig-Meyers Professor of Psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Heilig-Meyers Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Sep 22, 2020 -
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COVID-19 impacts among topics covered during Board of Visitors meeting , articleAmong the actions taken, the board approved a resolution to demolish Femoyer Hall, a 35,500-gross-square-foot facility constructed in 1949. In addition, board members toured the new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC research facility in Roanoke, the Virginia Tech School of Medicine, and new dairy facilities at Kentland Farm.
Date: Aug 25, 2020
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