More Stories About The Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future

New Virginia Tech scholarship available for students from Cheasapeake

Fri, 2010-1-21 05:00 Virginia residents who graduate from any of the seven high schools in the Chesapeake Public Schools division and meet certain academic criteria will automatically qualify for scholarships at Virginia Tech, under terms of a recent, $1.29 million donation to the university from the Harry Bramhall Gilbert Charitable Trust.

Center for the Arts interior unveiled

Tue, 2010-1-18 05:00 Private contributions will play a major role in funding the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. Renditions of the center's interior can now be viewed online.

Students Helping Students

Mon, 2010-12-27 05:00 During its 40-year existence, the Student Engineers' Council has raised more than $1 million for student-team projects, scholarships, and philanthropic organizations at Virginia Tech.

Ways to Give: Charitable IRA rollovers

Mon, 2010-12-20 05:00 The federal government recently extended legislation that makes it more attractive for certain donors to support nonprofits like Virginia Tech with funds from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Generous support for the Wood Enterprise Institute

Wed, 2010-12-15 05:00 A Tennessee couple made a six-figure contribution to the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products within Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.

Promoting healthy, local food

Mon, 2010-11-29 05:00 A donor-funded research fellowship in 2007 helped Virginia Tech student Carmen Byker (right) develop a program that helps low-income families eat better.

Donors make a difference at Newman Library

Tue, 2010-11-16 05:00 Adding a study café may be the most visible improvement that donors have made possible in the Carol M. Newman Library this semester, but it's not the only one.

Helping Employers and Graduates Meet

Thu, 2010-11-11 05:00 The Dominion Foundation gave $40,000 to Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business to help its students with job searches.

Reviving Damaged Ground

Mon, 2010-11-1 05:00 Soil-remediation expert W. Lee Daniels is one of many talented Virginia Tech faculty members benefiting from donor support.

Clubhouse Dedicated

Fri, 2010-10-29 05:00 The clubhouse at the Pete Dye River Course at Virginia Tech is named for Harry S. and Patsy B. Williams.

Scholarship initiative supports 97 students

Wed, 2010-9-29 05:00 The number of low-income residents of the commonwealth able to attend Virginia Tech at no cost under the university’s Presidential Scholarship Initiative has grown to 97 in the program’s second year of implementation.

Doing Even More for Students

Mon, 2010-9-13 05:00 Award-winning Professor Arthur Buikema Jr. endowed a student awards program in the Department of Biological Sciences.

A New Flag Assembly Plaza

Thu, 2010-8-19 05:00 Thanks to donors, thousands of young people who participate in camp programs at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake have a nicer place to gather for flag salutes. (Slideshow)

Viva Virginia

Wed, 2010-8-18 05:00 Musicians participated in master classes held on campus this summer as part of the Viva Virginia festival that a donation made possible. (Video)

Solitude's Restoration Is underway

Fri, 2010-7-23 05:00 The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation is helping fund major repairs to the 19th century building by the Duck Pond.

In Memoriam: Associate Professor Emerita Peggy Skelton

Wed, 2010-6-21 05:00 Peggy Skelton was faculty member for more than 20 years and one of the university's most dedicated and generous supporters

John G. Rocovich Shooting Sports Complex Opens

Fri, 2010-6-25 05:00 Youth involved in 4-H's popular rifle, pistol, and archery programs will benefit from a 12,500-square-foot range that opened in June at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center in Wirtz, Va.

New ambulance donated

Fri, 2010-5-21 05:00 The General Federation of Women's Clubs of Virginia recently made what is believed to be the largest-ever single donation to the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad.

Steady support for space research

Wed, 2010-5-19 05:00 VPT Inc. recently made a third donation to the Space@VT program.

Peter Doolittle receives 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mon, 2010-5-10 05:00 Created in 1982 by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, the Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented to two Virginia Tech faculty members each year.

Barbara K. Bekken receives 2010 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award

Mon, 2010-5-10 05:00 The award is supported by an endowed fund from an estate gift by the late Edward S. and Hattie Wilson Diggs. Mr. Diggs was a 1914 graduate of Virginia Tech.

Mary Kasarda receives 2010 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award

Mon, 2010-5-10 05:00 The award is supported by an endowed fund from an estate gift by the late Edward S. and Hattie Wilson Diggs. Mr. Diggs was a 1914 graduate of Virginia Tech.

Robert Stephens receives 2010 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award

Mon, 2010-5-10 05:00 The award is supported by an endowed fund from an estate gift by the late Edward S. and Hattie Wilson Diggs. Mr. Diggs was a 1914 graduate of Virginia Tech.

Helping students like her son

Fri, 2010-5-7 05:00 Signe Langschultz created a scholarship within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies in memory of her son Frederick (architecture '84).

Basketball practice center named for the Hahn Hurst family

Tue, 2010-5-4 05:00 Along with members of his extended family, former Virginia Tech President T. Marshall Hahn Jr. made the largest of more than 1,400 donations that helped pay for a 49,000-square-foot facility that opened on Washington Street in August 2009.

University announces gift of Fowler-Giovanni fund

Fri, 2010-4-30 05:00 Professors Virginia Fowler and Nikki Giovanni recently established an endowment to benefit Virginia Tech's Department of English.

College of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Thu, 2010-4-15 05:00 Justin Andrew Waugh received the Robert Coleman Richardson Scholarship and the Daniel C. and Delia F. Grant Endowed Scholarship.

Internship Created in 1918 Alumnus' Memory Helps Today's Horticulture Students

Thu, 2010-4-15 05:00 More than three-dozen students have interned at the Hahn Horticulture Garden in a program supported by the M. Evans Gardner Memorial Fund, an endowment set up by Monroe E. Gardner Jr. in honor of his father.

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine announces Outstanding Graduating Student award recipient

Wed, 2010-4-14 05:00 In recognition of his academic achievements in the veterinary college, Aaron Scott Lucas was awarded the Clarence and Gertrude Leach Memorial Scholarship, the Herman and Mildred Corder Award, and the A.C. Spotts, III Award. Additionally, Lucas was inducted as a member of the Society of Phi Zeta, a national honor society of veterinary medicine.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Wed, 2010-4-14 05:00 Among her numerous awards and scholarships , Jennifer Lamb is a recipient of the Austin Michelle Cloyd Scholarship for Social Justice, the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation CASE Grant, the Janice and Leon Geyer Scholarship for Agricultural Economics, the Van Oss Scholarship for University Honors, and is a Marshall Scholarship Finalist and First Reserve.

College of Architecture and Urban Studies announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Tue, 2010-4-13 05:00 During his time at Virginia Tech, Chris Grill has received numerous awards based on academic excellence. In 2009, he was awarded the Roanoke College Innovation Challenge Team Award, the Eastman Innovation Lab Industrial Design Scholarship, and was named to the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award list.

College of Engineering announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Tue, 2010-4-13 05:00 Matthew A. Hiser has received several scholarships during his time at Virginia Tech including the ACC Undergraduate Research Scholarship, the Nuclear Energy University Programs Scholarship, the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Dean's Scholar, the Simpson Scholarship, and the Westport Scholarship.

Fred D'Aguiar reappointed as the Gloria D. Smith Professor of Africana Studies at Virginia Tech

Mon, 2010-4-12 05:00 The Gloria D. Smith Professorship in Africana Studies was established in 1995 by former Virginia Tech President Paul Torgersen with funds from the Athletic Association. The professorship is named in honor of the late Gloria D. Smith, a counselor and advocate of minority students on campus before her retirement.

College of Natural Resources announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Mon, 2010-4-12 05:00 The awards and honors Shannon Fowler has received during her time at Virginia Tech are numerous. Her scholarships include the William August Stuermann and Mable Beard Stuermann Scholarship, College of Natural Resources Alumni Board Ambassador Scholarship, and the National Wild Turkey Federation Conservation Scholarship.

Pamplin College of Business announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Mon, 2010-4-12 05:00 Among her numerous honors and scholarships, Elizabeth Goergen is the recipient of the John W. Hansen Memorial Scholarship and the Pamplin Merit Scholarship.

New Virginia Tech research center will help students, faculty partner with intelligence agencies

Fri, 2010-4-9 05:00 Electrical engineering alumnus Ted Hume and his wife Karyn made a generous donation toward the center, which was named for them.

James H. Hatch to receive Pamplin College 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award

Tue, 2010-4-6 05:00 A member of the Virginia Tech Foundation's board of directors, Hatch also serves the university as a member of the national campaign steering committee of the Campaign for Virginia Tech and provides leadership for the college's fundraising efforts as chair of Pamplin's campaign steering committee.

Walid Thabet named William E. Jamerson Professor of Building Construction

Mon, 2010-4-5 05:00 The professorship is named for a graduate of the building construction, who created the professorship in 1984 in order to attract and retain top faculty for the building construction program.

Gregory Troy reappointed as the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor

Mon, 2010-4-5 05:00 The professorship was endowed to recognize and reward a senior faculty member in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine for excellence as a clinician and demonstrated professionalism and compassion to owners and pets.

J.W. Grant named first Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow

Fri, 2010-4-2 05:00 A member of the Virginia Tech community for almost 30 years, Grant is an accomplished researcher who has obtained several million dollars in funding for biomechanics research from the National Institutes of Health.

David Panciera named Anne Hunter Professor of Veterinary Medicine

Fri, 2010-4-2 05:00 The professorship was established to support small animal medicine and research programs with an emphasis on feline research, in the veterinary college.

Angel investing expert to give distinguished lecture

Mon, 2010-3-29 05:00 The lecture series is part of a Pamplin College teaching program to explore the foundations of capitalism and freedom. The program was established in 2007 in the college’s finance department with a $1 million gift from BB&T Charitable Foundation.

Design plans for university's Center for the Arts set; construction to begin later this year

Tue, 2010-3-23 05:00 The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved plans for a 130,000-square-foot, $89 million Center for the Arts, setting into motion the construction of a facility that will help redefine downtown Blacksburg and shape the performing and visual arts environment throughout the region.

Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan to give Cutchins Distinguished Lecture

Tue, 2010-3-2 05:00 Wall Street Journal columnist and best-selling author Peggy Noonan will give the Cutchins Distinguished Lecture at Virginia Tech on Thursday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., in Burruss Auditorium.

Attorney and alumnus to discuss leadership in tough times

Wed, 2010-2-3 05:00 Martinsville attorney Kimble Reynolds Jr., an alumnus of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, will present a Wachovia Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Virginia Tech Employees Are Inventing the Future

Tue, 2009-12-29 05:00 Current and former employees have made Virginia Tech a better place through hard work and philanthropy.

Supporting their Profession

Tue, 2009-12-29 05:00 Veterinarians Gary Knipling and Locke "Joe" Taylor say contributing to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine helps their profession.

Emeritus Professor Stays Highly Involved

Fri, 2009-12-11 05:00 Though he retired in 2002, Bruce Parker continues to give a great deal to the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech.

In Memoriam: Peggy Lee Hahn, former Virginia Tech first lady, university benefactor

Fri, 2009-12-11 05:00 Peggy Lee Hahn, who died at age 85, did a tremendous amount to support the university's horticulture garden, which later was named for her.

Engineering students receive donated equipment for EcoCAR Challenge

Mon, 2009-12-7 05:00 Student members of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech received donated auto parts worth $87,000 from lithium ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems as part of the North America EcoCAR Challenge.

UPS continues support of engineering program with new $40,000 donation

Tue, 2009-12-1 05:00 Continuing a 14-year tradition, the United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to Virginia Tech's Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Civil Engineering Students Benefit from Gift

Mon, 2009-11-30 05:00 Tennessee developer Julian Bell, a Virginia Tech civil-engineering graduate, made a generous commitment to the university's Land Development Design Initiative.

Ways to Give: Still time in tax year 2009

Wed, 2009-11-25 05:00 For those who want to help Virginia Tech invent the future, now is the time to make year-end charitable giving decisions in order to take full advantage of 2009 tax benefits.

Accounting Alumnus Supports Students and Faculty

Tue, 2009-11-24 05:00 Tom Byrd credits Virginia Tech with opening the door to his career and has been giving back to the university regularly since he graduated.

Accounting Alumnus Stays Highly Involved

Mon, 2009-11-23 05:00 Doug Curling is a generous supporter of the Pamplin College of Business.

Mining and mineral engineering professor honored with industry education award

Mon, 2009-11-23 05:00 The Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America recently awarded its 2009 Stephen McCann Memorial Award for Educational Excellence to Virginia Tech's Roe-Hoan Yoon, the Nicholas T. Camicia Professor in the College of Engineering.

Associate Professor Greg Jenkins named William S. Gay Junior Faculty Fellow

Mon, 2009-11-16 05:00 The William S. Gay Junior Faculty Fellowship in Accounting and Information Systems was established by alumni and friends of William S. Gay, who was a member of the faculty in Virginia Tech’s Department of Accounting from 1929 until his retirement in 1969. Gay was the first department head of the Department of Accounting.

Associate Professor Weiguo (Patrick) Fan named L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellow

Fri, 2009-11-13 05:00 The L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellowship in Accounting and Information Systems was established by alumni and friends of L. Mahlon Harrell, who was a member of the faculty in Virginia Tech's Department of Accounting from 1931 until his retirement in 1971.

Alumna Helps Virginia Tech Students

Mon, 2009-11-16 05:00 Jean Dickinson Gibbons has made the largest ever pledge to the university's statistics department.

Associate Professor Sudip Bhattachajee named Konrad W. Kubin Junior Faculty Fellow

Thu, 2009-11-12 05:00 The Konrad W. Kubin Junior Faculty Fellowship in Accounting and Information Systems was established by alumni and friends of Konrad W. Kubin, a faculty member in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems from 1972 to 2003.

Professor France Belanger named Byrd Senior Fellow

Wed, 2009-11-11 05:00 The Byrd Senior Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Accounting and Information Systems was established by Tom and Daisy Byrd in 2008. Tom Byrd, who received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Pamplin in 1980, is the retired president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia.

Donald Baird named Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering

Tue, 2009-11-10 05:00 The Alexander F. Giacco professorship in chemical engineering is funded through though a fund created by Hercules Inc. to honor the many contributions to business and education by its former president, a 1942 graduate of Virginia Tech.

"To Humanize Our Science"

Wed, 2009-11-4 05:00 Virginia Tech students who are working to shed new light on breast cancer recently met with survivors of the disease in an event their professor said was intended to "humanize" their research -- work that has drawn funding from the Susan G. Komen and Avon foundations.

Chief development officer named for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Carilion Clinic Foundation

Tue, 2009-11-3 05:00 Jeffrey Lamie was the director of development for the University of Virginia Health Foundation and the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, where he was responsible for a $60 million fundraising campaign for the hospital.

$1.25 million grant to take lead on Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse Web portal awarded to Virginia Tech

Tue, 2009-10-27 05:00 Saifur Rahman, Joseph R. Loring Professor of Engineering and director, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute (ARI) in the National Capital Region, is serving as principal investigator (PI) for the portal.

Continued Corporate Support

Fri, 2009-10-23 05:00 For the fourth consecutive year, Aerojet Corp. has donated to support the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Hy-V Scramject launch student design team.

Engineering students start new EcoCAR challenge with arrival of donated car

Wed, 2009-10-21 05:00 The Virginia Tech College of Engineering student team is participating in a three-year design competition sponsored chiefly by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors.

Dial CEO and president to discuss managing in a multicultural workplace

Tue, 2009-10-20 05:00 Dial president and chief executive officer Brad Casper, an alumnus of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, will present a Wachovia Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 29.

Ways to Give: Still time in tax year 2009

Fri, 2009-10-16 05:00 For those who want to help Virginia Tech invent the future, now is the time to make year-end charitable giving decisions in order to take full advantage of 2009 tax benefits.

University building to be named for T. Marshall Hahn Jr.

Fri, 2009-10-16 05:00 Hahn, president of Virginia Tech from 1962-1974, spearheaded some of the most significant changes in the university's history.

New lecture series will bring Civil War historians to Blacksburg, Roanoke

Wed, 2009-10-14 05:00 Virginia Tech alumnus William C. Latham, former member and vice rector of the university's board of visitors, has established the William C. Latham Lecture Series in Civil War History, which will bring outstanding Civil War historians to campus and will be organized by the university’s Virginia Center for Civil War Studies.

Former engineering dean and Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen to deliver Vecellio Distinguished Lecture

Tue, 2009-10-13 05:00 Along with making such lectures possible, the Vecellio endowment supports scholarships, fellowships, and a professorship.

Class Gift Brightens Busy Corner of Campus

Mon, 2009-10-12 05:00 One of the busiest areas of campus has been transformed in a project funded by donors.

College of Engineering's improved robotic hand captures top award

Mon, 2009-10-7 05:00 The RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments) relies on data acquisition hardware donated by by National Instruments.

Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore to give BB&T distinguished lecture

Mon, 2009-10-5 05:00 The lecture series is part of a Pamplin College teaching program to explore the foundations of capitalism and freedom. The program was established in 2007 in the college’s finance department with a $1 million gift from BB&T Charitable Foundation.

An Extraordinary Opportunity for Talented Students with Financial Need

Wed, 2009-9-30 05:00 For qualifying in-state students, the Presidential Scholarship Initiative is designed to complement all other aid options to make a Virginia Tech education available at no cost.

Generous Gift of Land Benefits Extension

Tue, 2009-9-29 05:00 Virginia land appraised at nearly $1 million was recently donated to the College of Natural Resources to benefit its Extension programs.

Helping Farmers Like Her Father

Tue, 2009-9-29 05:00 Mary Dickenson grew up on a dairy farm and is studying to become a large-animal veterinarian, with help from a memorial scholarship.

Strong Support for Physics Writing

Mon, 2009-9-28 05:00 Emeritus Professor of Physics Bob Bowden endowed a prize to encourage students in his discipline to hone their writing skills.

Swiger Award honors excellence in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Thu, 2009-9-17 05:00 Michael J. Weaver of Blacksburg and Douglas A. Redd of Suffolk, Va., received Andy Swiger Land-Grant Awards for their contributions to the college. Generous contributions to an endowment make this annual recognition possible.

Yue Joseph Wang named Grant A. Dove Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tue, 2009-9-15 05:00 The Grant A. Dove Professorship of Electrical and Computer Engineering was established in 2004 through a gift from Comcast Inc. to recognize the contributions of the late Dove, a former member of their board of directors, who earned his bachelor's in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1951.

Danesh K. Tafti named William S. Cross Professor of Engineering

Mon, 2009-9-14 05:00 The professorship was created by Cross Sales and Engineering Co., which established in 1984 an endowment for the College of Engineering as a tribute to William S. Cross Jr., a member of the Virginia Tech Class of 1941, on the occasion of his retirement from the company.

Nielsen, Dial CEOs and Wells Fargo vice president to speak on campus

Fri, 2009-9-4 05:00 Three alumni of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business will present Wachovia Distinguished Lectures this fall: Nielsen chairman and chief executive officer David L. Calhoun, Dial president and chief executive officer Brad Casper, and Wells Fargo Securities vice president Nick D'Angelo.

From Wall Street to the Classroom

Mon, 2009-8-31 05:00 Pamplin College of Business Alumnus Mike Kender, a former senior bond specialist at Citigroup, now teaches finance courses at his alma mater.

Unlimited Opportunities: The Virginia Tech Annual Fund promotes student research

Mon, 2009-8-31 05:00 Supported by money from the Virginia Tech Annual Fund, students in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences recently created a new liberal arts research journal, Philologia.

Alumni Association chapters award over $184,000 in first-year student scholarships

Wed, 2009-8-26 05:00 The Virginia Tech Alumni Association, which has over 130 chapters, has awarded cholarships to nearly 160 Virginia Tech first-year students for the 2009-10 academic year.

Polymer program alumni start efforts to create three endowed professorships

Tue, 2009-8-25 05:00 An active group of alumni from the College of Engineering has initiated a fundraising campaign for three endowed professorships in macromolecular science and engineering.

Sharing His Love of the Arts

Fri, 2009-8-21 05:00 Pamplin College of Business alumnus Bruce Carver endowed a fund to help Virginia Tech organize cultural events and broaden people's minds.

Donated Paintings on Display at Reynolds Homestead

Wed, 2009-8-19 05:00 Nearly 200 people recently gathered at Virginia Tech's Reynolds Homestead in Critz, Va., for an exhibit of 18 paintings donated to the university by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Giving Back

Thu, 2009-7-30 05:00 Steven Critchfield -- who raised money to set up an innovative course at Virginia Tech to give back to the industry his company serves -- also does a lot to give back to his alma mater.

Blind Behind the Wheel

Wed, 2009-7-15 05:00 Corporate support helped Virginia Tech's Blind Driver Challenge team, which has designed an innovative vehicle.

Professor Jesus de la Garza honored as distinguished professor by Construction Industry Institute

Wed, 2009-7-15 05:00 de la Garza is one of five construction-related educators from across the nation who will receive the award, based upon their efforts to incorporate research findings into college courses.

In Memoriam: Robert B. Pamplin

Thu, 2009-6-25 05:00 The Class of '33 graduate -- an extraordinarily generous supporter of Virginia Tech who is a namesake of its business college -- passed away at age 97.

Circle of Excellence Conference, 2009

Tue, 2009-6-23 05:00 The flagship event of Virginia Tech's Women and Leadership in Philanthropy program brings together alumnae and friends of the university.

Unlimited Opportunities: The Virginia Tech Annual Fund supports extraordinary student experiences

Wed, 2009-6-17 05:00 With help from faculty advisers, as well as considerable donor support, the students on Virginia Tech's Solar Decathlon team are building an 800-square-foot home to showcase new possibilities for environmentally friendly design.

Rick Rudd named Virginia Cooperative Extension Professor of Excellence in Community Viability

Fri, 2009-6-5 05:00 Rick Rudd has been named the Virginia Cooperative Extension Professor of Excellence in Community Viability, a position established in 2004 by an anonymous donor in honor of R. Michael Chandler, Donald P. Lacy, and J. Douglas McAlister in recognition of their services to Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Donna Dunay, G. T. Ward Professor of Architecture, named American Institute of Architects Fellow

Thu, 2009-6-4 05:00 In recognition of a career of excellence, Donna Dunay, the G. T. Ward Professor of Architecture and chair of the International Archive of Women Architects in the School of Architecture + Design, was named an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow.

Alumni: "The backbone of the corps"

Fri, 2009-5-29 05:00 Students in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets benefit in numerous ways from the generosity of alumni.

Chemical engineering faculty member receives Society of Plastics Engineer's highest award

Thu, 2009-5-28 05:00 Donald G. Baird, Harry C. Wyatt professor of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech, is the 2009 recipient of the Society of Plastics Engineers' International Award.

Virginia Law Enforcement K-9 Memorial to be dedicated on Virginia Tech campus

Fri, 2009-5-22 05:00 The Virginia Law Enforcement K-9 Memorial will be dedicated on the grounds of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech on Friday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.

Bringing Science to Life

Fri, 2009-5-15 05:00 Virginia Tech's Biotech-in-a-Box program reaches an estimated 10,000 young students annually -- a figure expected to grow by 20 percent thanks to a donation by the Virginia Biotechnology Association.

Making a Difference, for Decades

Fri, 2009-5-15 05:00 Thanks to a scholarship he created, students who never knew the late Ed Ewing (seated) as a teacher are able to broaden their educations by studying in other countries.

Art McKinney named Distinguished Engineering Alumnus for 2009

Thu, 2009-5-14 05:00 Virginia Tech's College of Engineering has selected McKinney as its Distinguished Alumnus for 2009 and he will receive his award at the college’s May graduation ceremony.

Henry Long to receive 2009 University Distinguished Achievement Award

Thu, 2009-5-14 05:00 Virginia Tech will award its 2009 University Distinguished Achievement Award to Henry Long, of Warrenton, co-founder of the Long and Foster real estate firm.

Alumni Distinguished Service Awards announced for 2009

Wed, 2009-5-13 05:00 The Alumni Association will honor Marni Byrum, Patricia Caldwell, and John Higginbotham with Alumni Distinguished Service Awards for 2009.

Gene Fife receives university's highest award

Tue, 2009-5-12 05:00 Gene Fife of Charlottesville is the 2009 recipient of Virginia Tech's most prestigious award, the William H. Ruffner Medal.Fife chaired the quiet phase of the current, $1 billion Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future and, along with his wife Anne, is a member of the President’s Circle of the Ut Prosim Society, the university’s highest level of donor recognition.

Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center dedicates new barn

Fri, 2009-5-8 05:00 On a perfect spring evening recently, the new open air barn on the campus of Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center was dedicated to Paul R. Fout, a renowned horse breeder and trainer who passed away in 2005.

Sam Easterling to lead civil and environmental engineering department

Thu, 2009-4-30 05:00 W. Samuel Easterling, the Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design in Virginia Tech’s Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will become the department head effective Aug. 10, 2009.

A Solar Solution

Wed, 2009-4-29 05:00 Generous donations from three companies are helping a student design team provide a solar power system to a medical clinic in Kenya.

Stefan Duma to head School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Tue, 2009-4-28 05:00 Stefan Duma, the John Jones III Fellow and professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, will serve as the new head of the Virginia Tech–Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, effective Aug. 10, 2009.

Steger poetry prize awarded to Morgan Cain Grim

Fri, 2009-4-24 05:00 Morgan Cain Grim of Floyd, Va., a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, won the university's Steger Award for undergraduate poetry.

Shelley Duke to present keynote address at Virginia Tech National Capital Region commencement ceremony May 17

Tue, 2009-4-21 05:00 Shelley Duke, owner and manager of Rallywood Farm in Middleburg, Va., and long-time supporter of Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va., will address graduates at the university's 29th National Capital Region Commencement Ceremony at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 17, at the Center for the Arts located at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences bestows highest honor on William C. Latham, William E. Skelton

Mon, 2009-4-13 05:00 William C. Latham of Haymarket, Va., and the late William E. Skelton of Blacksburg, were inducted into Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Hall of Fame on March 20.

Powerful Support

Thu, 2009-4-9 05:00 Dominion Virginia Power has donated $400,000 in smart-grid equipment and started a $45,000 fund to help students

School of Performing Arts and Cinema announces ArtsFusion 2009

Thu, 2009-4-9 05:00 ArtsFusion 2009, a celebration of the Arts on the Virginia Tech campus, in the Town of Blacksburg, and throughout Southwest Virginia, is scheduled for the week of April 19-25.

W. Samuel Easterling named Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design

Wed, 2009-4-8 05:00 W. Samuel Easterling of Blacksburg, professor and assistant department head of the Charles Edward Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Norman Dowling named Maher Professor

Tue, 2009-4-7 05:00 The professor of engineering science and mechanics and materials science and engineering has been awarded the Frank Maher Professorship in Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Virginia Tech alumnus Bruce Vorhauer (engineering mechanics '64) endowed the professorship in honor of a professor in Virginia Tech’s department of engineering mechanics, now called the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics.

Pamplin College announces winners of diversity case competition

Thu, 2009-4-2 05:00 The competition was sponsored by the college and its diversity committee, Business Diversity Center, MBA program, and undergraduate program, as well as the university's Office for Equity and Inclusion, Ernst & Young, and CSC.

Donors Support CALS Programs

Tue, 2009-3-24 05:00 Supporters are helping to arrange endowments which will benefit the Virginia Tech livestock judging team (and other programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center's new barn to be dedicated to Paul R. Fout

Wed, 2009-3-18 05:00 The late Paul R. Fout, a renowned horse breeder and trainer who passed away in 2005, will be posthumously honored when a new equine barn on the campus of Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center is dedicated in his name on April 17.

College of Natural Resources appoints director of development

Thu, 2009-3-13 05:00 Bob Mollenhauer of Roanoke, Va., has been named the director of development for Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources.

Professor wins Outstanding Hearing Conservationist Award from national association

Thu, 2009-3-6 05:00 John Casali, the John Grado Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was awarded the Outstanding Hearing Conservationist Award from the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) at its recent annual conference.

UPS grant marks 13th year of support for engineering program, for a total $611,000

Thu, 2009-2-26 05:00 The UPS (United Parcel Service) Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.

In Memoriam: Derek Stimpert Myers, associate professor emeritus in College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Thu, 2009-2-25 05:00 Derek Stimpert Myers, associate professor emeritus in Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies, past head of the Department of Art and Art History and a resident of Blacksburg, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at Lewis-Gale Hospital. He was 72.

Memory of Hannah George helps "Gracie" serve others

Thu, 2009-2-19 05:00 The passion for horses of a girl who died at age 15 led friends of her parents to make a donation for equine compassionate care to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.

In Memoriam: William E. Lavery

Wed, 2009-2-18 05:00 Former university President William Lavery, who oversaw a period of tremendous development at Virginia Tech, died Feb. 16.

Virginia Tech teams with Wright State, Air Force to design future aerospace vehicles

Wed, 2009-2-18 05:00 Virginia Tech, Wright State University (WSU), and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, specializing in the design of aerospace vehicles, are teaming to form a collaborative center for the development of future aerospace vehicles (FAVs). Rakesh K. Kapania, the Mitchell Professor of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech and director of Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design, will oversee the Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Center for Advanced Vehicles.

Saifur Rahman appointed to one-year term on advisory committee to review National Science Foundation investments

Fri, 2009-2-13 05:00 Saifur Rahman, the Joseph Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering and director, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute (ARI), has been appointed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve a one-year term on its Advisory Committee for GPRA Performance Assessment (AC/GPA) to determine whether NSF-sponsored programs are meeting the foundation's strategic outcome goals of discovery, learning, and research infrastructure.

University engineers investigate energy independent monitoring system for bridges

Wed, 2009-2-11 05:00 Virginia Tech's Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (CIMSS) has teamed with Physical Acoustics Corporation (PAC), of Princeton Junction, N.J., to develop a suite of new technologies to provide a continuous, energy independent monitoring of the structural integrity of U.S. bridges.

School of Architecture + Design faculty, students only U.S. university team invited to Cologne furniture fair

Mon, 2009-2-9 05:00 The team is led by Joseph Wheeler, associate professor of architecture, and Robert Dunay, the T. A. Carter Professor of Architecture and director of the Center for Design Research.

Nationally acclaimed science writer to kick off inaugural writer-in-residence program

Mon, 2009-2-5 05:00 Paul Raeburn, a former science editor and senior writer at Business Week, will spend two days on the Virginia Tech campus March 23 and 24 as the College of Engineering's first guest speaker of the newly funded Jebson-Nystrom Science and Technology Writer in Residence Endowment.

Internationally recognized equine expert authors comprehensive book on equine colic

Wed, 2009-2-4 05:00 Dr. Nat White, a board-certified surgeon, renowned researcher, and the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and director of Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has authored and edited the second edition of The Equine Acute Abdomen.

Landmark Media Enterprises executive vice president to give Wachovia Lecture

Wed, 2009-2-4 05:00 Terry Blevins, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Landmark Media Enterprises LLC, will give the Wachovia Distinguished Lecture in the Pamplin College of Business on Monday, Feb. 16, at 3:30 p.m. at the Holtzman Alumni Center's Alumni Assembly Hall.

Poetry prize for undergraduates deadline announced

Mon, 2009-2-2 05:00 Undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are invited to submit a poem about the future to compete for "The Steger," an award established by the university's president, Charles W. Steger.

Images from University Libraries to be included in upcoming PBS documentary

Fri, 2009-1-30 05:00 Images from the Special Collections and Digital Library and Archives Departments at Virginia Tech's University Libraries will be featured during the documentary "The Polio Crusade," to air as part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience series on Feb. 2, 2009.

Professor highlights failing U.S. water infrastructure in national press briefing

Thu, 2009-1-29 05:00 A Virginia Tech professor with the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and renowned expert on water infrastructure said America is failing in its quest to provide safe drinking water in high quality and high quantity.

Engineers have created Center of Excellence in Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management

Thu, 2009-1-20 05:00 A few years ago, America's drinking water and collection system earned a D on its report card, as issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Professors Jack Davis and Robert Dunay named Most Admired Educators of 2009

Tue, 2009-1-15 05:00 Jack Davis, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Dean and Reynolds Metals Endowed Professor of Architecture, and Robert Dunay, the T. A. Carter Professor of Architecture and Center for Design Research Director, have been named two of 26 nationally Most Admired Educators of 2009 by Design Intelligence.

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