Lindsay Lally awarded professorship
Lindsay Lally '05, M.S. '13, associate professor of practice in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the Pulte Homes Professorship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The Pulte Homes Professorship was established in 2003 with a generous gift from Pulte Homes, providing support for the highly ranked Myers-Lawson School of Construction to help with the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty members.
A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than seven years, Lally enjoys supporting future leaders in the construction industry by sharing real-world examples drawn from her career as an engineer and by bringing industry partners into the classroom. She encourages students to solve problems and negotiate solutions in a team setting and promotes a pragmatic approach to project management.
In her current role, Lally facilitates the senior construction engineering and management capstone experience, where students apply their knowledge to real-world projects. She leads field trips, coaches the Associated Schools of Construction Heavy Civil Competition Team, and serves as the capstone's program chair. Lally also serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers Roanoke Branch Executive Board.
Previously, Lally served as a project manager for Draper Aden Associates, where she designed and managed a variety of land development projects, specializing in multidisciplinary higher education. Examples include Virginia Tech’s Multi-Modal Transit Facility and O’Shaughnessy Hall renovations project and Radford University’s College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences Building.
Lally holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and a professional engineering license from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
