Virginia Tech has formed a search committee to oversee a national search for the next dean of the College of Engineering.

The dean’s responsibilities include executive leadership of the college and managing distinctive programs in the context of a large, complex institution. The dean also has financial and administrative management responsibility for the college, guides and oversees its annual operating budget, advocates to the central administration for investment in new initiatives, leads its fundraising efforts, and provides effective leadership for the college’s faculty and administrative staff. 

The new dean of the College of Engineering will replace Julie Ross, who is leaving the position to serve as Virginia Tech’s executive vice president and provost. 

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Mario Ferruzzi will chair the search and guide the application/nomination, candidate review and interview, campus engagement, and finalist selection processes. Search committee members are as follows: 

  • Ferruzzi, chair and dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Kevin Pitts, dean, College of Science
  • Marlena Lester, director of advising, College of Engineering
  • Josh Iorio, collegiate associate professor and assistant director, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
  • Margo Currie, senior fiscal technician, Department of Engineering Education
  • William Devenport, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering 
  • Pam VandeVord, research and scholarship director, professor, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
  • Navid Ghaffarzadegan, associate professor, Grado Department of Industrial Systems Engineering
  • Aaron Noble, professor and head, Departments of Mining and Minerals Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
  • Naren Ramakrishnan, professor and director, Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Institute for Advanced Computing, Department of Computer Science
  • Morgan Blackwood Patel, alumnus and external representative, Grado Department of Industrial Systems Engineering
  • Nicole Pitterson, associate professor, assistant head for undergraduate programs, Department of Engineering Education
  • Chris Williams, L.S. Randolph Professor, Mechanical Engineering 
  • Sanket Deshmukh, associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Rich Smalling, alumnus and external representative, Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Amy Pruden, University Distinguished Professor, Charles E. Via Jr., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
  • Monecia Taylor, vice president for advancement
  • Harpreet Dhillon, associate dean for research, College of Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
  • Steve McKnight, vice president for Strategic Research Alliances, Research and Innovation

The search committee will be supported by a staff from Faculty Affairs that includes Ron Fricker, Kim Allen, Leslie Stevens, and Catherine Piché. The position description, application/nomination process, and search updates will be posted shortly and available on the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost website. 

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