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Physics’ Leo Piilonen honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articlePiilonen has enjoyed a successful career an educator and as a scientist experimenting with high-energy particle physics detectors.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 -
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William Devenport appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Devenport has championed experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate engineering students.
Date: Jun 13, 2023 -
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In memoriam: Siegfried Holzer, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of civil and environmental engineering , articleSiegfried M. Holzer, an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, turned his passion for teaching into an award-winning 30-year career at Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 17, 2023 -
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Gary Downey honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1983, Downey has an international reputation as an innovator and leader in the field of science and technology studies for his scholarship, pedagogy, and mentorship.
Date: Dec 13, 2022 -
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Rosemary Blieszner reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleIn the 41 years that she has been a Hokie, Blieszner has held positions that span the university, all while serving through her leadership, scholarship, and teaching.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
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Y. A. Liu reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSince joining the College of Engineering faculty, Liu has achieved international recognition for his promotion of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
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Issues of race and social justice to be explored in literary event , articleAuthors Lucinda Roy and Bessie Flores Zaldívar will give readings of their recently published books as part of this special “Freedom Revolutions” program.
Date: Nov 01, 2021 -
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Rosemary Blieszner receives Alumni Fellow Award from Penn State , articleThe Alumni Fellow Award, the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association, recognizes alumni who are leaders in their professional fields.
Date: Oct 19, 2021 -
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Thomas Gardner earns Alumni Distinguished Professor renewal in 38th year at Virginia Tech , article“I have experienced numerous moments of pride as an educator, including over these past 10 years,” said Gardner. “But honestly, I’m most proud of the students who learned new ways to think in my class and have gone on to apply those ways of thinking far beyond anything I would have ever dreamed possible.”
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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Forestry scientist John Seiler reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSeiler is a "devoted teacher-mentor, an inquisitive and competitive research scholar, and has a zeal for bringing knowledge of trees and forests to the public.”
Date: Sep 14, 2020 -
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Jacqueline Bixler named director of the School of Performing Arts , articleThe Alumni Distinguished Professor of Spanish at Virginia Tech is an internationally recognized scholar of contemporary Latin American theatre, with a focus on Mexican performance art.
Date: Aug 20, 2020 -
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Gary Downey receives Society for Social Studies of Science’s Infrastructure Award , articleInfrastructure lies at the heart of the scholarship of the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science, Technology, and Society. An international organization recently acknowledged his contributions to creating a field that not only studies engineers but also participates critically among them.
Date: Feb 04, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches , articleJohn Seiler and Patricia Raun will be the featured speakers at Virginia Tech's 2019 fall University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20.
Date: Dec 01, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Y. A. Liu named AAAS Fellow , articleLiu was honored for excellence in design teaching, pioneering textbooks and creative scholarship in sustainable engineering, and global leadership in implementing energy/water savings, and CO2 capture.
Date: Nov 26, 2019 -
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In memoriam: Legendary Civil War historian James I. ‘Bud’ Robertson Jr. , articleVisitation for Robertson, the founding director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, will be at McCoy Funeral Home on Nov. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held at Blacksburg United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Nov. 16. Following burial in the Westview Cemetery, friends may gather at the German Club for fellowship and remembrance.
Date: Nov 03, 2019 -
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Wing Ng appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleNg, the Christopher C. Kraft Endowed Professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named an Alumni Distinguished Professor by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Apr 09, 2019 -
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Charles Clancy named Bradley Distinguished Professor in Cybersecurity , articleClancy has built a distinguished career through his pioneering research in the fields of communications security, cognitive radio, and cryptographic authentication, and broader impact to the university’s growth of programs in cybersecurity.
Date: Feb 01, 2019 -
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In memoriam: Wayne Purcell, alumni distinguished professor emeritus of agricultural and applied economics , articleHis 27-year career at Virginia Tech was marked by major program growth and numerous individual successes as a nationally and internationally recognized expert on prices, price discovery, and price risk management.
Date: Feb 22, 2018 -
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Susan Day honored with top arboriculture research award , articleThe International Society of Arboriculture’s L.C. Chadwick Award of Arboricultural Research recognizes the recipient’s investigation and analysis and her valuable contribution to arboriculture.
Date: Sep 12, 2017 -
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Rosemary Blieszner named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences , articleBlieszner, who is currently serving as interim dean, will continue to lead the college through June 2019.
Date: Sep 05, 2017
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