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Article ItemIn memoriam: David Gonzales, collegiate associate professor, mechanical engineering , article
Gonzales will be remembered as an exceptional educator, mentor, and friend.
Date: Feb 19, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Dan Post, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering , article
Post was an innovator, inventor, and scholar, who had remained active in the academic community since his arrival at the university in 1978.
Date: Feb 16, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Michael K. Herndon, director of summer and winter sessions , article
Herndon, a dedicated educator, administrator, and Hokie whose nearly three decades of service shaped the academic journeys of countless students, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5.
Date: Feb 05, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Lucy Ferrari, architecture program champion , article
For more than five decades, Ferrari helped shape architecture education and study abroad at Virginia Tech, including the creation of the Steger Center, leaving a legacy rooted in students, place, and purpose.
Date: Jan 27, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Gladys West ’00 , article
The pioneering mathematician and Virginia Tech alumna whose work helped lay the foundation for the Global Positioning System died this month.
Date: Jan 23, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: David Burr, professor emeritus of history , article
Burr joined the university’s history department in 1966, where he taught medieval history.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Ronald Kemnitzer, professor emeritus of industrial design , article
Kemnitzer was an educator, leader, and designer who guided Virginia Tech’s industrial design program to national recognition.
Date: Jan 13, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Matthew 'Scottie' Graham, Division of Facilities , article
Graham, utilities distribution specialist in the Division of Facilities, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Date: Jan 12, 2026 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Spencer Forsling, graduate student, College of Engineering , article
Forsling was earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus on electromagnetics. He died Dec. 3.
Date: Dec 17, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Donald W. Huffman, former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , article
Huffman leaves a legacy of leadership and service to the university. He served on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors from 1994 to 2002.
Date: Dec 09, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Nicolas 'Nico' Braun, former Virginia Tech student , article
Braun passed away Nov. 12 following a vehicle crash in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Date: Nov 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: LeRoy Easley Minnick, Division of Facilities , article
LeRoy Easley Minnick, retired locksmith senior in the Division of Facilities, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Date: Nov 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Richard Turner, director emeritus, College of Science , article
Turner, former director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, died Oct. 16 at the age of 82.
Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Allen Willard Sanders, Division of Facilities , article
Sanders, retired preventative maintenance supervisor in the Division of Facilities, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Amy Stanford, Department of Economics , article
A Virginia Tech alumna, Stanford worked in the Department of Economics for nearly 20 years.
Date: Nov 03, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Michael R. Wright, housekeeping supervisor, Student Affairs Facilities and Operations , article
Wright was widely respected for his steady presence, kindness, and the care he showed colleagues and students alike.
Date: Oct 29, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Dennis Jackson Hall, Division of Facilities , article
Hall, retired university land surveyor in the Division of Facilities, passed away on Oct. 19.
Date: Oct 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: William E. 'Bill' Cox, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering , article
Cox was a dedicated educator, researcher, and mentor who advanced water resources management.
Date: Oct 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Delnia Amani, Ph.D. student, College of Engineering , article
Amani, 33, was pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering at the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington. She passed away after health-related complications on Aug. 27.
Date: Oct 08, 2025 - -
Article ItemIn memoriam: David L. Trauger, professor emeritus, College of Natural Resources and Environment , article
Trauger, a key architect of Virginia Tech’s Master of Natural Resources program and a longtime wildlife biologist, died Sept. 20.
Date: Sep 30, 2025 -
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