Nominations for Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars

From: Office of Research and Innovation

Nominations for Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars are being accepted now through Aug. 1.

Nominations must be received from a dean or institute director. There is no limit on the number of nominations. 

Established in 2024, Jacob “Jake” A. Lutz III '78 established the Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars Endowment, awarding four faculty members annually — one per disciplinary category — at $10,000 in unrestricted funds. Awardees are selected from faculty at the ranks of tenured associate professor and professor with at least three years of service at Virginia Tech.

One scholar is honored for their long-term, substantive contributions to research and creative scholarship in one of the following four disciplinary categories:

• Science, Engineering, and Technology

• Health and Life Sciences

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Arts and Design

Visit the webpage to learn more and nominate a faculty member.