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- - Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches
    John Seiler and Patricia Raun will be the featured speakers at Virginia Tech's 2019 fall University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20.
- - Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Y. A. Liu named AAAS Fellow
    Liu 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.
- - In memoriam: Legendary Civil War historian James I. ‘Bud’ Robertson Jr.
    Visitation 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.
- - Wing Ng appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor
    Ng, 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.
- - Charles Clancy named Bradley Distinguished Professor in Cybersecurity
    Clancy 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.
- - In memoriam: Wayne Purcell, alumni distinguished professor emeritus of agricultural and applied economics
    His 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.
- - Susan Day honored with top arboriculture research award
    The 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.
- - Rosemary Blieszner named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
    Blieszner, who is currently serving as interim dean, will continue to lead the college through June 2019.
- - Gary Downey reappointed Alumni Distinguished Professor
    The internationally renowned scholar uses his background in engineering and anthropology to bridge the human and technical dimensions of society.
- - Book by longtime psychology professor, daughter, focuses on manufacturing culture
    A new book co-authored by E. Scott Geller continues the Actively Caring for People series, this time focusing on manufacturing.
- - Mars ridge named after Virginia Tech science alumnus
    A ridge along the planet Mars’ Marathon Valley has been named after alumnus Robert A. Wharton Jr., who spent his career as an astrobiologist, an explorer and scientist working in Antarctica, and an educator.
- - In memoriam: Paul 'Tony' Distler, legendary Voice of the Marching Virginians
    The director of the School of the Arts emeritus at Virginia Tech served as the Voice of the Marching Virginians for four decades.
- - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences inducts new members into the hall of fame
    The new members are Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science Richard Saacke and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Animal Science Paul Siegel.
- - Art Keown appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor
    Fewer than 1 percent of Virginia Tech faculty members hold this honor, and Keown is the first in the Pamplin College of Business to do so.
- - E. Scott Geller’s new psychology book encompasses 46 years of research in applied behavioral science
    E. Scott Geller has released a new book, “Applied Psychology: Actively Caring for People,” that Geller says encompasses his renowned 46-year career at Virginia Tech, and his passion for self-improvement and positive thinking.
- - Arthur L. Buikema honored with emeritus status
- - Alumni Distinguished Professor E. Scott Geller still actively working to make the world more caring
- - Alumni Distinguished Professor Ezra 'Bud' Brown still passionate about teaching math
    Bud Brown loves teaching. Everything about it, he says, from the preparation to the instruction to the interaction with students outside class. As the professor of 36 years puts it: “A teacher can make a tremendous difference.”
- - Dennis R. Dean, Thomas M. Gardner to deliver 2014 fall commencement addresses
- - Longtime voice of the Marching Virginians to call his last halftime show
    For 40 years, Paul A. "Tony" Distler's distinctive and clear baritone has boomed over the public address system during halftime in Lane Stadium.

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