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- - Richard Crowder and Tommy Thompson recognized with Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Distinguished Alumni Awards
    This year's Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Distinguished Alumni Awards go to two alumni of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
- - Virginia Tech awards Heywood Fralin the 2019 William H. Ruffner Medal
    Fralin broke family tradition by attending the University of Virginia instead of following his two older brothers to Virginia Tech, but he’s since become a Hokie in all ways except for his college degree.
- - Virginia Tech to honor Steve Mollenkopf with 2019 University Distinguished Achievement Award
    For Mollenkopf, insatiable curiosity has been a catalyst for success. As the CEO of Qualcomm Inc., he is at the helm of a multibillion dollar worldwide corporation that is transforming the digital telecommunications industry. Mollenkopf graduated from Virginia Tech in 1992.
- - Alumni recognized for contributions to Virginia Tech
    Virginia Tech has named five members of its Class of 1969 who have been crucial to the success and transformation of the university during the past five decades as Alumni Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2019.
- - Kiran Bagalkotkar named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering
    The industrial and systems engineering major has spent her collegiate career as a consistent academic achiever, an avid researcher, and dedicated leader.
- - 2019 Bouchet Honor Society scholars inducted at Yale University
    Mayra S. Artiles, Erika L. Bass, Racheida S. Lewis, Ashley R. Taylor, and Ayesha L. Yousafzai are the fifth group of students to join the Virginia Tech chapter of the honor society.
- - Virginia Tech’s Romesh Batra honored as University Distinguished Professor
    Since arriving at Virginia Tech in 1994, Batra has built a teaching and research program that is nationally and internationally recognized at the highest levels. His expertise in computational modeling and solid mechanics, particularly in the area of material failure under extreme loadings, has influenced nearly every subdiscipline in mechanics.
- - Rayne Zheng receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
    Zheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has received the award to study rational design and additive manufacturing of 3D piezoelectrics with arbitrary anisotropy for maritime self-sensing structures.
- - Three graduate students take top prizes at the 2018 Nutshell Games
    Using a 5-gallon bucket, a water bottle, and a dinosaur bone, Virginia Tech graduate students Susan Chen, Madeline “Maddy” Grupper, and Brenen Wynd took top honors at the third Nutshell Games.
- - Carolyn Copenheaver receives Society of American Foresters award for outstanding forestry education
    Copenheaver is the first woman to receive the Carl Alwin Schenck Award in its 30-year history.
- - Veterinary college names distinguished alumni award winners
    Sharon L. Deem B.S. '85, D.V.M. '88, and Bom Spina Harris D.V.M. '08 have been honored with the veterinary college's 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2018 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, respectively.
- - Teresa Martinez receives Gerald H. Cross Alumni Leadership Award
    Martinez, co-founder and executive director of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Virginia Tech.
- - Marshall "Mark" S. White receives R. David LeButt Award in package design and testing
    White, professor emeritus of wood science and forest products in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, laid the groundwork for the establishment of the packaging program in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials.
- - Megan Dolbin-MacNab receives national distinction for her dedication to gerontology
    The human development specialist was recognized for her advocacy and research on aging, such as issues facing grandparents during the opioid crisis.
- - Office of Environmental Health and Safety receives national award recognition
    EHS was recently honored by the Campus Environmental Management Association and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities with the 2018 Innovation Award of Merit for Process Improvement.
- - Ashley Shew granted National Science Foundation CAREER award to study technologies for disability community
    The assistant professor will explore discrepancies between the needs and wants of people with disabilities and the assumptions of the scientists and engineers who design technologies for them.
- - Professor recognized at World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists
    Applied Economics Professor Kevin Boyle was named a Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists during the triennial World Congress.
- - Gerontology expert receives national award for her advocacy of the rights of older adults
    The Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology director received the prestigious Judge Isabella Horton Grant Guardianship Award for innovative work in protecting elders and vulnerable adults.
- - Virginia Tech team exposing lead in Flint’s water wins Kellogg Foundation award
    The award, focused on community engagement scholarship, makes the team eligible to win the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award.
- - Virginia Tech voted silver overall ‘Best Place to Work’ in annual readers' poll
    Virginia Tech was voted silver overall “Best Place to Work” by SWVA Living magazine for 2018.

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