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Dean's Awards for Excellence

Virginia Tech is celebrated in the commonwealth and throughout the nation for the excellence of our programs in engineering education, research, and public service.

Dean's Award plaque

2025 Dean's Awards for Excellence

The Dean's Awards for Excellence recognize our faculty members' incredible work, which has directly or indirectly impacted the success of our students.

Excellence in Teaching

  • Jared Gragg, Department of Engineering Education
  • David T. Gray, Department of Engineering Education
  • Creed F. Jones III, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Gary D. Seidel, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Jamie Sikora, Department of Computer Science

Excellence in Research

  • Stanley B. Grant, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Xiaoting Jia, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Qiang Li, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Greg Young, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Excellence in Service

  • Douglas A. Bowman, Department of Computer Science
  • Walid Saad, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Craig Woolsey, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Excellence in Outreach

  • Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Outstanding New Assistant Professor

  • Sol Lim, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Zin Lin, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Rohit Pandey, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
  • Dan Williams, Department of Computer Science
  • Dawei Zhou, Department of Computer Science

Faculty Fellow

  • W. Nathan Alexander, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Alexander S. Brand, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Hoda Eldardiry, Department of Computer Science
  • Blake Johnson, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Anuj Karpatne, Department of Computer Science
  • Anne Staples, Department of Mechanical Engineering  

W.S. "Pete" White Award for Innovation in Engineering Education

  • Leyla Nazhand-Ali, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

AP Faculty Excellence

  • S. Nicole Akers, College of Engineering Dean’s Office
  • James Newcomer, Department of Engineering Education

Certificate of Teaching Excellence

  • Jeffrey Bolton, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Tsu-Sheng (Roger) Chang, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Kinsley M. Tate, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
  • Kevin D. Young, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Staff Recognition Awards

  • Margo Currie, Department of Engineering Education
  • Robert Vaughan, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
  • Brett Farmer, Via Department of Civil and Environment Engineering

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