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Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants
The various funding awards described here come from many different sources both internal and external to the university. Awards are typically given on a competitive basis. Internal scholarships are often named for distinguished faculty and former alumni who maintained close ties with Virginia Tech.
The A. B. Massey Honorarium
This award was established in 1965 by alumni and friends to honor Professor A.B. Massey. It is presented by the College of Natural Resources to graduate students who have displayed outstanding academic and professional leadership.
Jay D. McGhee, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Guillermo Trincado, Ph.D., Forestry
Christopher W. Stahl, MS, Geography
Richard K. Johnson, Ph.D., Wood Science and Forest Products
Accounting and Information Systems Department Alumni Scholarship
L. Christian Schaupp, Ph.D., General Business, Accounting
AdvanceVT Fellowship
The National Science Foundation ADVANCE program is designed to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers through comprehensive and creative strategies aimed at institutional transformation.
Megan Elwood-Madden, Ph.D., GeoSciences
Olga Pierrakos, Ph.D. , Biomedical Engineering
Alfred E. Knobler Scholarship
Alfred E. Knobler graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in ceramic engineering in 1934. Describing his experience he wrote, “When I came to Tech, it was mostly poor kids trying to make it, bright kids who were first-generation college.” His endowed scholarship funds deserving students in both the English and the Materials Science departments. He is the founder of Pilgrim Glass Corporation.
Ted Asare, MS, Materials Science and Engineering
Feiming Bai, Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
(Alfred Knobler Scholarship continued)
Todd Heil, MS, Materials Science and Engineering
Ben Poquette, MS., Materials Science and Engineering
Nurdan Sankir, Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Alice W. Johnson Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who wish to pursue a career in Science Education and is named for a revered agricultural extension agent who began her career in 1935 and who initiated the endowment of several scholarships at Virginia Tech.
Cary Howsare, Master’s, Curriculum and Instruction
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Large Animal Internal Medicine Research Award for Paper Presentation at the
22nd Annual Forum
Undine Christmann, DVM, MS, Veterinary Medical Science
American Ornithological Union - Marion Brady Tucker Award
Founded in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union is the oldest and largest
organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. The
Marcia Brady Travel Tucker Award is made to students who are sole authors
or joint authors of papers.
Lori Blanc, Ph.D., Biology
American Psychological Association
Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant Award is open to both faculty and students and is sponsored by the Society of Pediatric Society.
Kirsten Bradbury, Ph.D., Psychology
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
The Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities Award honors outstanding contributions of agricultural engineering students to the advancement of the interaction of the profession and the humanities.
Leigh-Anne Henry, Master’s, Biological Systems Engineering
Anderson-Tully Corporation Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the Anderson-Tully lumber company and is awarded by the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products.
Patrick Rappold, Ph.D., Wood Science and Forest Products
Aubrey E. Orange Endowed Award in GeoPhysics
In 1985, an anonymous donor established the “Aubrey E. Orange Endowed Award” for graduate students in Geophysics. It was later revealed that the donor was Steve Scott (B.S., 1979; M.S. 1987). Steve established the endowment “in recognition of a dearly loved uncle,” Aubrey Orange, who had willed him $2000 back in 1968 to help with college.
Angela Larson, MS, Geological Sciences
Ethan Nowak, Ph.D., Geological Sciences
Stephanie Nowak, Ph.D., Geological Sciences
Biochemistry Alumni Graduate Scholarship
This fund was established in 2001 from the gift of an anonymous donor, to recognize academic accomplishment and potential.
Graham D. Jack, Ph.D. Biochemistry
Boat US Foundation Safety Grant
This Foundation is a leader in boating safety and environmental education and outreach.
Sarah Taylor, MS, Apparel, Housing and Resource Management
Bradley Department Head Fellows
These competitive fellowships are awarded by the Dean of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Ibrahim Chamas, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Lei Y. Fang, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Bradley Fellowships
This award was established in 1987 by Mrs. Marion Bradley Via in honor of her father, Harry Lynde Bradley, who was a Virginia Tech alumnus (circa 1912) and the namesake of the Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering. Mr. Bradley was a pioneer in the electric motor control industry. Mr. Edward Via and the Via family have continued their interest and support of the department. The income from the endowment now exceeds $13 million.
Christopher Anderson, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Nathaniel August, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Jeffrey R. Clark, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Stephen Craven, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Nathan Harter, MS, Electrical Engineering
Mark Lehne, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
(Bradley Fellowships continued)
Keith McKenzie, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Justin Rice, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Jamie Riggins, MS, Electrical Engineering
David Gray Roberson, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Ian Schworer, MS, Electrical Engineering
Neil J. Steiner, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Douglas R. Sterk, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Juan E. Suris, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Ethan Swint, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Daniel Tebben, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Bobby Lee Benson Memorial Scholarship
Awarded in memory of alumnus Bobby Lee Benson (class of 1978) who died in 1991, by the Accounting and Information Systems department.
David L. Hayes, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Bruce M. Anderson Graduate Award
This award was established in 1982 to honor the service of former Biochemistry department head Bruce N. Anderson. The recipient is the outstanding graduate student upon completion of the first year of work in the department.
James F. Garst, Ph.D., Biochemistry
Dr. Burd S. McGinnes Graduate Fellowship
This memorial fellowship is awarded by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Jonathan B. Cohen, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Nathaniel P. Hitt, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
C. Franklin and Helen Lawson Memorial Scholarships
This memorial fellowship is awarded by the Department of Accounting and Information Systems.
Richard J. Bomgardner, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Charles Via and Marion Via Ph.D. and Master’s Fellowships
Charles Via, Jr. was an active civil engineering student at Virginia Tech and because of his wife’s generosity in donating $5 million to the department, it chose to carry his name, becoming in 1987 the Charles E. Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Department oversees the Via Scholars Program that awards M.S. and Ph.D. fellowships to outstanding students for graduate study in all areas of civil and environmental engineering.
Ph.D. fellowships
Donald Bish, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Jonathan Brown, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Lee Bryant, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Christina Davis, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Jeramy B. Decker, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Devin Harris, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Edgar de Leon Izeppi, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Joshua Joseph, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Richard T. Kelly, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Justin Marshall, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Eduardo Mendez, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Chris Muller, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Charles Newhouse, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
John Rice., Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Vickie Singleton, Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Chris Waldron, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Master’s fellowships
Kirsten Baldwin-Metzger, MS, Civil Engineering
Jonathan Black, MS, Civil Engineering
Elizabeth Booth, MS, Environmental Engineering
Kyle Dominisse, MS, Civil Engineering
Greg Hensley, MS, Civil Engineering
Edward Houston, MS, Civil Engineering
Wendell Khunjar, MS, Environmental Engineering
Brice Kutch, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeff Kuttesch, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adam Lease, MS, Civil Engineering
J. David Martin, MS, Civil Engineering
Laurie Mazursky, MS, Civil Engineering
Joshua Middleton, MS, Civil Engineering
Michael Motley, MS, Civil Engineering
Caroline Nguyen, MS, Environmental Engineering
Jennifer Schaeffer, MS, Civil Engineering
Donald Scholz, MS, Civil Engineering
(Charles Via and Marion Via Fellowships continued)
Kevin Young, MS, Civil Engineering
Robert Williams, MS, Civil Engineering
Jennifer Wright, MS, Environmental Engineering
Anna Zaklikowski, MS, Environmental Engineering
Lauren Zuravnsky, MS, Environmental Engineering
The C. I. Rich Fellowship
This fellowship is awarded by the Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department for graduate studies and research.
Meriem El Hadj, Ph.D., Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
College of Engineering Ph.D., Fellowship
This prestigious fellowship is awarded by the college dean to top Ph.D. candidates.
Aric Blumer, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Suchandan Guha, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Ying Hu , Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Guadong Pang, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xingda Qu, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Liang Zhang, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Natural Resources International Student Fellowship
Po-Jen Chiang, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
D. Perry and Sharon C. Brown Scholarship
Allison N. Nossett, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Daniel Frederick Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each fall to current outstanding Engineering Mechanics doctoral students.
Kevin Noorhouse, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Noha Hassan, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
David and Lucille Packard Foundation Fellowship
The goal of the Packard Fellowship Program is to provide support for unusually creative researchers early in their careers. The Foundation emphasizes support for innovative individual research. This fund is administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Kayenda Johnson, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Afia Karikari, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Department of Defense - National Defense Science and Engineering
Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to increasing the number and quality of our nation’s scientists and engineers. Toward that end, the DoD annually supports approximately 8,000 graduate students in fields important to national defense needs.
David A. Neal, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Energy
University Turbine Research Fellowship
Jonathan McGlumphy, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Dover Corporation Industrial Systems Engineering Fellowship
Dover Corporation is a worldwide diversified manufacturer of industrial products and was formed by Fred Durham, for whom the Durham Engineering Building is named.
Weiping Chen, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Duncan Lyle Kinnear Scholarship
The award was created to assist students who wish to pursue their career and licensure in Science Education. Supported by a gift made by Mrs. Florence Kinnear, in memory of her husband Duncan L. Kinnear, a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology, known as the “Deacon.”
Alexis Batacchi, Master’s, Curriculum and Instruction
Laura Delo, Master’s, Curriculum and Instruction
Dwight R. Chamberlain Graduate Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
David C. Bishop, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Eleanor Davenport Leadership Fellowship
This scholarship was established to support outstanding students enrolled in the College of Engineering. Mrs. Davenport is the daughter of the late Fred Durham (Class of 1921), for whom the Durham Engineering Building is named.
Nancy Grugle, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Charles Newhouse, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tregei N. Starr, MS, Chemical Engineering
Kerry N. Wood, Ph.D., Computer Science and Application
English Department Fellowship
This is a two-year fellowship awarded by the Dean of the English Department.
Shirley Gill, Master’s in English
Entomological Society of America - Jeffrey P. LaFage Award
The Jeffrey P. LaFage Graduate Student Research Award encourages research in control of insect pests in the urban environment.
Marc Fisher, Ph.D., Entomology
Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowships
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, provides nationally competitive Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study.
Christina Clarkson Davis, Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering
Theresa Wynn, Ph.D. Biological Systems Engineering
Ernest J. Pavlock Scholarship in Accounting and Information Systems
This scholarship is named for Professor Emeritus Pavlock (1980-2000) who taught at the Northern Virginia Center campus.
Mason J. Young, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Floyd A. Beams Scholarship
Alumni and friends of Floyd A. Beams, a 28-year professor at Virginia Tech and nationally recognized authority on academic accounting,, established this scholarship upon his retirement in 1995..
David L. Henderson, Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems
Ford Foundation Fellowship
The Ford Foundation has funded a variety of programs aimed at promoting academic excellence and advancing the careers of ethnically diverse scholars since the early l960s. Over the past thirty years, these scholars have contributed ground breaking scholarship to the academic world, and have served as role models and mentors for a new generation of faculty.
David A. Neal, MS., Mechanical Engineering
Forest Products Society
The Wood Award is given for outstanding Graduate Student Research
Nicole Brown, Ph.D., Forest Products,
Fulbright Scholarships
Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries. The Program supports educational exchanges that strengthen the collaboration and communication between the United States and over 140 countries.
Francisco Cubas-Suazo, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Juan Claudio Gutierrez, Ph.D., Veterinary Medicine
Grace Tabitha Lim Oi, Ph.D., Entomology
Maminain Rasamoelina, MS, Forestry
Gamage Wathugala, MS, Computer Science and Applications
Galper Award
The Galper Graduate Award was established by Alice and Harvey Galper in honor of their son, San Galper, a graduate of the Clinical Psychology graduate program, to support professional development activities for graduate students in psychology.
Sara C. Haden, Ph.D., Psychology
Gates Millennium Scholarship
This scholarship, funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to encourage and support outstanding students to earn master’s and doctoral degrees in disciplines in which their ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented.
Roxene Thompson, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
GEM Fellowship
The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) provides graduate fellowships with paid summer internships at major corporations that are industry partners of GEM.
Akilah Hugine, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Geological Society of America
This Graduate Student Research Grant is awarded by the GSA, a leader in advancing the geosciences, enhancing the professional growth of its members, and promoting the geosciences in the service of humankind.
John Huntley, Ph.D., GeoSciences
George and Gladys Cunningham Doctoral Scholar Award
The Cunningham Endowed Fellowship was established by George and Gladys Cunningham in 1978 to help students fund their education. The fund today is used to provide a competitive research stipend offered in recruitment of top Ph.D. students.
Amanda Albright, Ph.D. Geology
Shannon Alford, Ph.D., Biochemistry
Nathaniel August, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Philip Carroll, Ph.D., Mathematics
Daniel Catlin, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Leslie A. Clark, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Otis Farmer, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jennifer Farris, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Brian Geist, Ph.D., Physics
Jeremiah Gibson, PhD. Economics
Matthew Habersack, Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering
Trent Hargens, Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
Waddy Haynie, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Nathaniel Hitt, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Matthew A. Jarrett, Ph.D., Psychology
Deborah Johnson, Ph.D. Biochemistry
Joshua Joseph, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Eric Kennedy, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Jason Lee, Ph.D., Computer Science
Juliette Mammei, Ph.D., Physics
Russell Mammei, Ph.D., Physics
Nichole Miller, Ph.D., Mathematics
Lance Reece Nielson, Ph.D., Human Development
Nathan Post, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Jacqueline E. Presley, Ph.D., Forestry
Justin Pugh, Ph.D., Finance
Jory Zmuda Ruscio, Ph.D., Biochemistry
Matthew Severs, Ph.D., Geology
Michelle Soupir, Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering
Amanda Stiles, Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science
Daniel Tebben, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eric Weigel, Ph.D., Biology
Brian Whitacre, Ph.D., Agriculture and Applied Economics
GeoSciences Outstanding Service Recognition Awards
This award is given by the Geosciences Department to students who have significantly contributed to the betterment of the department.
Andrew Madden, Ph.D., GeoSciences
Jennifer Stempien, Ph.D., GeoSciences
Gerald L. Alderson Endowed Scholarship
This award was established by a longtime supporter of the university and a charter member of the Caldwell Society.
Matthew Michaelangelo, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association Scholarship-
Virginia Chapter
Shawn Lee, Ph.D., Hospitality and Tourism Management
Harry and Penny G. Schwartz Scholarship
This award was established by long-time contributors, Harry and Penny Schwartz for an outstanding student in accounting.
Marie McMullen MS, Accounting and Information Systems
Helen G. and Allan D. Cruickshank Award
The Florida Ornithological Society bestows this grant-in-aid for ornithological research and/or environmental education and are made in memory of persons important to ornithology.
Lori Blanc, Ph.D., Biology
International Technology Education Association
Maley Spirit of Excellence Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Terri Varnado, Ph.D. , Curriculum and Instruction
James F. Eheart Memorial Graduate Scholarship
This fund was established in memory of Dr. James F. Eheart, a faculty member of the department of Biochemistry who taught in the 1950s. It supports travel by students to national or international meetings to present results of their research.
E. Kenneth Hurley, MS, Biochemistry
James F. Powell Scholarship
The James F. Powell Scholarship is named after a Virginia Tech graduate and athlete who served in the Army and was also a Major General in the Air Force. The Powell scholarship is awarded to long-term Virginia residents to pursue higher education.
Jennifer Griggs, MS, Biology
Roger Wayne Jones, Ph.D., Education and Curriculum Instruction
Dr. James Watson Scholarship
Named in honor of Dr. James Watson, a pioneer in the turf industry, by the Sports Turf Managers Association
Joshua McPherson, MS, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
The Jamie Dunn Award
This award is given to a second-year graduate student who has actively fostered a spirit of goodwill in the department and has demonstrated a deep enthusiasm for physics.
Mitra Shojania-Feizabadi, Ph.D., Physics
James N. Newcomer
Jiajia Dong
JAR Foundation Scholarship
This is a merit-based award for students engaged in research related to poultry, and was established by an anonymous donor.
Elizabeth Gilbert, MS, Animal and Poultry Sciences
Jasper R. and Allyn G. Eanes Scholarship in Accounting
This award was established by Virginia Tech Foundation Life Members Jasper and Allyn Eanes (Class of 1967).
Michael W. Maloney, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Jean B. Duerr Memorial Scholarship
Merit based scholarship awarded by the Virginia Tech chapter of Peace Education Organization sisterhood to a female graduate student in engineering.
Amber Rath, MS, Mechanical Engineering
John E. Peterson, Jr. and Mary Jane C. Peterson Ph.D. Fellowship
Christopher D. Allport, Ph.D., General Business, Accounting
William A. Kerler, III, Ph.D., General Business, Accounting
John F. Hosner Graduate Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded by the College of Natural Resources and is named for John F. Hosner, professor emeritus, who came to Virginia Tech in 1961 and who is recognized as the advocate who shepherded Virginia Tech’s School of Forestry into national prominence.
Kelley Arbogast, Master’s Forestry
John Grado Fellowship
John Grado graduated from Tech in 1951. He founded Technographics, an international paper-and-printing company located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and was chairman of the company’s board until his retirement. He has been a significant contributor to engineering education at the university and has endowed a professorship and several student scholarships. He received the department’s Agee Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Board of Visitors approved the naming of the John Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in his honor in 2000.
Laura Hughes, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Michael J. Schwandt, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xiaomei Zhu, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
John Grado/Alexander E. Walter Fellowship
This is a combined fellowship. Alexander E. Walter graduated in 1937 from the Industrial Engineering Department. He established an endowed scholarship for students in this department.
Laura Hughes, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering
John Lee Pratt Research Fellowships
John Lee Pratt, who died in 1975 at the age of 96, was a Virginia native and farmer who was also a General Motors executive. He left $12 million to Virginia Tech, for the study of animal nutrition and engineering. This endowment has grown to $38 million over the years and is used to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students, to support faculty salaries., and to underwrite research in animal nutrition and engineering.
Nathaniel August, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Andrew Baisden, MS, Electrical Engineering
Arthur Ball, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Christopher Bashur, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Brad Batton, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Abraham Behnam, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Ashlea Bennett, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Kathleen Bieryla, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
(John Lee Pratt Research Fellowships-continued)
Aric Blumer, Ph.D. Computer Engineering
Jeffrey Bolton, MS, Engineering Mechanics
Jonathan Brown, Civil Engineering
Scott Brumbaugh, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Darrell Caison, MS, Civil Engineering
Theresa Campioli, MS Aerospace Engineering
Zachary Carwile, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Callaway Cass, MS, Electrical Engineering
Ricky Castles, MS, Computer Engineering
Ibrahim Chamas, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Nathalie Cherbaka, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
David Chu, MS, Chemical Engineering
Jared Cooper, MS, Mechanical Engineering
D. Bradley Davis, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Lisa A. DeMar, MS, Electrical Engineering
Atul Deshmukh, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Hyunsun Do, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Katherine Dulaney, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Jodie Eicher, MS, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Lei Fang, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Otis Farmer, MS, Electrical Engineering
Jennifer Farris, Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering
Li Feng, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Timothy Franklin, Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics
Anthony Gaglione, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Jason Gaudet, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
F. Scott Gayzik, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Andrew Gifford, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Elizabeth Gilbert, MS, Animal and Poultry Sciences
Kevin Gilmore, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
James Glenn, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
William Grigg., MS, Civil Engineering
Amir Guri, Ph.D. Human Nutrition, Food and Exercise
Jeffrey Henderson., Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Ken Henderson., MS, Mechanical Engineering
Tanja Hess, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Hugh Hill, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Marcus Hollmann, Ph.D., Dairy Science
Joseph Homitz, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Ying Hu, Ph.D. Industrial && Systems Engineering
Akilah Hugine, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Deirdre Hunter, MS, Ocean Engineering
Ann Jeffers, MS, Civil Engineering
Jia, Bochen, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Chris Kessler, MS, Materials Science and Engineering
John Kim, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Sang Kim II, Chemical Engineering
Woo Chang Kim, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Bradley Klenow, MS, Ocean Engineering
Scott Kowlachuk, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
Prakash Kumar, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Joseph Lambert, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Douglas Laney, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Justin Langdon, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Eric LaRocque, MS, Civil Engineering
HyunWook Lee, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Myoungbae Lee, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Sukit Leekumjorn, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Lihong Li, Ph.D, Animal and Poultry Sciences
Yongqiang Li, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Alexis Lillie, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Strong Lin, Computer Engineering
David Litchfield, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Kevin Todd Lowe, MS, Aerospace Engineering
Michael Lyall, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Stephan Lynch, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Stephan MacAnlis, MS, Electrical Engineering
Nathan Maines, MS, Engineering Mechanics
Justin Marshall, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Chris Martin, Mechanical Engineering
Patrick McDougle, MS, Electrical Engineering
Mark John Monda, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
Lizdabel Morales, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
(John Lee Pratt Research Fellowships-continued)
Brian Munoz, MS, Civil Engineering
Daniel Nash, MS, Computer Engineering
David Neal, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Ou, Yangming, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Guodong Pang, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Amy Parsons, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Rakesh Pathak, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Carrie Pickworth, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Olga Pierrakos, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Jenni Popp, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Sarah E. Portier, MS, Aerospace Engineering
Joseph Ranalli, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
John Rice, Civil Engineering
Matthew Rittler, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
David G. Roberson, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Eric. J. Ruggiero, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Schmit, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Michael Schwandt, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Christopher Seay, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Lindsay Sharp, MS, Chemical Engineering
Gregory Sheffer, MS, Environmental Engineering
Hongwei Si, Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Food and Exercise
E. Garnett Simmers, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Greg Slota, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Brian Southern, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Corrie Spoon, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Vahram Stepanyan, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
Haibin Sun, Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering
Miao Sun, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Xiaolun Sun, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Daniel Tebben, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Nathaniel Varano, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
Anoop Varghese, Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics
Hao Wang, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Brandon Waters, MS, Electrical Engineering
Samuel Wright, MS, Aerospace Engineering
Ying Xu, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Tzu-Hsun Yang, Ph.D., Dairy Science
Junyi Zhai, Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Haiyan Zhao, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Yinli Zhou, Ph.D., Animal and Poultry Sciences
Joseph R. Jenkins Scholarship in Accounting
This scholarship was established ay an alumnus from the Class of 1968.
Arron S. Fleming, Ph.D., General Business, Accounting
Kendall W. King Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in recognition of Biochemistry professor and department head K. W. King, alumnus class of 1949, for students who have made substantial progress on their dissertation research.
Mustafa Ercetin, Ph.D., Biochemistry
Katheryn A. Tyree Memorial Scholarship
Established in memory of Katheryn Tyree, Class of 2002 and 2003.
Andrew L. Udell, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Konrad W. Kubin Scholarship in Accounting
This scholarship honors Konrad Kubin who was a professor in the department of accounting from 1972 to 2003.
Jason W. McKenzie, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
KPMG Ph.D. Fellowship
KPMG is a audit, tax and advisory firm with a strong commitment to diversity in the workplace.
Lemuria D. Carter, Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems
Loretta R. Donnelly Memorial Scholarship in Accounting
This scholarship honors Loretta Donnelly who attended Virginia Tech in the 1970s.
Lemuria D. Carter, Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems
Loretta M. Emery Scholarship in Accounting
Kimberly A. Tibbs, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Maly Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded every three years to an outstanding Ph.D graduate applicant. The recipient is expected to be committed to a research career.
Glen Stevens, Ph.D., Biology
Manuel Stein Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each year to the student with an outstanding potential for teaching and research. It is named after a former faculty member in the Engineering Science and Mechanics department.
Maurizio Porfiri, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
Mary G. Natrella Scholarship
The Quality and Productivity section of the American Statistical Association awards two scholarships a year. The fund originated with a generous contribution from the husband of Mary Natrella, who worked for thirty-six years at the National Bureau of Standards.
Ayca Ozol-Godfrey , Ph.D., Statistics
Mary Louise Andrews Award - Virginia Academy of Science
This award is to support basic research in any area of cancer research and is provided through the Virginia Academy of Science to two researchers each year.
Jennifer Pressley, MS, Biology
Michael and Nancy Owens Scholarship in Accounting
Do-Hoon Lee, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP)
The MAOP program at Virginia Tech was created in 1992 to encourage and support the academic achievement of a diverse student body at the university. MAOP partners with a variety of institutional, government, private, and non-profit entities to fund and develop special opportunities for program participants.
Aaron Berger, Ph.D. GeoSciences
Chandra Bowden, MS, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Franklin Carvajal, Ph.D., Psychology
Seth Darden, MS, Computer Science and Applications
Nakeina Douglas, Ph.D., Public Administration/Public Affairs
Glen Fields, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife
Atiba Fitzpatrick, MS, Electrical Engineering
Duanne Hoffler, Ph.D., Career and Technical Education
Kerri Huffman, MS, Biology
Nonye Onyewu, Ph.D., Career and Technical Education
Melissa Ramirez, MS., Biology
Amy Vickers, MS, Urban and Regional Planning
Philip Wadl, MS, Horticulture
Candance Walker, MS, Biology
National Conference on Urban Entomology - Ph.D. Scholarship
The Entomological Foundation and the Entomological Society of America provide several annual honors and awards to recognize scientists, educators, and students, who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to entomology.
Marc Fisher, Ph.D., Entomology
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
This DoD fellowship is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
Mark Monda, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
Deirdre Hunter, Master’s, Ocean Engineering
National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship
The Minority Fellowship Program is funded by NIMH and supported by the American Sociological Association, to attract talented minority students interested in mental health issues to graduate study.
Nicole James , Ph.D., Sociology and Africana Studies
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant
The overall purpose of this grants program is to develop knowledge
that can be used in preventing occupational diseases and injuries, and to understand better their underlying pathophysiology.
Marcus Ly , MS., Industrial and Systems Engineering
National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship
Created by a national task force, the Consortium comprises leading universities and governmental research laboratories who provide stipends and two summers of employment. NPSC strives to recruit a diverse pool of applicants that includes women and underrepresented minorities.
Garnett Edwin Simmers , MS., Mechanical Engineering
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships is a highly competitive and nationally prestigious award that offer recognition and three years of support for advanced study to outstanding graduate students in the mathematical physical, biological, engineering, and behavior and social sciences.
William R. Bussone, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Dustin L. Grissom, MS, Aerospace Engineering
Satenik Harutyunyan, Ph.D., Materials Science Engineering
Andrew Madden, Ph.D.,GeoSciences
Juliette Mammei, Ph.D.,Physics
Russell Mammei, Ph.D.,Physics
David A. Neal, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Caroline Nguyen, MS, Environmental Engineering
Sara Elizabeth Portier, MS, Aerospace Engineering
Eric J. Ruggiero, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Krista Rule, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Emily Sarver, Ph.D., Mining and Minerals Engineering
National Science Foundation - IREAN Fellowships
The fundamental purpose of the Integrated Research and Education in Advanced Networking (IREAN) program is to implement a unique research and educational environment to create interdisciplinary Ph.D. students superbly prepared to face today’s and tomorrow’s challenges in industry, government, and academia.
Ingrid Burbey, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Yongjie Fan, Ph.D., Computer Science
Otis Farmer, Electrical Engineering
Adam Ferguson, Ph.D., Economics
Glenn Fink, Ph.D., Computer Science
Michelle Gong, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Sastry Kompella, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Donna Krizman, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Davis Maldonado, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
James Neel, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Mohamed Tamer A. Refaei, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Aluisio Ribeiro, Ph.D., Computer Science,
Natalia Rivera, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Thomas Rondeau, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Kerry Wood, Computer Engineering
Lan Yu, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Mary Jo Zukoski, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Naval Postgraduate School - Research Scholarship
The Naval Postgraduate School is an academic institution whose emphasis is on study and research programs relevant to the Navy’s interests, as well as to the interests of other arms of the Department of Defense.
Waltemar De Sousa, Jr., PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Paleontological Society The Stephen Jay Gould Grant-in-Aid award.
The Paleontological Society is an international organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science of paleontology and was founded in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland
John Huntley, PhD., GeoSciences
Richard H. Cross, Jr. Graduate Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded by the Fisheries and Wildlife Department.
Jay D. McGhenn, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
Catherine A. Tredick, Master’s, Fisheries and Wildlife
Robert E. Stewart Engineering - Humanities Award
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers gives this award to honor outstanding contributions of agricultural engineering students to the advancement of the interaction of the profession and the humanities.
Leigh-Anne Henry, MS, Biological Systems Engineering,
The Sidman P. Poole Graduate Scholarship in Geography
The Sidman P. Poole Endowment was established by Mrs. Rachel Poole in honor of her husband, Sidman Poole (1893-1955), officer, U.S. Army and faculty in Geography at UVA, author, and supporter of geographic education in Virginia.
Arvind Bhutan, Ph.D., Forestry
Kathleen Bobbio, Master’s, Geography
Christopher Stahl, Master’s, Geography
Sidney B. Meadows Endowed Scholarship - Southern Nursery Association
The Southern Nursery Association has worked to advance the horticultural industry in the southeast since 1899. It awards the Sidney B. Meadows Endowed Scholarship to young researchers.
Jake Browder, MS, Horticulture
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Fellowships
These fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to Ph.D. students who are under-represented in academia and plan to work in higher education institutions.
Angela DeCarla Jackson, Ph.D., Counselor Education
Stacey Simon, Ph.D., Plant Pathology and Weed Science
Bernice Smith, Ph.D., Environmental Design and Planning
Carolyn Stuart, Ph.D, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
T. Dallas Hundley, Jr. Scholarship in Accounting
Timothy M. Mulieri, Master’s, Accounting and Information Systems
Tipsword Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Tipsword family on the on the eve of Professor Ray F. Tipsword’s Retirement from the Department of Physics where he had taught since 1964, in honor of his lifelong efforts and to recognize graduate students who excel and are promising future physicists. It is awarded annually to a Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation research is in the area of condensed-matter physics, optics or statistical physics.
Edward Lyman, Ph.D. , Physics
Anamika Gopal, Ph.D. , Physics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant.
Chandra Bowden, MS, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Graduate Fellowship
Christina Clarkson Davis, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Tiffany Chenault, Ph.D. Sociology
Early Doctoral Scholar Research Grant
Karen Danielsen, Ph.D., Environmental Design and Planning,
Vecellio Graduate Fellowship
Established by the Vecellio Family Foundation, Inc. of Beckley, West Virginia to fund Leadership Scholarships and Fellowships
Mehmet Egeman Ozbek, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Crop Production Association - Graduate Scholarship
Siddharth Tiwari, Ph.D. Entomology
Virginia Pest Management Association Scholarship
Marc Fisher, Ph.D. Entomology
Virginia Section of Institute of Transportation Engineers
Research Scholarship Award
John El Khoury, Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering
Virginia Space Grant Consortium Aerospace Graduate Research
Fellowship
Since the inception of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium in 1990, the program has awarded nearly 600 students with $3 million in scholarships and fellowships. Nationally the consortia represent more than 800 institutions united by common goals of developing the educational and economic benefits of aerospace research and exploration.
Matthew Bennett, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Erin Elder, MS., Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan McGlumphy, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Todd Heil, MS, Materials Science Engineering
Curt Kothera, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
David Maldonado-Febus, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
David A. Neal, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Eric J. Ruggiero, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Sears, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Waste Policy Institute - Summer Graduate Fellowship
Lori Blanc, Ph.D., Biology
Wayne W. Leininger Scholarship in Accounting
Wayne Leininger was a professor and former department head in the Accounting and Information Systems Department from 1971 to 2003.
Damon M. Fleming, Ph.D., General Business, Accounting
William R. Walker Endowed Graduate Research Fellow Award
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center offered the first William Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award in 1999. The award is intended for individuals preparing for a professional career in water resources
Forest Walker, MS, GeoSciences
Fellowships, Scholarships,
and Grants
Paper Presentation Awards and Other Honors
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