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The Graduate School sponsors awards in several categories of outstanding merit in conjunction with Graduate Education Week at Virginia Tech, including outstanding student from each college and outstanding dissertation. The Alumni Association sponsors the outstanding graduate teaching assistant and service awards.
2005 Outstanding Dissertation Award - Social Sciences
Dwight V. Toavs, Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy Studies
Pixelating Policy: Visualizing Issue Transformation in Real and Virtual Worlds
2005 Outstanding Dissertation Award - Science and Engineering
Martijn Fenaux, Ph.D. Veterinary Medicine
Molecular Pathogenesis and Development of a Genetically-Engineered Vaccine for Type-2 Porcine Circovirus
2005 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
The Alumni Association established this award in 1988. A faculty committee meets to evaluate nominations and select the year’s most outstanding GTA.
Christy D. Wolfe, Ph.D. , Psychology
2005 Outstanding Graduate Service Award
The Alumni Association bestows this award to a student who has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service.
Lori A. Blanc, Ph.D., Biology
2005 Graduate Man and Woman of the Year Awards
This is the inaugural year of this award. Criteria were involvement in professional organizations, campus activities, contribution to knowledge through research, teaching, and scholarship, and to the graduate community and commitment to diversity.
Terrell Strayhorn, Ph.D., Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Manisa Pipattanasomporn, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
2005 Outstanding Graduate Student
The Graduate School established this award in 2001 to recognize the most outstanding graduate student selected by an honorifics committee in each college.
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Ana C. Abad, Master of Public and International Affairs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Xiaopei Amy Hu, Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Benjamin R. Cohen, Ph.D., Science and Technology Studies
College of Engineering
Brian M. Love, Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics
College of Natural Resources
David C. Bishop, Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife
College of Science
Sara C. Haden, Ph.D., Psychology
Pamplin College of Business
Melih Madanoglu, Ph.D., Hospitality and Tourism Management
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Melinda Pomeroy-Black, Ph.D., Veterinary Medical Science
2004 William Preston Thesis Award
The William Preston Society is comprised of former members of the Board of Visitors, the current president and past presidents. The thesis award is given to a graduate student whose master’s thesis presents the best original research with potential to benefit all people.
Joseph Pierro, MA, History
Jonathan Roller, MS, Geosciences
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Masters Thesis Award
The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools is an organization of over 200 graduate schools in fifteen southern states. Thesis award criteria included clarity of style and presentation, scholarship, research methodology, and contributions to the field or discipline.
Jonathan Roller, MS, Geosciences
Fellowships, Scholarships,
and Grants
Paper Presentation Awards and Other Honors
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Thursday, July 28, 2005, 08:58 EDT
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