2024 Celebrating Scholarly Excellence Recognition and Awards

• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship: Mark Barrow, professor of history
• American Sociological Association Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award: David Brunsma, professor of sociology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Eric Burger, research director, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Germund Dahlquist Prize: Yingda Cheng, professor of mathematics
• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship: Eva Collakova, associate professor of plant and environmental sciences
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Joseph F. Eska, professor of English
  
• Weed Science Society of America Outstanding Early Career Weed Scientist Award: Michael Flessner, assistant professor of plant and environmental sciences
• American Society of Civil Engineers Wilbur S. Smith Award: Gerardo Flintsch, Dan Pletta Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• American Nuclear Society Gerald C. Pomraning Award: Alireza Haghighat, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Richard Hanowski, division director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Fulbright Scholar Award: James Hawdon, professor of sociology
• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers New Holland Young Researcher Award: Haibo Huang, associate professor of food science and technology
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, associate professor of civil and environmental Engineering
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology William C. Rose Award: Peter Kennelly, professor of biochemistry
• Optical Society of America Fellow: Giti Khodaparast, professor of physics
• American Psychological Association Fellow: Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, professor of psychology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Liwu Li, professor of biological sciences
• Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Research Grant: Shaowen Luo, assistant professor of economics
• 2023 MacArthur Fellow: Linsey Marr, University Distinguished Professor, Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship: Deborah Milly, associate professor of political science
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award: Michael Moehler, professor of philosophy, politics and economics
• Optical Society of America Emmett N. Leith Medal: Ting-Chung Poon, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Naren Ramakrishnan, Thomas L. Phillips Professor of Engineering
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow and Mineralogical Society of America Roebling Medal: Nancy Ross, professor of mineralogy
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Barbara Ryder, J. Byron Maupin Professor Emerita of Engineering
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Andrew Scerri, associate professor of political science
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Julie Shortridge, assistant professor of biological systems engineering
• Northeast Region Weed Science Society of America Outstanding Researcher Award: Vijay Singh, assistant professor of weed science
• National Endowment for the Humanities - Mellon Fellowship: Tyechia Thompson, assistant professor of English
• Society of Civil Engineers Frank M Masters Transportation Engineering Award: Antonio Trani, professor of civil and environmental engineering
• American Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellow: Layne Watson, professor emeritus of computer Science
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Brenda Winkel, professor of biological sciences

• Masoud Agah, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Laura Freeman, deputy director, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
• Lingjia Liu, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dwight Viehland, Jack E. Cowling Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
• Joseph Gaeddert, assistant director, Spectrum Dominance Division, Virginia Tech National Security Institute

• Scott Bailey, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Stanca Ciupe, professor of mathematics
• Gretchen Matthews, professor of mathematics
• T.M. Murali, professor of computer science
• Zhiwu Wang, associate professor of biological systems engineering

• Kathleen Alexander, professor of fish and wildlife conservation
• Gerardo Flintsch, director, Center for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Jacob Grohs, associate professor of engineering education
• Feng Lin, Leo and Melva Harris Faculty Fellow, professor of chemistry
• Srdan G. Acimovic, assistant professor of plant pathology
• Read Montague , Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor
• Paul Morton, assistant professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Quinton Nottingham, department head, business information technology
• Nicholas Rider, professor of health systems and implementation science
• Mehdi Setareh, professor of architecture

• Stephanie DeLuca, associate professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
• Zach Doerzaph, director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Laura Freeman, deputy director, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
• Kylene Kehn-Hall, professor of virology
• Brook Kennedy, associate professor of industrial design
• Amy Azano, professor of adolescent literacy and rural education
• Quinton Nottingham, department head, business information technology
• Haldre Rogers, associate professor of fish and wildlife conservation
• Serkan Toy, assistant professor of health systems and implementation science

• Wenjing Lou, W.C. English Endowed Professor of Computer Science
• Linsey Marr, University Distinguished Professor, Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Lina Quan, assistant professor of chemistry
• Walid Saad, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Kwok Tsui, professor of industrial and systems engineering
• Phil Xiang, department head, Hospitality and Tourism Management

• Anthony Kwame Harrison, professor of sociology
• Raman Kumar, R.V. and A.F. Oliver Professor of Investment Management
• Patty Raun, professor of performance and voice

• Eiman Elgewely, assistant professor of interior design
• John Irrera, assistant professor of violin
• Charles Nichols, associate professor of composition, creative technologies
• Rachel Lin Weaver, associate professor of creative technologies  

• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Michael Bartlett, associate professor of mechanical engineering
• Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors: Eric Burger, research director, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
• Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors: Rob McCarley, executive director, Fralin Life Sciences Institute
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Steve Rowson, associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics

Jacob A. Lutz III Eminent Scholars

• Science, Engineering, and Technology: Sophia Economou, professor and T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. Chair
• Social Sciences and Humanities: Zheng “Phil” Xiang, professor and head of the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Health and Life Sciences: John Rossmeisl, associate department head of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Arts and Design: Markus Breitschmid, professor

• Maria Amaya, postdoctoral associate in civil and environmental engineering

• Freya Olsson, postdoctoral associate in biological sciences

• Jon Hankey, senior transportation fellow, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

• Patrick Huber, William E. Hassinger, Jr. Senior Faculty Fellow, professor of physics
• Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, professor of psychology

* 2024 is the final year this was awarded.