2022 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award Nominees
Fifty-nine employees with a collective 679 years of service were nominated for the 2022 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award. These employees were recognized during a ceremony on July 13, where Bryan Garey, vice president for human resources, announced the winners.
View the 2022 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award winners here.
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award nominees:
Team Nominations:
Annie Lawrence and Amy Hill
Team: Annie Lawrence, business and operations manager, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering (MME); and Amy Hill, business manager, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Rachel Parson and Stephanie Blevins Wycoff
Team: Rachel Parson, co-chair, Emerging Pests and Pest Management Program Team, Virginia Cooperative Extension; and Stephanie Blevins Wycoff, extension associate, pesticide safety education
Diversity Education and Engagement Team
Team: Alicia Cohen, director of diversity education; Michelle Carter, director of diversity engagement; Sandy Martin, administrative assistant; and Victoria Ferguson, director of the Solitude Fraction site
Donor Growth Group
Team: Ann Bolton, director of annual giving; Grant Duncan, assistant athletic director, marketing and promotions; Ciji Good, director of special events; Shaun Grahe, senior director of young alumni programs and reunion programs; Brianna Kauhane, senior director of donor relations and prospect development; Evan Massengill, associate director, annual giving, VTAF, and assistant athletic director for fundraising strategy; Annie McCallum, director of advancement communications; and Stephen Milleson, director of integrated and digital marketing
Event Services and Production Services teams
Team: Joshua Hall, production specialist; Clayton Kennedy, production services manager; Kendall Keyser, reservations manager; West Livingston, assistant director of production and event services; Amanda McDermott, production services coordinator; Spencer Stidd, assistant director of event services
Individual Nominations:
Amanda Covey, biomedical engineering graduate coordinator, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, joined Virginia Tech in 2019.
Eric Day, insect identification manager, Department of Etymology, joined Virginia Tech in 1986. He transitioned to the rank of A/P faculty in 2014.
Ellen Douglas, associate controller, Department of Insurance and Risk Management, has worked at Virginia Tech since 1987.
Sarah Dreier, talent development specialist in Human Resources, joined Virginia Tech in 2019.
Paul Ely, associate director, capital construction renovations, joined Virginia Tech in 2018.
Kirk Felton, director of operations at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute (FLSI), joined Virginia Tech in 2013.
Vianne Greek, web manager, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM), joined Virginia Tech in 2015.
Stephanie Hart, director of the Advising Center in the College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE), joined Virginia Tech in 2013.
Rodney Irvin, director of employee relations for Human Resources, joined Virginia Tech in 2011.
Dawn Jefferies, director of visual strategy, University Relations, has worked at Virginia Tech since 2018.
Michelle Kovac, program manager of the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program (CHDP), has worked at Virginia Tech since 2015.
Kacy Lawrence, director of assessment and strategic data initiatives for the Graduate School, joined Virginia Tech in 2015.
Laura Lehmann, environmental/agricultural research manager, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, has worked at Virginia Tech since 2004.
Robert Marcum, business and facilities manage for the Department of Computer Science, has worked for Virginia Tech since 2012.
Jordan Metzgar, curator, Massey Herbarium, joined Virginia Tech in 2017. In 2019 he was transitioned to the position of A/P faculty.
Christa Miller, associate director for Services for Students with Disabilities, joined Virginia Tech in 2015.
Robbie Morrison, associate extension agent, 4-H Youth Development, Campbell County Cooperative Extension, has worked for Virginia Tech since 2011.
Karen Munden, Family and Consumer Sciences extension agent, Virginia Beach Cooperative Extension, joined Virginia Tech in 2001.
Lauren Oliver, associate director of Living-Learning Programs, joined Virginia Tech in 2019.
Alexandra Poetter, associate director for program execution for the Program Management Office at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute (NSI), has worked for Virginia Tech since 2012.
Swathi Prabhu, assistant director, mental health and bystander initiatives for Hokie Wellness, joined Virginia Tech in 2018.
John Provo, director, Center for Economic and Community Engagement, joined Virginia Tech in 2004.
Robert Ritchey,coordinator of emergency services and case manager for Cook Counseling Center, joined Virginia Tech in 2009.
Amy Rizzo, senior research veterinarian in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, joined Virginia Tech in 2016.
Christine Smith, services co-director, Women’s Center at Virginia Tech, joined Virginia Tech in 2001.
Natasha Smith, director of enrollment management, College of Engineering, joined Virginia Tech in 2008.
Catherine Strickland, applied research contracts manager, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), joined Virginia Tech in 2012.
Ellie Sturgis, director of Cook Counseling Center, joined Virginia Tech in 1998.
Keri Swaby,director for undergraduate research, joined Virginia Tech in 2017.
Joalenn Tabor, health systems science and interprofessional practice domain director, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM), joined Virginia Tech in 2017.
Craig Tollin, lab coordinator, Academy of Integrated Science, joined Virginia Tech in 2013.
Mallory Tuttle, associate director for Hampton Roads Centers, joined Virginia Tech in 2019.
Holly Williams, assistant director of administrative operations for the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, joined Virginia Tech in 2005.
Melissa Williams, operations manager, Department of Mechanical Engineering, joined Virginia Tech in 2004.