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1940s

1940

death

Robert W. Gifford (GSC), Timonium, Md., 8/17/16.

1942

death

William C. Eubank (CE), Las Vegas, Nev., 8/8/16.

Ward O. Mathews (ME), Battle Creek, Mich., 8/29/16.

1943

death

William L. Petty Jr. (CHE, CHE), Baton Rouge, La., 7/15/16.

1944

death

Joseph L. Jones Jr. (ACCT '47), Willow Street, Pa., 8/9/16.

1945

death

Luther J. Hamlett (BIOL), Raleigh, N.C., 7/30/16.

1946

death

Leland E. Beale Jr. (BAD '48), Franklin, Va., 7/13/16.

Kenneth G. Halstead (ME), Raleigh, N.C., 10/7/15.

Ezra H. Williams (BAD '48), Kingsport, Tenn., 7/15/16.

1947

death

Gene M. Phillips (GBUS '46), St. Augustine, Fla., 6/28/16.

1948

death

Joseph M. Crockett Jr. (FW '49), Lynchburg, Va., 8/25/16.

1949

death

Cecil Ray Mullins (ARE), Charlotte, N.C., 8/20/16.

Allen Y. Stokes (AGRN), Sperryville, Va., 8/11/16.

J. Edwin Weddle (BC), Norfolk, Va., 8/5/16.

Clifford E. Wood (ANSC), Wingina, Va., 9/3/16.

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1950s

1950

death

J. William Blair II (IAED '51), Staunton, Va., 7/15/16.

E. Beale Carter Jr. (BAD), Newsoms, Va., 7/20/16.

William K. Johnston (ME), Bellefonte, Pa., 8/20/16.

Southey T. Nottingham Jr. (CE), Winterville, N.C., 10/17/15.

William D. Richardson Jr. (CE '51), Aldeo, Ill., 8/13/16.

Sarah J. Burrell Robson (GSC), San Jose, Calif., 4/30/16.

Mary Pettinger Rust (GSC), Raleigh, N.C., 8/8/16.

Robert H. Waugh Jr. (CE), Lynchburg, Va., 8/17/16.

1951

death

David B. Day (ARCH '50), Conway, S.C., 9/2/16.

R.M. "Bob" Johnstone (AGE), Weston, Mass., 8/25/16.

William H. Martin (BAD), Culpeper, Va., 8/23/16.

Noble L. Moore (BED '51, EDBS '54), Aldie, Va., 6/8/16.

James "Bob" R. Moore (CE), Jacksonville, Fla., 9/3/16.

Rayburn "Bud" J. Oliver (ME), Roanoke, Va., 8/13/13.

1952

death

Charles A. Hildreth (EE), Indian Trail, N.C., 8/7/16.

Elizabeth Nolen Richardson (GHEC), Roanoke, Va., 8/16/16.

William B. Vaughan (BAD), Alexandria, Va., 8/17/16.

1953

death

Robert W. Collins (BAD '54), Jacksonville, Fla., 9/2/16.

1954

death

Mary E. Stone (EDBS), Roanoke, Va., 8/17/16.

Richard C. Windley (ME), Raleigh, N.C., 9/4/16.

1955

death

Francis "Frank" L. Leonard (BAD), Bristol, Va., 9/21/16.

1956

death

Henen "Ben" C. Benthall Jr. (EE), Parksley, Va., 7/14/16.

Margaret Mackey Dickerson (GHEC), Ashland, Va., 7/27/16.

Timothy C. Henderson (ASE), Altamonte Springs, Fla., 9/4/16.

John S. Moody (BAD '58), Blacksburg, Va., 8/8/16.

1957

death

V.H. "Gini" Hudgins Brinn (GHEC), Williamsburg, Va., 8/3/16.

F. Page Doughton Jr. (BAD), Palm Bay, Fla., 7/15/16.

Eugene M. Griffin (AGED), New Braunfels,Texas, 9/11/16.

Wilford "Gene" E. Sivertson Jr. (EE), Yorktown, Va., 9/24/15.

1958

death

William R. Burks (BAD), Buena Vista, Va., 7/12/16.

Joseph L. Helms (ME), Alexandria, Va., 8/26/16.

Clarence G. Jones Jr. (BAD), Port Orange, Fla., 8/15/16.

W.D. Oglesby (BAD), Roseland, Va., 7/24/16.

Julia Otis Wolfe (HEED), Chester, Va., 8/20/16.

Clarence "Sonny" L. Wright Jr. (ME), Norfolk, Va., 3/11/16.

1959

death

Lowell M. Gobble (AGEC), Vinton, Va., 9/3/16.

Ramon "Ray" H. Johnson (EE), Fountain Valley, Calif., 6/7/16.

Gary R. Keesecker (EE), Glen Allen, Va., 7/18/16.

William P. Swartz III (IE), Roanoke, Va., 9/5/16.

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1960s

1960

career

Philip D. Hughes (CE '61), Park City, Utah, is a certified ski instructor for Deer Valley Resort.

John E. Mitchell (PHYS '61), Littleton, Colo., received an award of appreciation from the 4th Air Division, Binh Thuy Air Base, South Vietnam, for service to the South Vietnamese people during and after the Vietnam War.

death

William L. Baker (EE), Charleston, W.Va., 6/13/16.

F. Stuart "Tool" King (BC '62), Danville, Va., 3/24/16.

William McAinsh III (BAD), Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 5/24/16.

James "Tim" Peeler (STAT '64, CHE '64), Oakton, Va., 2/4/16.

1961

death

T.W. "Ted" Barrett (ANSC), Suffolk, Va., 8/12/16.

1961

career

Dwight E. Houff (AGED), Mount Sidney, Va., was inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame.

death

Eugene L. Bradshaw (ARE), Basye, Va., 8/7/16.

John A. Gray (AGE '63), Fredericksburg, Va., 7/9/16.

Robert V. Harris (BAD), Christiansburg, Va., 8/17/16.

Cordelia "Delia" St. Clair Overstreet (HEED), Roanoke, Va., 7/21/16.

1962

career

William D. Weaver Jr. (POUL, POUL '66), Gloucester, Va., received the 2016 Poultry Science Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Penn State Department of Animal Science.

death

George N. Foster (CHE, CHE '65), Hacksneck, Va., 9/13/16.

James A. Paine (SOC), Nancy, Ky., 7/16/16.

Eric "Ric" S. Renne Sr. (AGRN), Surry, Va., 8/15/16.

1963

death

Rodney L. Duncan (ME, ME '69), Newport News, Va., 9/2/16.

Edward M. Kinzer (ME '65), Oakton, Va., 8/20/16.

Leroy J. Kniskern (EE '64), Christiansburg, Va., 8/3/16.

Glenn C. Shumate (EE), Dublin, Va., 8/17/16.

1964

career

William E. Thomas (DASC, EDAC '81), Culpeper, Va., was elected chairman of the Germanna Community College Board for 2016-17.

death

Douglas C. Arthur (BAD), Strasburg, Va., 8/25/16.

Robert "Kenneth" Franks (PHYS), Lexington, S.C., 9/12/16.

1965

career

Jaan Holt (ARCH), Alexandria, Va., was conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

death

Richard "Rich" K. Scholz (CE '66), Saucier, Miss., 5/28/16.

1967

career

Robert C. Moore Jr. (PSCI), Berryville, Va., was recognized by Loudoun County Fire and Rescue for 40 years of service as a volunteer firefighter.

1968

death

James P. Bailey (EM), Yorktown, Va., 8/14/16.

Marshall D. Stables (FW), Piney Flats, Tenn., 9/7/16.

1969

death

R.W. "Bob" Boyd Jr. (ASE '70), Saint Mary's City, Md., 7/20/16.

Hsien L. Huang (EE '68, EE '70), Houston, Texas, 2/20/16.

William Y. Roper III (BAD), South Hill, Va., 8/25/16.

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1970s

1970

death

William H. Anderson Jr. (PSYC), Charlottesville, Va., 8/29/16.

1971

career

James D. Watkins(BIOL), Hampton, Va., was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe to serve on the Board of Dentistry for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

death

Richard A. Martin (ECON, BAD '73), Fairfax, Va., 8/27/16.

Pamela L. Morgan (MAED), Beaufort, N.C., 7/9/16.

Howard E. Page (FW), Clifton Forge, Va., 7/25/16.

Richard C. Roller (AGE), Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ind., 6/29/16.

Michael V. Sturgill (FW), Blacksburg, Va., 8/17/16.

1972

death

Dale C. Parrott (IE), Franklin, N.C., 8/9/16.

James Mitch Saunders (GBUS '73), Moneta, Va., 8/26/16.

1973

death

Thomas Bain (FW), Virginia Beach, Va., 7/29/16.

Leon E. Hawkins (EDBS '74), Springfield, Va., 8/14/16.

Dorothy Curtis Lane (CHEM), Elk City, Okla., 9/11/16.

1974

career

John G. Kines Jr. (URBA '74), Disputanta, Va., was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe to the Virginia Board of Social Services.

1975

career

Larry A. Bowers (URBA), Rockville, Md., retired as Montgomery County Public Schools Chief Operating Officer/Superintendent after 38 years of service.

Rosemary Carucci Goss (MHFD '76), Blacksburg, Va., was reappointed the Residential Property Management Advisory Board Professor by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Executive Vice President and Provost Thanassis Rikakis.

Robert E. James (DASC, ANSC '78), Blacksburg, Va., was conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

death

Mary James Legatski (ENGL), Dagsboro, Del., 8/19/16.

Elizabeth Crowley Montgomery (HORT), Annandale, Va., 8/13/16.

Scott D. Prince (MKTG), Saint Simons Island, Ga., 9/2/16.

1976

career

Stephen Bannon (UA), Santa Monica, Calif. was named chief strategist and senior counselor to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Gretchen E. Quant (MHFD), Newport News, Va., retired from Isle of Wight County Schools after 39 years of teaching.

Cynthia "Cindy" Conner Rudy (ELED), Williamsburg, Va., was appointed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to a 4-year term on the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. She will serve as chairman of the Investment and State Plan Oversight Committee.

death

Sally L. Oakes (EDCI '77), Dry Fork, Va., 9/6/16.

1977

career

Steven F. Hadra (MGT), Mechanicsville, Va., was appointed commissioner for the Hanover County Planning Commission.

Johann "John" R. Kinsey (GEOG), Helotes, Texas, is commander of the Air Component Command of the Texas State Guard.

death

Kathy Neumann Faykes (ELED), Williamsburg, Va., 8/4/16.

Stanley I. Katz (ANSC), Pensacola, Fla., 4/10/16.

1978

death

Jane Walker Floyd (ART), Wilmington, N.C., 9/9/16.

1979

career

Randy G. Bauserman (AGE '78, AGE), Pinckney, Mich., retired from Komatsu America as a program manager, parts, power attachments and accessories — off-road mobile equipment.

Peter L. Ydeen (ART '80), Easton, Pa., had his work featured in two online photography magazines, Silvershotz and PHROOM, and in the French photography daily, L'Oeil de la Photographie.

death

Lugene A. Stem Mason (CTRA), Mount Washington, Md., 8/12/16.

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1980s

1980

career

Harold L. Martin Sr. (EE), Kernersville, N.C., was named to the inaugural class of the Triad's Most Admired CEOs by the Triad Business Journal.

death

R. Dale Collins (MGT), Wilmington, Del., 8/3/16.

Craig G. Covey (ARCH), Richmond, Va., 7/29/16.

Mary E. Graves Merchant (EDCI), Manassas, Va., 5/15/16.

1981

career

Steven M. Culver (ENGL, EDRE '87), Blacksburg, Va., is associate provost for institutional effectiveness at Virginia Tech.

P. Clayton Hollandsworth Jr. (CS), Lakewood, Colo., retired after 27 years with Lockheed Martin Corporation.

death

Nancy Elliott-Gunter (PSYC), Alexandria, Va., 8/12/16.

Michael W. Palmer (ME), Reedsville, Ohio, 9/11/16.

1982

career

D. Earl Kline (AGE, AGE '84), Blacksburg, Va., was named the Charles Blakeslee Nettleton Faculty Fellow in Forest Products by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

1983

career

Greta Harris (ARCH), Richmond, Va., is a member of the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech.

Andrew J. Malinchak (BIOL), Lexington, S.C., joined the Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina.

Mark A. Ritter (FST), Birmingham, Ala., is vice president of sales and marketing for Processor's Choice Inc.

1984

career

John S. Bay (EE), Endicott, N.Y., is associate dean for research and graduate studies, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University.

V. Randall Tinsley (FIW), Summerfield, N.C., was selected by his peers for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America 2017" in the fields of environmental law and litigation.

1985

career

Robert C. Hoell (ENGL, BMGT '93, BMGT '98), Statesboro, Ga., is chairman of the Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University.

Charles K. Robertson (COMM), Glen Ridge, N.J., was granted membership in the Council on Foreign Relations.

Gary K. Whiting (CHE, CHEM), North East, Md., was named to the Joseph H. Collie Professorship of Chemical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

1986

career

W. Scott Ramey (EE), Pilot Point, Texas, was promoted to Fellow at Raytheon.

William K. Vencill (PPWS, PPWS '88), Athens, Ga., was named associate vice president for instruction in the crop and soil science department at the University of Georgia.

death

Robert M. Smith (MGT), Salem, Va., 8/8/16.

1987

career

James D. Godek (MGT), Virginia Beach, Va., frequently talks to cadets about the importance of friendships. In spite of being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015, he continues to train for and participate in Ironman and other competitions.

death

William E. Heinlein (EDSP), Fishersville, Va., 8/27/16.

WilliamTammy Lee Thrasher (ELED), Norfolk, Va., 7/2/16.

1988

career

Michael C. Costello (PHED), Strasburg, Va., was named Delaney Athletic Conference Division II Boys' Basketball Co-Coach of the Year. He also received two awards recognizing 25 years of service as a high school athletic administrator.

Nigel A. Greene (PSCI), Elkins Park, Pa., was appointed vice chairman of the Commercial Transportation Litigation General Committee, ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, for fiscal year 2016-17.

death

Allen D. Glover (PHED), Staunton, Va., 8/12/16.

1989

death

Brad E. Banky (FIN '89), Singapore, 7/13/16.

Daren T. Knutson (ME '89), La Plata, Md., 9/11/16.

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1990s

1990

birth

William J. Wheeler (HIST), Takoma Park, Md., a son, 7/22/16.

1991

career

Douglas J. Beaver (PSCI), Norfolk, Va., shared his military, work, and leadership experiences and challenges with cadets at the annual Gunfighter Panel at Virginia Tech.

Scott Rowan (ENGL), Chicago, Ill., authored a book, "Weaponized Baseball: Declassified, Withheld Stories Reveal Baseball's Hidden Role in Geopolitics, International Military Action, Mental Manipulation & Mass Distraction."

1992

career

David C. Konur (BIOL), Thibodaux, La., was selected to serve on the Board of Directors of Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans.

Dale W. Sisson Jr. (ME, SYSE '03), King George, Va., was selected to serve as the deputy technical director for the Naval Surface Warfare Center and received the Department of the Navy's Superior Civilian Service Award.

Anthony "Scott" Tate (COMM, BAD '94, ASPT '12), Roanoke, Va., is associate director for the Office of Economic Development at Virginia Tech.

1993

career

Jeffrey E. Veatch (FIN), Alexandria, Va., is a member of the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech.

1995

career

John "Christopher" Bunin (HIST, GEOG '98, GEOG '01), Afton, Va., was selected as the National Council for Social Studies 2016 Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year.

Gary M. Romano (URBA), Lynnfield, Mass., authored a book, "Small But Mighty," to encourage growth in nonprofit organizations.

Nima Sharifi (BIOL), Beachwood, Ohio, was the recipient of the 2017 Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award of the Endocrine Society. He has been published in Nature and Lancet Oncology.

death

Julie L. Morris (URPL), Richmond, Va., 9/9/16.

1996

career

Phillip E. Wiseman (FW, FOR '01), Christiansburg, Va., received the 2016 Alex L. Shigo Award for Excellence in Education from the International Society of Arboriculture.

death

Jennifer M. Aldrich Streicker (BIOL), Cary, N.C., 7/26/16.

1997

career

Benjamin A. Corl (BCHM), Blacksburg, Va., was named interim head of the Department of Dairy Science at Virginia Tech.

death

Melissa C. Milloy (ENGL), Phoenix, Ariz., 7/5/16.

1998

career

Wendy Ostroff (PSYC, PSYC '00), Petaluma, Calif., authored a book, "Cultivating Curiosity in K-12 Classrooms: How to Promote and Sustain Deep Learning."

birth

Jeffry C. Alexander (BION '94, VM, GSCR '15, BMVS '15), Richmond, Va., a daughter, 12/4/15.

1999

career

John R. Talbert (FW), Bristol, Va., was named the regional forester for the Virginia Department of Forestry's central region.

Kathleen "Kat" E. Carlisle Volandt (MKTG, AHRM '04), Raleigh, N.C., graduated from Leadership North Carolina.

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2000s

2000

career

Christopher S. Denby (ARCH, BAD '02), Alexandria, Va., was selected for the inaugural class of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Awards Program.

birth

Lisa Fletcher Pace (ISE), Houston, Texas, a daughter, 8/2/16.

2001

career

Samuel M. Barnett (MSCI), Charlotte, N.C., raced in the global Mazda MX-5 Cup and is scheduled to race at Virginia International Raceway.

birth

Giles A. Gray (VM, BMVS '06) and Kerri Carico Gray (APSC '02, VM '06), Piney Flats, Tenn., twin boys, 7/5/16.

death

Joseph A. Blevins (PSYC), Windsor Mill, Md., 7/31/16.

2002

career

Tracee Walker Gilbert (SYSE, ISE '10), Arlington, Va., is owner of System Innovation LLC. The company launched a 2016 workshop series, Women in STEM: Overcoming Barriers to Success.

Vera Torrence (ELPS), Annapolis, Md., received the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association.

wedding

Amanda B. Graham (CHE) and Derek Wisnieski, Baton Rouge, La., 9/24/16.

birth

Dana L. Doan (HD) and Lucas T. Doan (ISE), Norfolk, Va., a son, 9/19/16.

Laura Swartz Dunham (CE), McLean, Va., a daughter, 7/24/16.

Richard T. Hirschfeld (IDS) and Shannon R. O'Korn Hirschfeld (MKTG), Huntersville, N.C., a daughter, 8/8/16.

Kenna P. Ryan (AAEC) and Jaclyn Marie Roller Ryan (AGED '05), Strasburg, Va., a son, 6/8/16.

Jeffrey S. Smith (WOOD, FPR '04), Tacoma, Wash., a son, 7/22/16.

death

James E. Hedrick Jr. (ELPS), Cary, N.C., 8/2/16.

2003

career

Michael T. Steffens (TED), Jacksonville, Fla., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Boston College.

wedding

Sabrina Cochran Vogel (ARCH) and John M. Vogel (IDST '05), Charleston, S.C., 5/14/16.

birth

Nicole Coury (PSYC), Chesapeake, Va., a daughter, 1/21/16.

Casey Lauren Beamer Prater (HD) and Michael C. Prater (HNFE '05), Cockeysville, Md., a son, 9/3/16.

Jennifer Knight Sigmon (MKTG), San Diego, Calif., a son, 7/29/16.

Christine Swartz (CT, EDCT '06), Purcellville, Va., a son, 7/28/16.

2004

career

Adam K. Ernest (MKTG), Blacksburg, Va., is CEO of Follow My Vote Inc.

Stephen E. Lawson (ACIS), Arlington, Va., was promoted as partner to Baker Tilly's real estate and construction practice.

birth

Meghan Okuley Achimasi (MKTG, BAD '10) and Theodore L. Achimasi Jr. (BAD '10), Chesapeake, Va., a son, 8/9/16.

Timothy M. Alligrant (CHEM, BCHM), Grapevine, Texas, a daughter, 4/6/16.

Jennifer Banasky Bookwalter (MKTG), Lutherville-Timonium, Md., a son, 3/30/16.

Thomas E. Palmatier (MGT), Charleston, S.C., a son, 7/26/16.

Caroline E. Sneed VanHarmelen (MUS, ARCH '04), Seattle, Wash., a son, 4/4/16.

2005

career

John M. Hoffman (BAD), Alexandria, Va., is associate vice president for Dewberry in Fairfax, Va.

Eugene Jackson (MKTG), Fredericktown, Mo., was named publisher of the Daily News in Park Hills, Mo.

Alison Cordell Matthiessen (COMM, COMM '16), Roanoke, Va., was named director of communications for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

birth

Erin Hawkinson Bracken (COMM) and Morgan L. Bracken (CS), Arlington, Va., a daughter, 8/20/16.

Daniel K. Lamay (BC, BAD '10), Staunton, Va., a son, 8/11/16.

Lindsey Luddeke Littman (MKTG), Oak Hill, Va., a son, 8/15/16.

2006

birth

Rebecca Hoffner Prillaman (PSYC, PSYC '09) and Kevin L. Prillaman (ECAS '08), Chicago, Ill., a daughter, 9/21/15.

2007

career

Rayna L. DuBose (AHRM), Gwynn Oak, Md., is a motivational speaker who lost her hands and feet due to bacterial meningitis. She coaches basketball and football at Marriotts Ridge High School.

birth

Amanda Webster Dye (CSES) and Glenn A. Dye (CSES), Fredericksburg, Va., a son, 8/1/16.

Adam C. Robinson (ME), Portsmouth, Va., a daughter, 8/10/16.

2008

career

Anne Ryan Driscoll (STAT '07, STAT '11), Shawsville, Va., received the 2016 Dr. Carroll B. Shannon Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.

2009

career

Beth E. Osborne (EDCT), Pearisburg, Va., was named director of operational effectiveness in the Pamplin College of Business Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Marc T. Robillard (ME), Virginia Beach, Va., earned designation as a professional engineer in Virginia.

Allison B. Chambliss (CHE), Marina del Rey, Calif., is an assistant professor of clinical pathology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

Alexander Robinson (CE), Gastonia, N.C., received the Engineer of the Year Award from the Charlotte Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers in recognition of his efforts with underprivileged children through CITIZEN Schools. The semester-long project used hands-on activities to introduce fifth and sixth grade students to engineering.

wedding

Allison B. Chambliss (CHE) and John Heath, Marina del Rey, Calif., 6/25/16.

Marc T. Robillard (ME) and Lisa M. Fegebank, Virginia Beach, Va., 4/30/16.

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2010s

2010

career

Robert L. Cherry (ACIS), Alexandria, Va., is senior manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP.

Steven J. Mehr (FIN), St Augustine, Fla., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Boston College.

Travis G. Taggart (PSCI), Manhattan, Kan., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game at Bristol along with the 116th Infantry Brigade combat team.

wedding

Sarah P. Ellington (FST) and Daniel B. Waidelich (COMM), Chicago, Ill., 8/6/16.

birth

Brittany Worrell Boyce (PSCI), Memphis, Tenn., 8/13/12, a daughter, 8/5/16.

Byron A. Hughes (HGED), Blacksburg, Va., a daughter, 8/23/16.

Angela Bowers Mabalot (HNFE), Melfa, Va., a daughter, 9/26/16.

death

Jillian S. Linn (COMM), Roanoke, Va., 7/10/16.

2011

career

Patrick W. Bates (CHEM), Jacksonville, Fla., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Boston College.

death

Jill C. Butler (BIT), Bethel Park, Pa., 7/14/16.

Justin R. Helms (CEM, CE '12), Meadows of Dan, Va., 7/15/16.

2012

career

Amanda Miller (HIST), Oklahoma City, Okla., shared her military, work, and leadership experiences challenges with cadets at the annual Gunfighter Panel at Virginia Tech.

wedding

Peter S. Firey Jr (MSE) and Lauren Lemieux Firey (ME '13), Arlington, Va., 7/8/16.

Brooke Gibson Hielema (PSYC) and Justin S. Hielema, Oxford, N.C., 5/25/16.

Allante R. Nelson (BIT) and Elise Ryan Nelson (ACIS), Glen Allen, Va., 9/3/16.

2013

career

Derek B. Stotler (PSYC), Arlington, Va., shared his military, work, and leadership experiences and challenges with cadets at the annual Gunfighter Panel at Virginia Tech.

John E. Waters III (ISE), Chapin, S.C., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Boston College.

Kevin M. Willett (GEOG), Jacksonville, Fla., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Boston College.

2014

career

Alexander R. Crawford (AEM), Williamsburg, Va., an associate advisor at PBMares Wealth Management has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the Certified Financial Planner and CFP certification marks.

2015

career

Ross M. Holdsworth (MINE), Leesburg, Va., was honored as a Hokie Hero at the football game against Liberty.

death

Sean W. Spillane (ARCH), Greensboro, N.C., 7/25/16.

2016

career

Donald R. Back (PGG), Christiansburg, Va., has been named an affiliated faculty member and senior fellow of the Institute for Policy and Governance at Virginia Tech.

Claire E. Kelling (ECAS, STAT), Morrow, Ohio, was awarded the 2016 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Nora Salem (GSCR, ENCW), Blacksburg, Va., received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to study Islamic feminism in Malaysia.

wedding

Michelle Mills Hill (PR) and Parker F. Hill (ACIS, FIN), Cambria, Va., 8/6/16.

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Obituaries

Faculty/staff

Paul "Tony" Distler, director of the School of the Arts emeritus at Virginia Tech and former Voice of the Marching Virginians, died Dec. 28. For four decades, Distler's distinctive baritone could be heard booming over the public address system during the halftime show of the Marching Virginians.

Cory Papenfuss, a research associate in the Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratories in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, died after a plane crash Jan. 4 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. An employee at Virginia Tech since 2006, Papenfuss worked in the vibrations and acoustics lab.

Daniel "Danny" Powers, who worked at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center for 38 years, died on Aug. 16. Powers was the assistant farm manager at a facility in Blackstone, Virginia.

Charles W. Schiffert, director of Virginia Tech's Student Health Services from 1971 to 1986, died Oct. 6. Schiffert transformed Student Health Services from a small office to a department with multiple programs and 10 full-time practitioners.

Edward R. Willis, a 63-year-old retiree of the Virginia Tech biochemistry department, died November 14.

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