Academic Work Group

College of Architecture and Urban Studies undergraduate students work with Professor Ryan Pieper on build projects both in-person and online in the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (2020).

About the Academic Work Group

The academic work group develops the cross-cutting themes for sesquicentennial planning and programs. The group strategizes academic content for the sesquicentennial and the engagement of faculty across Virginia Tech campuses.

Academic Work Group Leadership

CO-CHAIR

Navid Ghaffarzadegan
Industrial Systems Engineering | College of Engineering

CO-CHAIR

David Hicks
School of Education | College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

CO-CHAIR

Laura Hungerford
Population Health Sciences | Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Academic Work Group Membership

Lynn Abbott, Electrical and Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Trudy Becker, History | College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Randy Billingsley, Finance, Insurance, and Business Law | Pamplin College of Business
Bill Carstensen, Geography | College of Natural Resources and Environment
Leanna House, Statistics | College of Science
Robin Lemaire, School of Public and International Affairs | College of Architecture and Urban Studies
R. Brock Mutcheson, Assistant Dean, Assessment and Program Evaluation | Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Danielle Panico, President, Class of 2022 | School of Communication
Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker, Director, Research Collaboration and Engagement | University Libraries
Steven Rideout, Animal and Poultry Sciences | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ginai Seabron, Graduate Student Representative | School of Education
Robert Sebek, Collections Technology Specialist | University Libraries
Daniel Sui, Vice President for Research and Innovation
Terry Swecker, Large Animal Clinical Sciences | Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine