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College of Engineering Sporn Award

$2k bonus paid by VT CoE

Background

The College of Engineering Sporn Award is given annually to an engineering faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in undergraduate instruction. The award was established in 1966 and made possible by gifts from Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Sporn as well as university alumni. Eligible faculty members are those who have not won the award in the past three years. The faculty member must have taught or is teaching at least one undergraduate course during the current academic year. The winner of this award receives $2,000.

2024-2025 Recipient: Dr. Matt Nowinski

2023-2024: Dr. Ayman Karim

2022-2023: Dr. Stephen Martin

2021-2022: Dr. Roger Chang

2020-2021: Dr. Michael Taaffee

2019-2020: Dr. David Gray

2018-2019:  Dr. Hilderbrand

2018: Dr. Roger Chang

2017: H. Pat Artis

2016: Kevin D. Young 

2015: Michael J. Bortner

2014: Robert L. West

2013: Dr. Roger Chang

2012: Preston Durrill

2011: Mark A. Pherson

2010: Jeffrey N. Bolton

2009: Dr. Roger Chang

2008: Marie Paretti

2007: Y.A. Liu

2006: Preston L. Durrill

2005: Kimberly P. Ellis

2004: Jaime De La Ree Lopez

2003: Elaine P. Scott

2002: Jason Thweatt

2001: David H. Vaughan

2000: William Conger

1999: Dr. Roger Chang

1998: Curtis M. Stsun

1997: Subnash O. Saria

1996: Dr. Y. A. Liu

1995: Dr. Cuo Guen Lu

1994: Dr. Stphen Karipe

1993: Dr. Ronald G. Kander

1992: Dr. Paul E. Torgersen

1991: Dr. Charles P. Koelling

1990: Dr. Paul T. Kemmerling 

1989: Dr. Hugh W. Munson

1988: Dr. Don H. Morris

1987: Dr. Wing F. Ng

1986: Mr. Mauro J. Caputi

1985: Dr. McIntyre R. Louthan, Jr.

1988: Dr. Don H. Morris

1984: Dr. Daniel D. Ludwig

1984: Dr. Richard O. Claus

1983: Dr. Charles E. Nunnally

1983: Prof. Hugh W. Munson, Jr.

1982: Dr. Richard M. Goff

1981: Prof. Hugh W. Munson, Jr.

1980: Dr. Robert P. Davis

1979: Dr. McIntyre R. Louthan, Jr.

1978: Dr. L Glenn Kraige

1977: Dr. Thomas E. Bechert

1976: Dr. William L. Hallauer, Jr.

1975: Dr. Wayne W. Stinchcomb

1974: Dr. Siegfried M. Holzer

1973: Dr. Larry D. Mitchell

1972: Dr. Malcom E. Wright

1971: Dr. John E. Kaiser, Jr.

1970: Dr. Richard M. Barker

1969: Dr. J. P. H. Mason, Jr.

1968: Dr. J. Counts

1967: Dr. R. T. Davis

1966: Dr. Fred DeJarnette

Criteria for Eligibility

The following are the requirements of the faculty who is being nominated for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Sporn Award:

  1. Have taught or are teaching at least one undergraduate course during the current academic year
  2. Have not received the College of Engineering SPORN Award within the past three years

Nomination and Selection Process

  1. Nomination of candidate. All nominations must be submitted through the online form. The applicant will receive a confirmation email once the entire nomination is received and complete from the SEC Awards and Scholarships Chair.
  2. Nominations will be reviewed by the SEC Awards and Scholarships Chair for eligiblity. Finalists will be chosen and presented to the engineering student body for voting.
  3. GAM Presenation & Voting: The top nominees for each faculty award will be presented to their nominators in the General Assembly. The General Assembly will vote on the final award receiptent.
  4. Notification & Awarding Presentation: The final award receipient will be notified of their award. The final award receipent will be presented with their award at the SEC's Awards Banquet.

The deadline for nominations of the 2024-2025 academic year is January 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM. If you have any questions concerning the nomination process, please contact the SEC Awards and Scholarships Chair.