Principles of Community Awards
Principles of Community Awards are open!
(February 14 to March 14)
What Are the Principles of Community Awards?
The Principles of Community Awards were established in 2014 and recognize members of the Virginia Tech community who demonstrate an active commitment to the Virginia Tech Principles of Community. This year, the university will present awards to individuals, departments, groups, and/or initiatives that uplift the Principles of Community.
Nominations may be submitted by alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members, and community members.
Nominations are reviewed by members of the awards committee including representatives from the Office of Inclusive Strategy and Excellence. Award recipients will be invited to a reception on May 6, 2025, hosted by the President’s Office. Recipients will receive their award at the reception. A monetary gift accompanies each award and will be mailed to the recipient. All award winners will be featured in a news story
Nominations should be submitted by 5pm on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Contact Stacey Wilkerson for additional information at stacey9@vt.edu.
- Virginia Tech faculty, staff, students, groups, and departments are eligible for nomination. Previous award recipients are not eligible for re-nomination until five years have passed.
- No minimum length of Virginia Tech service is required.
Complete nomination packets should include:
- The nominee’s name, contact information, and affiliation with the university.
- A one-page statement (500 words) from the nominator describing the nominee’s active commitment to the Principles of Community at Virginia Tech.
- Examples exemplifying commitment to the Principles of Community could include programs, activities, expert contributions, scholarly activities, leadership experiences, service opportunities, etc.
- A one-page statement of endorsement (500 words) from a person familiar with the nominee’s work (as described above).
Completed nomination packets should be emailed to Stacey Wilkerson at stacey9@vt.edu.
- Tamara Cherry-Clarke (Individual Award)
- Roberto Silva (Individual Award)
- Career Outfitters (Group Award)
- Members of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Group Award)
- 2014 - Jean Elliott
- 2015 - Karen DePauw
- 2016 (Faculty award) - Bev Watford
- 2016 (Staff award) - Linda Greene
- 2017 (Faculty award) - Randy Grayson
- 2017 (Staff award) - Betty Watts
- 2018 (Teaching/Research Faculty award) - María del Carmen Caña Jiménez
- 2018 (Teaching/Research Faculty award) - Amanda Morris
- 2018 (AP Faculty and Staff award) - Latanya Walker
- 2018 (AP Faculty and Staff award) - John Gray Williams
- 2019 (Recent Individual award) - Chris Tysor
- 2019 (Long term Individual award) - Sam Cook
- 2019 (Department award) - Department of Religion and Culture
- 2019 (Group award) - Virginia Dares Team
- 2020 (Recent Individual Award) - Mae Hey
- 2020 (Long Term Individual Award) - Carlos Evia
- 2020 (Group Award) - Latin Link
- 2021 (Recent Individual Award) - Edward Polanco
- 2021 (Long Term Individual Award) - Brandy Faulkner
- 2021 (Group Award) - Graduate Student Success in Multicultural Environments (GSSME)
- 2021 (Department Award) - Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program
- 2022 (Group Award) - Black Caucus
- 2022 (Long Term Individual Award) - Tamara Smith
- 2022 (Recent Individual Award) - Eric Glenn
- 2022 (Recent Individual Award) - Melissa Faircloth
- 2023 (Long Term Individual Award) - Alicia Cohen
- 2023 (Group Award) - Shernita Lee
- 2023 (Long Term Individual Award) - Rebecca Hester
- 2023 (Long Term Individual Award) - Ellen Banks
- 2023 (Recent Contributions Individual Award) - Dr. Bing
- 2023 (Long Term Individual Award) - Homero Murzi