Hall of Distinction
The College of Science Hall of Distinction honors alumni and friends who have made a significant contribution to the varied fields of science and established a unique record in their work and life. In addition, the hall honors those who serve as mentors, advisors, and future employers of students, supporters of faculty and students, and help in the development of the university’s science community, as well as the overall mission of the college to educate scientists, doctors, policy makers, and future world leaders.
Nominations are now being accepted online for the 2023 College of Science Hall of Distinction.
Nominations are due by Friday, January 13, 2023. Contact Kristy Morrill, Director of Alumni Relations at gracou@vt.edu, with any questions you may have.
2020 Members
2019 Member
2017 Members

Henry N. Butler
Economics, 1979, 1982

Lay Nam Chang
Founding Dean of the College of Science

Joseph T. Chou
Economics, 1994, 1996
2016 Members

Jerry L. Hulick
Political Science, 1973

Thomas T. "Jeff" Jeffries, III
Geophysics, 1965

A. Carole Pratt
Biology, 1972
2015 Members

Leonard P. Harris
Geological Sciences, 1957

William E. Hassinger Jr.
Physics, 1950

Deborah A. Koller
Biology, 1976
2014 Members

Marni E. Byrum
Political Science, 1976

Joseph M. DeSimone
Chemistry, 1990

Patricia M. Dove
Agronomy, 1980
Geological Sciences, 1984

John P. Grotzinger
Geological Sciences, 1985

T. Marshall Hahn Jr.
President Emeritus of Virginia Tech

Klaus C. Wiemer
Physics, 1969
2013 Members
Mary Nolen Blackwood, (psychology '73) chair of the COS campaign committee and donor

Mary Nolen Blackwood
Psychology, 1973

Patricia Caldwell
Mathematics, 1971
Jean Gibbons, significant donor to the Department of Statistics

Jean Gibbons Fielden
Statistics, 1962

David Henderson
Geophysics, 1973
Photo by Dwight C. Andrews/The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Office of Communications

Theresa Koehler
Biological Sciences, 1981

William Lewis Jr.
Physics, 1963

A. Clifton Lilly Jr.
Geological Sciences, 1956
Physics, 1989
Kim Muller, alum, donor and Intellectual Property Law teacher with 'scales of justice'

Kimbley Muller
General Science, 1969
G. Robert Quisenberry, National Campaign Steering Committee

G. Robert Quisenberry
Statistics, 1963

Robert Richardson
Physics, 1958, 1960

William Starnes Jr.
Chemistry, 1955

John Thompson
Mathematics, 1973, 1975