2025 AAD Awards
Each year in April, the college celebrates the achievements of its faculty, staff, and students with awards. Awardees are nominated by their peers and voted upon by the college's Honorifics Committee and allied units in the university. These award recipients include those within the college as well as ones who received recognition at the university level. Congratulations to each of this year's recipients!
Note of gratitude: We're grateful for the talent and generosity of Meaghan A. Dee of the School of Visual Arts for designing the college's awards.
College Award for Teaching Excellence
Honored through the Academy of Teaching Excellence
Travis Head
Associate Professor, Studio Art
School of Visual Arts
Certificate for Excellence in Teaching
Mathias Elmer
Assistant Professor, Music
School of Performing Arts
College Award for Outreach Excellence
Honored through the Commission on Outreach and International Affairs
Annie Stevens
Associate Professor, Music
School of Performing Arts
Certificate for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement
Bryan Clark Green
Visiting Associate Professor of Practice, Architecture
School of Architecture
Certificate for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement
Kimberly Loeffert
Assistant Professor, Music
School of Performing Arts
Certificate for Inclusive Excellence
Derek Shapiro
Assistant Professor, Music
School of Performing Arts
Certificate for Excellence in Creative Achievement
Kyle Hutchins
Assistant Professor of Practice, Music
School of Performing Arts
Certificate for Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship
Yoon Jung Choi
Assistant Professor, Industrial Design
School of Design
Certificate for Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship
Jaeyoung Ha
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
School of Design
Outstanding Administrative & Professional Faculty Award
Vern Ferguson
Academic Advisor
Schools of Architecture and Design
Outstanding Staff Award
Justin Dalton
Business Manager
School of Performing Arts
Elizabeth Roberson Staff Excellence Award
Allison Hamborsky
Fiscal Assistant
School of Performing Arts
Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Honored through the Graduate School
Nate King
Assistant Professor, Creative Technologies
School of Visual Arts
Outstanding Doctoral Student
Honored through the Graduate School
Tianming Zhao
Architecture
School of Architecture, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
Outstanding Master's Student
Honored through the Graduate School
Megan Wysocki
Architecture
School of Architecture, Blacksburg
Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Brynn McClatchy
Architecture
School of Architecture
Outstanding Recent Alumni
Honored through the Alumni Association
Natsumi Oba
Architecture
School of Architecture, Blacksburg
Years of Service Recognition
| Name | School | Years of Service |
| Victoria Boatwright | Office of the Dean | 10 Years of Service |
| Henri de Hahn | School of Architecture | 10 Years of Service |
| Charles Dye | School of Performing Arts | 10 Years of Service |
| Deidra Hopkins | School of Performing Arts | 10 Years of Service |
| Nathan King | School of Architecture | 10 Years of Service |
| Brian Thorsett | School of Performing Arts | 10 Years of Service |
| Stephen Woodson | School of Architecture | 10 Years of Service |
| Dwight Bigler | School of Performing Arts | 15 Years of Service |
| Jennifer Hand | School of Visual Arts | 15 Years of Service |
| Susan Sanders | School of Performing Arts | 15 Years of Service |
| Martha Sullivan | School of Architecture | 15 Years of Service |
| John Ambrosone | School of Performing Arts | 20 Years of Service |
| Markus Breitschmid | School of Architecture | 20 Years of Service |
| Eric Standley | School of Visual Arts | 20 Years of Service |
| Greg Tew | School of Architecture | 20 Years of Service |
| Tammy Henderson | School of Performing Arts | 25 Years of Service |
| Susanna Rinehart | Office of the Dean | 25 Years of Service |
| Jennifer Yates | Office of the Dean | 25 Years of Service |
| Kathryn Albright | School of Architecture | 30 Years of Service |
| Jay Crone | School of Performing Arts | 30 Years of Service |
| Shelley Martin | School of Architecture | 30 Years of Service |
| V. Hunter Pittman | School of Architecture | 30 Years of Service |
| William Galloway | School of Architecture | 35 Years of Service |
| Scott Gartner | School of Architecture | 35 Years of Service |