Roundtable returns with spring event highlighting students
Standing in front of a fireplace at Virginia Tech Alumni Hall are , left, to right , Katie Duffett, Claire Seibel, Morgan Atkinson, Timothy Proudkii, Delshad Schroff, Janey Dike, Zhijie Yang, and Abigail Lewis. All are dressed in business attire or causal business attire, except for Sielbel who is wearing her Corps of Cadets uniform.
The Virginia Tech College of Science hosted its Spring 2022 Dean’s Roundtable Advisory Board meeting this past weekend. At the two-day event, the college celebrated undergraduate and graduate research students, including the awarding scholarships. It was the first spring Roundtable event since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joining Interim Dean Ron Fricker and the Roundtable for the weekend was incoming dean of the college, Kevin Pitts. In honor of Fricker’s service to the college, the Roundtable funded a one-time Beyond Boundaries Scholarship in his name that will support a student in the College of Science for the 2022-23 academic year.
On Friday, April 22, we hosted the Roundtable Scholarship Reception & Dinner. Students are nominated for the scholarships by faculty, with members of the Dean’s Roundtable Advisory Board serving as judges. All students, though, win scholarship funding.
Winner of the College of Science Dean’s Roundtable Endowed Scholarship, Undergraduate:
Claire Seibel, Mathematics – $7,500
Finalists for College of Science Endowed Scholarship Awards, Undergraduates:
Morgan Atkinson, Biological Science & Neuroscience – $2,000
Katie Duffett, Biological Science & Neuroscience – $2,000
Timothy Proudkii, Physics & Mathematics – award amount - $2,000
Winner of 2022 Roundtable “Make a Difference” Scholarship for Graduate Study
Abigail Lewis, Ph.D., Biological Sciences - $10,000
Finalists for the 2022 Roundtable “Make a Difference” Scholarship for Graduate Study
Janey Dike, Ph.D., Psychology - $5,000
Delshad Schroff, Master’s, Psychology - $5,000
Zhijie Yang, Ph.D., Chemistry - $5,000
On Saturday, April 23, the college honored its Class of 2022 Outstanding students at a luncheon at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
They are Whitney Woelmer, Outstanding Master’s Student; Kameron Cummings, Outstanding Senior; and Carla Lopez, Outstanding Doctoral Student.
Cummings will serve as lead speaker at the May 14 College of Science commencement ceremony.