Leadership
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke have assembled a steering committee to strategically advance the Virginia Tech Global Distinction priority. Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation, and Don Taylor, executive vice provost, are co-chairing the committee.
The steering committee is charged with identifying measures of success, assessing current university-wide efforts, recommending approaches to accelerate progress, offering guidance on maximizing the visibility of impactful research and scholarship activities, and estimating the need for additional investment.
Virginia Tech Global Distinction steering committee
Co-Chairs
Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation
Don Taylor, executive vice provost
Members
- Catherine Amelink, associate vice provost
- Debbie Day, associate vice president of presidential priorities
- Jeff Earley, vice provost for academic resource management
- Ron Fricker, vice provost for faculty affairs
- Guru Ghosh, vice president for outreach and international affairs
- Randy Heflin, senior associate vice president for research and innovation
- Tim Hodge, associate vice president for budget and financial planning
- Rachel Holloway, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs
- Mark Owczarski, interim vice president of communications and marketing
- Joe Merola, professor of chemistry and president of faculty senate
- Rachel Miles, research impact coordinator and operations officer for faculty senate
- Mallory Miller, project director for academic resource management
- Laurel Miner, assistant vice president and chief of staff for research and innovation
- Eric Paterson, executive director of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute
- Kevin Pitts, dean of the College of Science
- Menah Pratt, vice president for strategic affairs and diversity
- Brennan Shepard, chief of staff for university operations
- Aimée Surprenant, dean of the Graduate School