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Listed below are the honors bestowed on previous faculty & staff at the Virginia Tech Department of Physics. Due to limited availability of records (e.g. the American Physical Society does not publish its complete list of fellows) the list is far from complete and only represents a mere fraction of the legacy of excellence we have inherited.

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Education:

Virginia Tech Awards:

• William E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching

  The William E. Wine Awards were established in 1957 by the Alumni Association in memory of William E. Wine of the Class of 1904, a former rector of the board of visitors (1948-1952) and Alumni Association president.

  • 1991: Dale Donald Long
  • 1986: Ray Fenton Tipsword
  • 1978: James Albert Jacobs
  • 1959: Hung-Yu Loh
• Academy of Teaching Excellence (since 1974)
  • 1991: Dale Donald Long
  • 1986: Ray Fenton Tipsword
  • 1978: James Albert Jacobs, Ray Fenton Tipsword
• Certificate of Teaching Excellence
  • 1975-1976: Ray Fenton Tipsword
  • 1974-1975: Ray Fenton Tipsword
  • 1973-1974: Ray Fenton Tipsword
• Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Engineering Subjects (since 1966)
  

  The Sporn award was established in 1966 in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Philip J. Sporn.
  Dr. Sporn was president and chief executive officer of the American Electric Power Company from 1947 to 1961.

  • 2009: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
  • 1999: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
• Students' Choice Award for Faculty Member of the Year (since 1995)
  • 2009: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
  • 2008: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
  • 2006: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
  • 2005: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang
  • 2004: Tsu-Sheng “Roger” Chang

Research:

Virginia Tech Awards:

• University Distinguished Professor
  • 1979-1986: Robert Eugene Marshak
  • 1975-1976: George Briggs Collins
  • 1971-1995: Paul Frederick Zweifel
• Alumni Award for Research Excellence (since 1976)
  • 1990: Richard Allen Arndt
  • 1980: Luke Wei Mo

National Awards:

• American Physical Society Fellowship
  • 1965: Paul Frederick Zweifel (@ the University of Michigan)
• American Nuclear Society Fellowship
  • 1967: Paul Frederick Zweifel (@ the University of Michigan)
• National Academy of Sciences
  • 1958: Robert Eugene Marshak
• National Academy of Engineering
  • 1976: Milton C. Edlund
• DOE Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (established 1959)
  • 1972: Paul Frederick Zweifel
  • 1965: Milton C. Edlund
• Naval Research Laboratory - Alan Berman Research Publication Award
  • 1987: Brian K. Dennison
• Senior Fulbright Scholar
  • 1984-1985: Brian K. Dennison (Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden)
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow (established 1925)
  • 1981: Luke Wei Mo
  • 1974: Paul Frederick Zweifel
  • 1958: Wallace Conrad Koehler (@ Oak Ridge National Lab)
  • 1953: Robert Eugene Marshak (@ the University of Rochester)
• J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize
  - from the University of Miami, Center for Theoretical Studies (1965-1993)
  • 1982: Robert Eugene Marshak
• Virginia Academy of Science - Jefferson Gold Medal
  • 1939: Hugh D. Ussery

Service:

Virginia Tech Awards:

• College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Secretary Award
  • 1992: Janet Sanders
• Virginia Tech President's Award of Excellence
  • 1992: Gloria Henneke