Momentum - The Magazine for Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Vol. 3 No. 1 Spring 2018 | Page 10

Service recognition for seven in ME
Mechanical engineering will have seven
members of faculty and staff recognized for
university service in 2018. The following indi-
viduals will receive years of service awards:
Brian Vick, associate professor, 35 years
Cathy Hill, graduate program coordinator,
25 years
Warren Hardy, associate professor, 10 years
Alexander Leonessa, associate professor, 10
years
Brandy McCoy, executive assistant, 10 years
Saied Taheri, professor, director Tire
Research Center, 10 years
Christopher Williams, associate professor,
John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow, 10 years
Correction
In the winter 2017 issue of Momentum, Jo-
seph Schetz, center, an affiliate faculty mem-
ber of mechanical engineering and a pro-
fessor of aerospace and ocean engineering,
was incorrectly identified as being a retired
member of AOE. He is pictured receiving the
AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Award.
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Mechanical engineers making
athletic headlines
As of the Feb. 20 NCAA Division I rank-
ings, mechanical engineering senior Jared
Haught is the top-ranked wrestler in the
197 pound class. See the entire rankings on
the InterMat site.
At the ACC Swim Championships, senior
Ian Ho broke a 10-year old Virginia Tech
record with a 50 free time of 19:34.
At the ACC indoor track championships,
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senior Neil Gourley placed first in the
800m with 1:47.04 (a record for the Clemson
indoor track facility); and he was a member
of the distance medley relay team which
defended their title from last year.
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