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Five employees receive President’s Award for Excellence

Thirteen employees with a collective 220 years of service were nominated for the 2025 President’s Award for Excellence. These employees were recognized during a ceremony on April 9, where President Tim Sands announced five winners, including our own Dreama Price. Each winner receives an award and $2,000, pre-tax.

The Department of Biological Sciences is at the center of life sciences research and teaching at Virginia Tech. 
Our mission is to seamlessly integrate world-class research addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century,
from global change to human disease, by preparing the next generation of scientists.