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Student Affairs Alumni Aspire! Awards

The Aspire! Awards were established in 2011 as a way for Student Affairs to recognize and celebrate the Virginia Tech students who embody our Aspirations for Student Learning. In 2013, we began to recognize faculty and staff who live and teach the Aspirations in their work. In 2015, we were proud to present the inaugural Alumni Aspire! Award for embracing UT PROSIM as a way of life.

The Student Affairs Alumni Aspire! Award is presented each spring to a Virginia Tech alumnus who represents our hopes for all our students – that they live lives of curiosity, integrity, innovation, leadership, success, fulfillment, and that they continue to embody the university’s motto, Ut Prosim, as a way of life.

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    Dave Goodwin with Dr. Frances Keene
    Dave Goodwin

    The EMBRACE UT PROSIM AS A WAY OF LIFE Alumni Aspire! Award goes to a Virginia Tech alumnus who represents our hope for all our students – that they enrich their lives by fulfilling our university’s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

    Date: May 02, 2025 -
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    Ted Faulkner
    Ted Faulkner

    Today’s recipient is a great friend to Virginia Tech’s students, to Student Affairs, and to the university, and someone I deeply admire. On behalf of Student Affairs, it is my honor to present the 2024 Alumni Aspire! Award for EMBRACE UT PROSIM AS A WAY OF LIFE to Ted Faulkner.

    Date: Apr 26, 2024 -
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    P. Reeder
    Paul Reeder

    Paul Reeder’s career experience includes being an enlisted paratrooper in the Army, a cybersecurity consultant in the White House, running a division of a systems integrator, helping grow a small business from 15 to 100 people, and several roles at Amazon. He is currently senior manager for Amazon Web Services. But long before all that, Paul was a resident advisor and a head RA at Virginia Tech.

    Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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    Mary McClelland and her family
    Mary McClelland

    Today’s recipient is a great friend to Virginia Tech’s students, to Student Affairs, and to the university. On behalf of Student Affairs, it is my honor to present the 2022 Alumni Aspire! Award for EMBRACE UT PROSIM AS A WAY OF LIFE to Mary McClelland.

    Date: Apr 29, 2022 -

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