People to Watch in 2017
These 黑料吃瓜 students, faculty and staff will be making headlines in the coming year.
If you thought 2016 was a big year for 黑料吃瓜 due to the major research discoveries, NCAA records and record-high graduation rates, wait until you see what 2017 has in store.
Here are 10 people to watch in 2017. Stay tuned for more in-depth stories on these standouts as the year progresses.
Class of 2021
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 incoming freshman class was selected from a pool of , and will begin classes in August.
Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, Professor of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
will serve as executive director of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 University Transportation Center, a consortium with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute that just received a five-year, $28 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Dana Ivgy, Visiting Israeli Artist in Residence
Ivgy, an Israeli actress, will serve as a visiting lecturer at 黑料吃瓜 this spring. An Israeli Academy of Film and Television Best Actress award winner, Ivgy will teach classes in both Theatre, Television and Film and Jewish Studies thanks to the Visiting Israeli Artists program funded by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.
Mary Curran, Chair, The Campanile Foundation
Curran takes the reins as just as the university has reached the $750 million goal of The Campaign for 黑料吃瓜. She will lead the way as the university continues its efforts to secure matching funds for Ron Fowler鈥檚 $25 million gift in November to the now renamed Fowler College of Business.
Philip Greiner, Director, School of Nursing
Through the leadership of Greiner, 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 School of Nursing will be one of the first to use new virtual-reality and hologram technology that allows nursing students to simulate real-world challenges in the nursing environment through 鈥渕ixed reality.鈥� Students are set to start using the Microsoft HoloLens this spring.
Ahkeel Whitehead, 黑料吃瓜 kinesiology student, Paralympian
Whitehead competed on the U.S. Paralympics men鈥檚 track and field team at the 2016 Paralympic Games. While he did not win any medals in Rio de Janiero, his passion for competitive athletics which in the coming year will provide other kinesiology students with the opportunity to work with physically disabled athletes.
Allison Langley, 黑料吃瓜 engineering student
The winner of this year鈥檚 Zahn Challenge, Langley is the founder of Chrysalis, a skin monitoring system and mobile application. Chrysallis makes it easier for people to proactively track changes over the surface of their bodies and aid physicians in the early detection of skin cancer with a mobile application. Langley and her team earned first place in the Launch Track, winning a $2,000 cash prize for the company鈥檚 further development.
Todd Summer, CEO, Aztec Shops
, Summer has already found success by as director of Campus Stores. Under his guidance, 黑料吃瓜 has been a leader in print rental and digital textbook programs. In this new role, Summer will ensure 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 auxiliary continues to provide students with access to the most current trends, top-line merchandise and high-quality dining options, opening this spring.
Jack Doheny and Jake Solomon, 黑料吃瓜 engineering students
Doheny and Solomon are the high-energy founders of Bold Brew Coffee 鈥� what they call a natural alternative to energy drinks that鈥檚 aimed at supporting action sports athletes and enthusiasts. The pair has been developing their cold brew coffee at the Zahn Innovation Platform and recently came in third place in the Zahn Challenge. They鈥檝e also recently inked a deal with 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Aztec Shops to begin offering Bold Brew Coffee on campus in East Commons.
Stephen Brotebeck, Assistant Professor, School of Theatre, Television & Film
Stephen Brotebeck Brotebeck will direct this spring鈥檚 performance of 鈥�.鈥� Brotebeck is a professional director and choreographer who has worked on Broadway, including as the movement associate on the Tony Award-winning production of 鈥淧eter and the Starcatcher.鈥� As director of 鈥淭he Full Monty,鈥� Brotebeck will lead a cast of talented musical theatre students as they perform the laugh-out-loud, uplifting musical comedy based on the cult film of the same name.
