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Over the past year, the Virginia Tech College of Science has continued its traditions of innovation and educational leadership.

We committed to creating an Academy of Data Science, a focal point for data science at Virginia Tech as well as a means for scientists from government agencies and private enterprise to collaborate with us. The new Data and Decisions Sciences building, when completed in 2023, will be home to the Academy.

At the same time, 100 years after a science major became the first female graduate of Virginia Tech, we established a Women in Science Leadership program aimed at mentoring and supporting our women scientists. We hope it will become a beacon for improving the environment for women scientists and encouraging the best and brightest of them to be drawn to Virginia Tech.

In scientific research, three College faculty received prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards, along with a Department of Energy and a National Institutes of Health award to other junior faculty.

Much of this work was enabled by the support of donors such as you. Today, we ask you to support us on our mission by giving to the College of Science annual fund. This fund gives us the flexibility to quickly deploy support to needed research, or to scholarships for students, or support of our faculty.

Please join your fellow Science Hokies to help make a difference and give today.

Rank State Gifts
1 VA 568
2 MD 30
3 NC 29
Leaderboard
Most Donors Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Most Donors Leaderboard! The units with the most donors at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $10,000 Pamplin College of Business 2,311
2 $9,000 Virginia Cooperative Extension 1,850
3 $8,000 College of Engineering 1,666
4 $7,000 Athletics 1,605
5 $6,000 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1,562
Ended
Leaderboard
Amount Raised Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Amount Raised! The units with the most raised at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit Raised
1 $5,000 Pamplin College of Business $2,490,195.99
2 $4,000 College of Science $1,894,545.79
3 $3,000 Athletics $1,192,271.03
4 $1,750 College of Engineering $591,703.39
5 $1,500 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences $442,318.23
Ended
Leaderboard
College of Science Participation Leaderboard
The College of Science department, school, or academy with the greatest number of donors on Giving Day will receive $2,500; $1,000 to the unit with the second greatest number; $750 to the unit in third place; $500 to the unit in fourth place; and $250 to the unit in fifth. This challenge is generously supported by Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Debbie Koller ('76 B.S.) and Kent Koller.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Donors
1 $2,500 Geosciences Department Annual Fund 143
2 $1,000 Biological Sciences Department Annual Fund 123
3 $750 Chemistry Department Annual Fund 102
4 $500 College of Science Annual Fund 84
5 $250 Physics Department Annual Fund 77
Ended
$7,500
Academy of Data Science Challenge
Once 50 donors have made a gift to the Academy of Data Science or its programs, including Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA), two generous gifts will be unlocked. VT alumni Linda Patterson ('76 B.S.) and Wesley Patterson ('77 B.A.) will donate $5,000 to the Academy of Data Science Annual Fund. Additionally, VT alumnus and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board member Mark Scheffel ('78 B.S.) and Nancy Scheffel will donate $2,500 to the CMDA Program.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Academy of Integrated Science Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Linda Patterson ('76 B.S.) and Wesley Patterson ('77 B.A.) will donate $5,000 to the Academy of Integrated Science if 20 donors make a gift to the Academy of Integrated Science Annual Fund or any of the Academy's programs, including Science Technology and Law.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$3,000
Biological Sciences Department Challenge
An anonymous donor will donate $3,000 to the Department of Biological Sciences if 115 donors make a gift to the Biological Sciences Annual Fund.
Completed
$5,000
Chemistry Department Challenge
College of Science alumnus Dean Webster ('79 B.S. and '84 Ph.D.) will donate $5,000 to the Department of Chemistry if 85 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Annual Fund.
85 / 85 Donors
Completed
$10,000
Mathematics Department Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Archana Sathaye ('86 M.S. Math) and Shirish Sathaye ('86 M.S. ECE) will donate $10,000 to the Department of Mathematics if 45 donors make a gift to the Mathematics Annual Fund.
45 / 45 Donors
Completed
$5,000
School of Neuroscience Challenge
College of Science alumna and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Jeanine Matte ('71 B.S.) will donate $5,000 to the School of Neuroscience if 50 donors make a gift to the School of Neuroscience Annual Fund.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Physics Department Challenge
College of Science alumna and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Pat Caldwell ('71 B.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Physics if 65 donors make a gift to the Physics Department Annual Fund.
65 / 65 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Psychology Department Challenge
College of Science alumna and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Pat Caldwell ('71 B.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Psychology if 60 donors make a gift to the Psychology Department Annual Fund.
60 / 60 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Statistics Department Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Laura Freeman ('05 B.S., '06 M.S., '10 Ph.D.) and James Freeman ('03 B.S., '05 MPA) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Statistics if 60 donors make a gift to the Statistics Annual Fund.
60 / 60 Donors
Completed
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Participating Groups
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