“The support of Foundation Relations has been critical to our project's success. Tracy Krauchun's insights into proposal preparation and project design helped us imagine the possibilities of our work. With her guidance we transformed our project's commitment to social justice into a multi-layered, community-based endeavor that reflects the Mellon Foundation's commitments.”

—Katrina Powell, professor of rhetoric and writing in the Department of English, founding director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies

“From my perspective as a faculty member, the Foundation Relations team has opened new doors to explore possibilities for advancing my research and educational agendas. The staff is highly knowledgeable, collaborative, persistent, and their support has been very fruitful in terms of securing new funding sources for my academic work I would have never considered.”

—Wayne Scales, J. Byron Maupin Professor of Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

“The administrators of Virginia Tech's Foundation Relations are shining examples of outstanding leadership in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Their steadfast dedication to charting an unwavering course and their sincere eagerness to engage in deep collaboration with faculty and administrators highlight their unwavering commitment to furthering the university's fundamental missions of discovery, learning, and community engagement, in partnership with valued internal and external partners.” 

—Tremayne Waller, Director of Graduate Student Programs, College of Engineering