Associate Dean Holly Matusovich

In addition to serving as an Associate Dean in the Graduate School, Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.  Holly is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020, and received the Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic Advising in 2021.  

Holly has been a PI/Co-PI on 20 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has an extensive publication record and has graduated 14 Ph.D. students.  She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Virginia Tech College of Engineering Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow.  Holly earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University where she was recently recognized by the Purdue School of Engineering Education with the inaugural award to a doctoral graduate for Outstanding Alumni and as a Distinguished Purdue Alumni Scholar through the Susan Bulkeley Butler Leadership Center for supporting the advancement of women in higher education.