BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 26 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

When Virginia Tech's Professional Sales Program steps onto the national stage, whether at the Steel City Sales Challenge, the International Collegiate Sales Competition, or the Global Collegiate Sales Competition, the world sees polished presentations, confident communication, and students who perform with poise. What they don't see is the person who has spent years designing the engine behind all of that success: Pamplin College of Business Professor of Practice and Sales Program Director Brian Collins.

This year, Collins was named the first-ever Institute for Effective Professional Selling (IEPS) College Sales Educator of t...