BLACKSBURG, Va., May 11 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Joseph L. Gabbard, professor of human factors engineering and ergonomics in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering as well as a professor of computer science by courtesy appointment in the College of Engineering, has been awarded the Hal G. Prillaman Professorship in Industrial and Systems Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The Hal G. Prillaman Professorship in Industrial and Systems Engineering was established with a generous gift from Hal G. Prillaman '55. Prillaman received his Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and was a member of the College of Engineering's Academy of Alumn...