BLACKSBURG, Va., May 13 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Michael Ermann, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, has been named the Reynolds Metals Endowed Professor in the School of Architecture by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

The Reynolds Metals Endowed Professorship was established with a generous gift from the Reynolds Metal Company to recognize a distinguished professor in the School of Architecture whose sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship, professional engagement, and innovation advances architectural education and enhances the national reputation of Virginia Tech.

A member of the university community since 2001, Ermann h...