Mitzi R. Vernon

Mitzi R. Vernon is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture + Design. She joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1995. She holds a Master of Science in Engineering in Product Design from Stanford University and a Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech. Prior teaching experience includes the California College of Arts, the University of Southern California, and Arizona State University. She has been recipient of several patents and grants (including three from the National Science Foundation) supporting her gender-equity research in using design to teach science to children. Vernon is the 2007 recipient of the Diversity Award from the College of Architecture & Urban Studies. She is a past President of the Faculty Senate and the current Chair of the Committee on Faculty Ethics. She has extensive experience with sponsored collaborative studio projects involving computer science, engineering, physics, industrial design, and architecture topics and students. She is a recipient of the 2008 Dell ReGeneration International Design Educator Awards.