Michael J. Garvin, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The David H. Burrows Professorship was established in 1986 through a gift to the Virginia Tech Foundation from Burrows, a 1942 graduate of Virginia Tech. The professorship is awarded to an outstanding professor in construction engineering within the College of Engineering. Recipients of the professorship hold the title for a period of five years.
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2005, Garvin is also a principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. He is internationally recognized as an expert in alternative project delivery methods, particularly public-private partnerships. He currently serves as the director of the eastern…
