Bruce Pencek 2011-2012

Dr. Bruce Pencek is an assistant professor and college librarian for the social sciences.  He received his B.A. in political science from Dickinson College in 1977. Dr. Pencek earned his M.A. degree in government from Cornell University in 1982, where he also received his Ph.D. in government in 1988. He earned his M.S. degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998. He joined the faculty of the Virginia Tech Library in 2001.

Dr. Pencek was named the 2010 recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) Marta Lange/CQ Press Award. The award honors an academic or law librarian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science.

Below are links to remarks made by Dr. Pencek to the Board of Visitors in 2011-2012 in his role as Faculty Senate president and faculty representative to the Board of Visitors:

• Remarks made at the Board of Visitors' information session on 8/29/11
• Remarks made at the Board of Visitors' information session on 11/07/11
• Remarks made at the Board of Visitors' information session on 3/26/12
• Remarks made at the Board of Visitors' information session on 6/04/12