Curriculum and Instruction master’s student and Virginia Tech offensive lineman Brock Hoffman was awarded the Wells Fargo Advisors Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Touchdown Club of Richmond. He is the first VT student-athlete to receive this recognition, which annually recognizes a football player from a program in the Commonwealth of Virginia who has gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on campus and in his community. Hoffman has engaged in community activities in the New River Valley and Wythe County, Virginia, as well as his hometown of Statesville, North Carolina. Hoffman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication in May 2021.