Each year the Office of Engagement hosts a Distinguished Scholars Award Reception to express our appreciation to all the faculty who volunteer their time throughout the year. This faculty speaker recognition was the winner of the Best of CASE District III Award for the 2020-21 program.
Congratulations to the Current Distinguished Scholars Award Recipients
2023-24
- William Hitchcock, Director, Governing America in a Global Era, James Madison Professor, Corcoran Department of History, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Macy Lenox, Special Advisor for Admission & Strategy Office of Undergraduate Admission
- Jeffrey Lovelace, Robert H. Schade Bicentennial Associate Professor; Director, Leadership Minor, McIntire School of Commerce
- Elizabeth Hutton Turner, Professor of Modern Art, Department of Art, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Kimberly Whitler, Frank M. Sands Sr. Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business
Past Distinguished Scholars Award Recipients
2022-23
- Taison Bell, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UVA Health
- David Carr, Research Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; Director, Blandy Experimental Farm
- Brian Hogg, Senior Historic Preservation Planner, Office of the Architect
- Lisa Spaar, Professor of English; Director, Creative Writing Program, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor of Modern Media Studies; Director, Center for Media and Citizenship, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
2021-22
- Elgin Cleckley, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Design Thinking, School of Architecture and School of Nursing
- Anelyssa D'Abreu, Joan and John Thalheimer Bicentennial Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- James Loeffler, Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History; Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Carol Manning, Director of Memory & Aging Care Clinic; Professor of Clinical Neurology, School of Medicine
- Laura Morgan Roberts, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business
- William Petri, Wade Hampton Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
2020-21
- Shilpa Davé, Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Kevin Gaines, Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Corcoran Department of History, The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Justene Hill Edwards, Assistant Professor, Corcoran Department of History, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Robert Pianta, Dean, Novartis Professor of Education; Founding Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, School of Education and Human Development
- Alice Raucher, Architect for the University, Office of the Architect
- Alan Taylor, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History, Corcoran Department of History, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
2019-20
- Sarita Herman, Historic Preservation Project Manager, Facilities Planning & Construction, Facilities Management Department
- Dorothy Kelly, Robert B. Hardaway, Jr. Lecturer of Personal Finance, McIntire School of Commerce
- Christine Mahoney, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Politics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; Director of Social Entrepreneurship at UVA
- Arthur Weltman, Professor, Curry School of Education
- Carla Williams, Director, Athletics, Department of Athletics
2018-19
- Valerie Gregory, Associate Dean of Admissions, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
- Karen McGlathery, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Arts & Sciences; Director, Environmental Resilience Institute
- Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Professor of History, Arts & Sciences; Saunders Director, Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
- David Smith, Professor and Associate Chair, Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, Arts & Sciences
- Carl Zeithaml, Dean and F.S. Cornell Professor of Free Enterprise, McIntire School of Commerce
2017-18
- David Gies, Emeritus Faculty; Commonwealth Professor of Spanish, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Jody Kielbasa, Vice Provost for the Arts; Director of the Virginia Film Festival, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Craig Littlepage , Special Advisor to the President and Director of Athletics Emeritus
- Sherri Moore, Assistant Professor, McIntire School of Commerce
- Pamela Sutton-Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, University of Virginia Medical Center
2016-17
- Ian Baucom, Buckner W. Clay Dean, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Kathryn (Kay) Neeley, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society, School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Louis Nelson, Associate Provost for Outreach, Office of the Provost; Professor of Architectural History, School of Architecture
- John Ragosta, Faculty Director, Summer Jefferson Symposium; Fellow, Virginia Foundation for Humanities
- Mary (Molly) Schwartzburg, Curator, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
2015-16
- Risa Goluboff, Dean, Arnold H. Leon Professor, School of Law
- Allen Groves, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Affairs
- Jody Lahendro, Historic Preservation Architect, Facilities Planning and Construction
- Larry Sabato, Director, Center for Politics; Robert Kent Gooch Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Tyler Jo Smith, Associate Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, McIntire Department of Art
2014-15
- Marcus Martin, MD., Office of Diversity; School of Medicine
- Lisa Reilly, School of Architecture
- Nancy Takahashi, School of Architecture
- Craig Volden, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
- Kirt von Daacke, Arts & Sciences, History
2013-14
- Wayne Cozart, Vice President, Development; Executive Director, The Jefferson Trust, Alumni Association
- Stephen Cushman, Robert C. Taylor Professor, Arts & Sciences, English
- Dorothy Fontaine, Dean, School of Nursing
- Ryan Hargraves, Senior Associate Dean, Office of Undergraduate Admission
- Barbara Perry, Professor Senior Fellow & Co-chair of the Oral History Program, Miller Center
2012-13
- Gordon Burris, Former Senior Assistant to the President, Office of the President
- Ernest Ern, Professor Emeritus, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Environmental Sciences
- Paul Freedman, Associate Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Politics
- Arthur Garson, Professor, Public Health Sciences; Director, Center for Health Policy
- Maurie McInnis, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost
2011-12
- Kenneth Elzinga, Robert C. Taylor Professor, Arts and Sciences, Economics
- Francesca Fiorani, Associate Professor, Arts and Sciences, Art
- Gary Gallager, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor; John L. Nau III Professor, Arts and Sciences, History
- Ed Murphy, Associate Professor, Arts and Sciences, Astronomy
- Richard Warner, Professor, Arts and Sciences, Drama
2010-11
- Fred Diehl, Professor Emeritus, Arts and Sciences, Biology
- Suzan Garson, Special Projects Manager, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Stephen Macko, Professor, Arts and Sciences, Environmental Sciences
- Stephen Railton, Professor, Arts and Sciences, English
- Kathryn Thornton, Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2009-10
- Phoebe Crisman, Associate Dean for Research, School of Architecture
- Rebecca Dillingham, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
- Gregory Fairchild, Associate Professor, Darden School of Business
- Lawrence Goedde, Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Art History
- Mark White, Associate Professor, McIntire School of Commerce
- Jason Williford, Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball, Athletics
2008-09
- Coy Barefoot, Lecturer, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Media Studies
- Karin Bonding, Professor, McIntire School of Commerce
- George Gilliam, Instructor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, History
- LaVahn Hoh, Associate Chair and Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Drama
- Steve Plog, David A Harrison, III, Professor of Historical Archaeology, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology
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