Faculty Highlights

• Rett Alexander elected to Higher Education VOGUE board of directors Rett Alexander, senior programmer analyst, was elected vice president of the board of directors for Hyland's Higher Education Vertical OnBase Group of User Experts.
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  Skalbeck named AALS Section chair-elect

  Roger Skalbeck, professor of law and dean for library and information services, was named chair-elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information.

• Steve Taylor receives USATF honor Steve Taylor, head men's cross country coach and Collegiate Running Association co-founder, was honored by USA Track and Field with the H. Browning Ross Long Distance Running Merit Award for his contributions and service to the sport of long distance running.
• Steve Wilborn appointments Steve Wilborn, seasonal admission committee member, was appointed by Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney as a member of the Census 2020 Complete Count Strategic Planning Committee for the City of Richmond. He also was appointed to serve a two-year term as chair of the education committee of the Richmond Branch of the NAACP.
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  Eisen named as distinguished energy law scholar This month, Vermont Law School – ranked as one of the top energy law programs in the country – recognized Eisen’s work as a pivotal leader in the field, naming him as its Distinguished Energy Law Scholar for summer 2019.
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  Williamson keynotes conference

  Dr. Thad Williamson of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies gave the keynote address at the Political Philosophy Conference, "Equality and Democracy in Local and City Government," in York, England, on Jan. 7, 2019. An associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics and law, Williamson has both academic and practical expertise in local and city government. 

• Campos, Hawes Grant Mickie Campos, administrative coordinator in Career Services, and Carrie Hawes, associate director of employer relations, received a $12,000 grant from Altria to support professional development of students through Diversity and Student Programming and student participation in the national team Selling Competition.
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  Donald Article

  Kelling Donald, associate professor of chemistry, with UR chemistry undergrads, published "Bending Ternary Dihalides" in The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 

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  Donald Article Kelling Donald, associate professor of chemistry, with UR chemistry students, published “Ouroboros: Heterocycles closed by dative σ bonds and stabilized by π delocalization” in Tetrahedron.
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  Leopold and Pollock Article Chemistry professors Mike Leopold and Julie Pollock along with University of Richmond undergraduate students and collaborators at Converse College have published "First Generation Amperometric Biosensing of Galactose with Xerogel-Carbon Nanotube Layer-By-Layer Assemblies" in Nanomaterials.