Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition

The University of Richmond encourages, supports, and recognizes outstanding contributions to the campus community by our faculty.

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Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Fellowships

Funded by donor generosity, endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships, allow the University to recruit the most talented teacher-scholars to Richmond, retain our existing outstanding faculty members, and invest in innovative pedagogical approaches.
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Distinguished Educator Awards

Since 1975, when the Cabell Foundation made a grant to the University for use in attracting and retaining outstanding faculty, the Distinguished Educator Awards have honored excellence in teaching. Please review the guidelines for more information on nomination and selection. 

Colloquy

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, an annual event to mark the official start of the academic year, Colloquy provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together to recognize Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Scholarship Award recipients, and the installation of newly appointed endowed position holders. 
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Distinguished Scholarship Awards

The Distinguished Scholarship Award recognizes full-time faculty of the University for a consistent record of outstanding contributions in scholarship as documented through published research, scholarship, or creative expression. Please review the guidelines for more information on nomination and selection. 

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Distinguished Faculty Service Awards

The Distinguished Faculty Service Award recognizes full-time faculty of the University for a record of outstanding contributions in service to the University. Please review the guidelines for more information on nomination and selection. 

Faculty Accomplishments Reception

The Faculty Accomplishments Reception is an annual event held in honor of faculty successes in the form of research and scholarly publications, as well as creative achievements in the visual and performing arts. The event honors work from the prior calendar year.

Faculty Accomplishments

Dr. Carol Parish
Parish and students published in Journal of Computational Chemistry

Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, along with students Joshua Pandian, '23, Khanh Vu, '23, Anna Parker, '11, Christine Ancajas, '20, Diomedes Saldana-Greco, '10, and Tabitha Yewer, '14, published “A Highly Correlated, Multireference Study of the Lowest Lying Singlet and Triplet States of the Four Thiophene Diradicals” in the Journal of Computational Chemistry.

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Dr. Stephen Ferguson
Ferguson published on concerns in ecology and evolutionary findings

Stephen Ferguson, visiting assistant professor of biology, published "Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology" in BMC Biology.

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Dr. Kurt Beals
Beals published new translation of All Quiet on the Western Front

Kurt Beals, visiting associate professor of German studies and humanities fellow in literary translation, published a new translation of Erich Maria Remarque's classic anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front.

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