SCHEV and Dominion Resources Announces Outstanding Faculty Award recipients
RICHMOND — The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Resources are pleased to announce the 12 faculty members from Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities who have been selected as recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA).
“The Council is honored to recognize twelve of the extraordinary educators who help make Virginia’s system of higher education among the finest in the nation,” said SCHEV Director Peter Blake. “These individuals strengthen their respective communities and the entire Commonwealth through their commitment to teaching, research, and service. They serve as an inspiration to us all, both in and out of the classroom.”
“Dominion has proudly partnered with SCHEV for nine years to sponsor the Outstanding Faculty Awards,” said Virginia M. Board, president of the Dominion Foundation. “Each year we are impressed by the diverse accomplishments of these talented professors. The scholarship and dedication of these honorees is a testament to the strength of Virginia’s public and private, two-year and four-year institutions.”
This year marks the 27th anniversary of the statewide awards program, which honors faculty members for excellence in teaching, research, knowledge integration, and public service. The 12 recipients were selected from a pool of 109 applications based on accomplishments that strongly reflect the missions of their respective institutions.
2013 Outstanding Faculty Award recipients:
Mr. Robert Bausch
Professor of English
Northern VirginiaCommunity College
Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung
Professor of Counseling and Development
GeorgeMasonUniversity
Dr. Jasmin Darznik
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Washington and LeeUniversity
Rising Star recipient
Dr. J. Emmett Duffy
Professor of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
Dr. Stephen Edwards
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity
Teaching with Technology recipient
Dr. Paul Hanstedt
Professor of English
RoanokeCollege
Dr. Erik Hewlett
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology
University of Virginia
Dr. Shiv Khanna
Professor of Physics
VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity
Dr. Olga Pierrakos
Associate Professor of Engineering
JamesMadisonUniversity
Rising Star recipient
Dr. Laura Taalman
Professor of Mathematics
JamesMadisonUniversity
Dr. Eve Torrence
Professor of Mathematics
Randolph-MaconCollege
Dr. Frances Williams
Associate Professor of Engineering
NorfolkStateUniversity
Submitted by Kathleen Kincheloe
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