GOVERNOR WARNER ANNOUNCES TIAA-CREF VIRGINIA OUTSTANDING
FACULTY AWARDS RECIPIENTS FOR 2004
RICHMOND – Governor Mark R. Warner today announced
the 11 recipients of the TIAA-CREF Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards,
the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s colleges and
universities.
“It is because of men and women like these that Virginia boasts a
higher education system that is the envy of the rest of the United States,
and indeed the world,” Governor Warner said. “Our colleges and
universities attract this outstanding intellectual capital that makes them
economic engines for the entire Commonwealth. I have included support for
higher education as an integral part of my budget and tax reform proposals
to help retain this talent.”
The State Capitol ceremony marked the 18th annual presentation of the
prestigious awards. The Outstanding Faculty Awards (OFA) program
recognizes the finest among Virginia’s college faculty for their
demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and public service. For the
first time, TIAA-CREF, which manages the premier retirement system for
people employed in education and research in the U.S., has stepped forward
to sponsor the awards program after the Virginia General Assembly cut all
state appropriations.
Each recipient received a $4,000 award and a specially designed
commemorative plaque from the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia (SCHEV), which administers the OFA program.
“This year’s class of TIAA-CREF Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards
recipients showcases the remarkably diverse contributions of college
faculty across the Commonwealth,” said SCHEV Chairman Carl N. Kelly.
“We
are extremely grateful to TIAA-CREF, whose generous sponsorship of these
awards has allowed us to continue to honor Virginia’s outstanding faculty
members," added SCHEV Acting Executive Director Nancy Cooley.
“TIAA-CREF is proud to be this year's sponsor of the Virginia outstanding
faculty awards,” said Russell Sykes, Director of TIAA-CREF's Virginia
office based in Charlottesville. “We value our partnership with the public
and private colleges and universities in Virginia, and are pleased to have
this role in recognizing Virginia's outstanding faculty.”
2004 TIAA-CREF VIRGINIA OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS
ANNA MARIE BAKER
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Development
Tidewater Community College
RITA B. DANDRIDGE
Professor of English
Norfolk State University
DELLA D. FENSTER
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Richmond
JOHN E. GRAVES
Professor of Fisheries Science
College of William and Mary
JOANN HESS GRAYSON
Professor of Psychology
James Madison University
JONATHAN HAIDT
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Virginia
CHI-KWONG LI
Professor of Mathematics
College of William and Mary
JOHN S. O’CONNOR
Associate Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
George Mason University
JAMES CONRAD SQUIRE
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Virginia Military Institute
GREGORY L. WEISS
Professor of Sociology
Roanoke College
CHARLES EDGAR WILSON, JR.
Associate Professor of English
Old Dominion University
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