Celebrating Excellence

Faculty Awards & Achievements

Honoring Outstanding Contributions in Teaching, Research, and Service

The following listing includes awards and achievements for the period of July 2024 – June 2025, as submitted by A&S department chairs. The following categories have been included:

  • Major university awards/recognition
  • National, state and international awards/book awards
  • Fellowships and visiting professorships
  • Honorary doctorates
  • Presidency of national societies

Help us celebrate the accomplished faculty at UVA Arts & Sciences!
 
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J.D. Quigley

A UVA professor’s award-winning research on high-dimensional symmetry in mathematics could pave the way for advancements in fields like biology, medicine and data analysis.

New National Academy of Sciences Members

Marine scientist Scott Doney and developmental biologist Ray Keller are among the latest University of Virginia faculty to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the country’s most prestigious scientific societies. 

David Getsy
A UVA professor’s visionary work on the role marginalized communities have played in shaping the history of art has earned him recognition as a leading scholar of American intellectual and cultural life.
Julian Bond

A Mellon Foundation grant is giving new life to a project aimed at preserving the archives of a giant in the history of the struggle for civil rights in America.

Amanda Gibson

If you skipped your flu shot this year, there’s still a good way to keep from catching what’s going around. New research aims to understand the power of social distancing in the natural world.

Rotunda, Morning

The University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences has announced the inaugural recipients of its Seed and Planning Grants, a new award program supporting faculty research and innovation.

Ken Ono
A UVA mathematician’s research reveals a surprising connection between integer partitions and prime numbers, earning him national recognition.