Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching
Camden Whitehead Associate Professor, Interior Design
The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding contributions to the art of teaching by a faculty member in the School of the Arts. Teaching and Research faculty members (term, tenure-eligible, or tenured) who have produced remarkable work are eligible. The award is given for teaching-related activity and may be given for specific initiatives that demonstrate innovativeness or creativity in teaching or for general excellence in professing one’s discipline as evidenced by engaged students, commitment, and/or ongoing improvements of teaching in the arts. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. However, previously nominated recipients who did not receive this award may be nominated again with a new nomination and new supporting documentation.
Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research
Lily Cox-Richard Assistant Professor, Art Foundation Program and Department of Sculpture and Extended Media
The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding contributions to academic and creative research scholarship. Teaching and Research faculty members (term, tenure-eligible, or tenured) who have produced remarkable work are eligible. The award is given for products of research and scholarship that demonstrates significant depth of creativity and vision; creative and innovative developments of theory, method, form; or extensions of the frontiers of knowledge to the arts that constitutes substantial contributions to intellectual and artistic communities. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. However, previously nominated recipients who did not receive this award may be nominated again with a new nomination and new supporting documentation.
Faculty Award for Distinguished Adjunct
Barry O’Keefe Adjunct Faculty, Art Foundation Program
This award recognizes an outstanding member of the School of the Arts adjunct faculty who best represents the contribution of adjunct faculty to the mission of the School of the Arts. All persons who have taught on adjunct contracts during the year of recognition review are eligible for consideration. They may be recognized for the culmination of their teaching or research, or excellence for a one-time contribution in these areas. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. However, previously nominated recipients who did not receive this award may be nominated again with a new nomination and new supporting documentation.
Dean’s Service Excellence Award
Michelle Anderson Administrative Coordinator, Department of Theatre
This award recognizes an outstanding classified staff member of the School of the Arts who best represents the contribution to their unit and the mission of the school. Any full-time classified employee of VCUarts who held an employment contract during the year of recognition review is eligible. They may be recognized for the culmination of their service, or excellence for a one-time contribution. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. However, previously nominated recipients who did not receive this award may be nominated again with a new nomination and new supporting documentation.
Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award
Kelly Kerr Development
This award recognizes an outstanding University and Academic Professional (UAP) member of the School of the Arts who best represents the contribution to their unit and the mission of the School of the Arts. Any full-time UAP employee of VCU School of the Arts who held an employment contract during the year of recognition review is eligible for this consideration. They may be recognized for the culmination of their service, or excellence for a one-time contribution. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. However, previously nominated recipients who did not receive this award may be nominated again with a new nomination and new supporting documentation.
Previous Winners
2018 Rebecca Tyree – Assistant Professor, Music, posthumous
2017 Courtnie Wolfgang – Associate Professor, Art Education
2020 Hawa Stwodah – Assistant Professor, Fashion Design and Merchandising
2019 Deidra Arrington –Associate Professor, Fashion Design and Merchandising
2018 Nicole Killian – Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
2017 Judith Steel – Associate Professor, Dance
2016 Stephen Vitiello – Professor and Graduate Program Director, Kinetic Imaging
2015 Roberto Ventura – Associate Professor, Interior Design
2014 Reni Gower – Professor, Painting and Printmaking
2013 Christian Von Howard – Associate Professor, Dance and Choreography
2012 Hope D. Ginsburg – Assistant Professor, Art Foundation
2011 Susan Ganch – Assistant Professor, Craft/Material Studies
2010 Margaret Lindauer – Associate Professor, Art History
2008 Pam T. Taylor – Associate Professor, Kinetic Imaging
2007 Kristin Caskey – Associate Professor, Fashion Design and Merchandising
2006 Kendall Buster – Associate Professor, Sculpture + Extended Media
2005 Jack Wax – Associate Professor, Craft/Material Studies
2004 John Guthmiller – Professor, Music
2003 Lester VanWinkle – Professor, Department of Sculpture + Extended Media
2002 David Burton Professor, Art Education
1999 Fredrika Jacobs, Associate Professor, Art History
2019 –Pamela Lawton, Ph.D, Professor, Art Education
2018 Catherine Roach – Associate Professor, Art History
2017 Semi Ryu – Associate Professor, Kinetic Imaging
2016 Kendall Buster – Professor, Sculpture + Extended Media
2015 Sonya Clark – Professor, Craft/Material Studies
2014 Michael Schreffler – Associate Professor, Art History
2012 Brian Ulrich – Assistant Professor, Photography and Film
2011 Michael Jones McKean – Assistant Professor, Sculpture + Extended Media
2010 Sandra Wheeler – Associate Professor, Graphic Design
2009 Stephen Vitiello – Professor and Interim Chair, Kinetic Imaging
2008 Pamela G. Taylor – Chair, Art Education
2007 Scott Putman – Associate Professor, Dance and Choreography
2006 Robert Hobbs – Professor and Eminent Scholar, Art History
2005 Alan Rosenbaum – Professor, Craft/Material Studies
2004 Robert Kaputof – Professor, Communication Arts and Design
2003 Rob Carter – Professor, Communication Arts and Design
2002 Robert Meganck – Professor, Communication Arts and Design
2001 David Freed – Professor, Painting and Printmaking
2020 Tabatha Easley – Associate Professor, Music
2018 Carolyn Phinizy – Assistant Professor, Art History
2017 Holly Alford – Associate Professor, Fashion Design + Merchandising
