The University of Virginia on Tuesday honored 18 faculty members and five graduate students with awards recognizing their creative instruction and meaningful contributions to the University, and their public service.
The University Teaching Awards are among the highest honors given to faculty members who have distinguished themselves both in the classroom and in their fields.
“It is a true joy to honor our faculty and graduate students for outstanding teaching and public service, just as we recognized our colleagues’ research achievements earlier this year. The recipients of these awards exemplify the University’s commitment to providing a world-class education and to public service,” Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Brie Gertler said. “Working alongside them to advance our mission is a privilege.”
Here are the winners of the 2025 University Teaching Awards:
Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award
- Michael Doran, professor of law, School of Law
Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award
- David Singerman, assistant professor of history and American studies, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
All-University Teaching Awards
- Peter Belmi, associate professor of business administration, Darden School of Business
- Erin Clabough, associate professor of psychology, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Daniel James, assistant professor of mathematics, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Anne Jewett, assistant professor of education, School of Education and Human Development
- Jamie Jirout, associate professor of education, School of Education and Human Development
- Ian Mullins, assistant professor of sociology, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Chris Neu, professor of physics, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Andrew Pennock, associate professor of public policy, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
- Brian Wright, associate professor of data science, School of Data Science
Excellence in Education Abroad Award
- Phoebe Crisman, director of global studies and professor of architecture, School of Architecture
Mulholland Resident Teaching Award
- Daniela Fishbein, School of Medicine
Here are the winners of the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Awards:
Arts and Humanities
- Katherine Wu, American studies
Social Sciences
- Sueyoung Oh, psychology
STEM Disciplines
- Daniel Lassiter, civil and environmental engineering
Frank Finger Graduate Fellowship for Teaching
- Abigail Ackerman, environmental sciences
Class of 1985 Fellowship for Creative Teaching
- Sasson Rafailov, architecture, constructed environment
The Graduate Student Teaching Award recipients include, left to right, Sueyoung Oh, Katherine Wu, Abigail Ackerman and Sasson Rafailov. (Photo by Coe Sweet)
The University also recognizes faculty members for outstanding community-engaged scholarship undertaken with students. Here are the winners of the 2025 Public Service Awards:
