The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion Resources recently announced the recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Faculty Awards. Among this year's recipients is Dr. Anatoly Radyushkin of the Physics Department at Old Dominion University.
Since 1987, these awards have recognized faculty at Virginia's institutions of higher learning who exemplify the highest standards of teaching, research and service.
Nominees are selected by the institutions, reviewed by a panel of peers and chosen by a final selection committee. In all, 97 nominations were received this year, slightly more than last year. This was narrowed to a field of 28 finalists and then to the 12 recipients.
Recipients come from institutions large and small throughout the Commonwealth and from two- and four-year institutions, private and public. Their fields of expertise range from physics to communications. They have in common, however, the qualities honored by the Outstanding Faculty Awards: the highest level of scholarship, teaching, mentoring, public service and research.
"For 31 years, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has been honored to recognize the best in scholarship with these awards," said SCHEV Director Peter Blake. "This year's 12 inspiring recipients continue that proud tradition, befitting the Commonwealth's long history of higher education."
"We are proud to be a part of this outstanding program to salute great educators in Virginia." said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Foundation. "The devotion and passion of the individuals recognized today helps to strengthen our communities and inspire the next generation of leaders."
The Outstanding Faculty Awards are overseen by SCHEV and presented in partnership with the Dominion Foundation, which has fully funded the program since 2005. The recipients will be honored at a February 16 luncheon at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. Each will receive an engraved award and $5,000 underwritten by the Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources. Dominion is the parent company of Dominion Virginia Power.