University Faculty Senate

University of Richmond professor Eugene G. Maurakis has been awarded funding from the Virginia Academy of Science for his research project on nest-building fishes in Virginia.

Sara Hyman, a University of Richmond senior from Stamford, Connecticut, has been selected to study abroad next year in Jordan as part of the Boren Scholarship program.

Kelly Lambert, a University of Richmond psychology professor, has received a more than $435,000 Academic Research Enhancement Award from the National Institutes of Health.

The University of Richmond expects to award more than 1,100 degrees during commencement weekend May 10-12.

Three University of Richmond juniors have received Goldwater scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award in science and math.

The University of Richmond has been selected as one of an inaugural cohort of First Forward institutions by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education), and the Suder Foundation.

Three University of Richmond students have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grants.

University of Richmond professor of mathematics Della Dumbaugh has received the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America’s Maryland, D.C., Virginia section.

Two University of Richmond staff members at Boatwright Memorial Library, Rob Nelson and Kimberly Wolfe, have been selected for their expertise as digital library practitioners to participate in the Authenticity Project, a national collaboration to create a more diverse and inclusive digital library workforce.

Stephanie Spera, an assistant professor in the University of Richmond Department of Geography and the Environment, has been awarded a fellowship to conduct research in Acadia National Park in Maine.

The University of Richmond has announced the appointment of Miguel “Mickey” Quiñones as the university’s next dean of the Robins School of Business effective July 1.

University of Richmond’s Todd Lookingbill, associate professor of geography, environmental studies, and biology, has received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award by the U.S. Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology.

James Davis, professor of mathematics, has been awarded $25,000 from the National Science Foundation to support a conference series that explores mathematics critical to modern communication.

Joanna Hejl, a junior from Lincoln, Nebraska, has been named the University of Richmond’s first ever Beinecke Scholar.

Three University of Richmond students have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages overseas this summer.