2021 Arts & Sciences Teaching Awards

Arts & Sciences faculty and graduate students were well-represented on the University of Virginia’s list of teaching and public service award winners for this academic year. Three A&S faculty members — Louis Bloomfield (Physics); Mrinalini Chakravorty (English); and Carmen Lamas (English, American Studies) — received All-University Faculty Teaching Awards, and 22 other faculty members and graduate students were recognized by UVA or the UVA Student Council this academic year.

All-University Faculty Teaching Award

• Louis Bloomfield, Physics
• Mrinalini Chakravorty, English
• Carmen Lamas, English and American Studies

Public Service Award

• Excellence in Public Service: Talitha LeFlouria, African American and African Studies
• Excellence in Public Service: Victor Luftig, English
• Excellence in Public Service: Kate Stephenson, English

Graduate Student Teaching Awards

• Class of 1985 Fellowship for Creative Teaching: Christina Boltsi, Classics
• Frank Finger Graduate Fellowship for Teaching: Joseph Foley, History
• Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award in the Arts and Humanities: Sam Walker, English
• Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award in Social Sciences and Education: Shayne Zaslow, Sociology

Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award in STEM Disciplines

• Liza Mitchem, Biology

All-University Graduate Teaching Awards 

• Sana Abdi, French
• Grace Alvino, English
• Rachana Bhave, Biology
• Grace East, Anthropology
• Essam Fahim, Religious Studies
• Kelsey Huelsman, Environmental Sciences
• Peter Johnson, Mathematics
• Paola Monteros-Freeman, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
• Najee Olya, Art and Architectural History
• Kevin Rose, Religious Studies
• Daniel Sunshine, History
• Courtney Watts, English

UVA Student Council Teaching Award

• Trenton Merricks, Philosophy
• Sarah Milov, History
• Brad Reed, History