Faculty and staff news
Dr. Robert Dolan, professor of economics, has been installed as the David Meade White Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2007–09. The David Meade White Fellowship honors members of the Robins School of Business faculty who have shown exemplary commitment to students’ total education over many years. Dolan has received the University’s Distinguished Educator Award and the Robins School of Business Outstanding Teacher Award, and he previously held the Jennings Chair in Business. His research interests include the economics of education and benefit-cost analysis of public programs.
Dr. Jorge Haddock, dean of the Robins School of Business, has published Creating Global Business Leaders: Business Education at the Intersection of Innovation, Technology and Globalization. The book offers his perspectives on the current and future state of corporate America based on his professional and educational experiences and research. He discusses the need to create future business leaders able to integrate innovation and technology with a global perspective. The book describes challenges and opportunities to corporate America and emphasizes the need for most businesses to integrate technology and innovation in a global supply chain.
Dr. Michelle Hamm, associate professor of chemistry, has received one of seven Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar-Awards for 2007. Fewer than 10 such awards are made annually by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc. Hamm will earn a significant research grant as part of the award in order to further her work with Richmond undergraduates.
The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the teaching and research careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Selection is based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates as well as a compelling commitment to teaching.
Dr. David Salisbury, assistant professor of geography, environmental studies and international studies, was named an Honorary Professor by the Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, a state university in Peru, on Dec. 18, for his “contributions to improving scientific knowledge of Amazonia and to the development of young professionals in the Ucayali region.”
Dr. Mark Wallace, adjunct assistant professor of history, has been named Southside Virginia’s Favorite College Professor. Wallace also serves as chair of the Department of History at Danville Community College. The award was presented by Showcase Magazine as part of its 2007 Rave Awards. According to publisher Andrew Scott Brooks, “the issue is packed with all of Southside’s favorite people, places and things.” Last fall, Wallace taught “History of Ideas” for the School of Continuing Studies. He recently received a Ph.D. in Scottish history from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His research focuses on 18th- and 19th-century British and European secret clubs and societies, with emphasis on the Freemasons.