Darden’s Peter Belmi Honored with All-University Teaching Award
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:
Excellence in Public Service
- Serwa Ertl, associate professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Randy Jones, Jeanette Lancaster Alumni Professor of Nursing and associate dean for partner development and engagement, School of Nursing
The Public Service Award recipients pose with Vice Provost for Academic Outreach Louis Nelson, second from right. They include Fern Hauck, Elizabeth Wittner and Randy Jones. (Photo by Coe Sweet)
Collaborative Excellence in Public Service
- Fern Hauck, professor of family medicine, School of Medicine
- Bonnie Gordon, professor of music, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Elizabeth Wittner, academic director and coordinator of the International Teaching Assistant Training Program, Center for American English Language & Culture
This article was originally published in UVA Today.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences. Darden’s graduate degree programs (MBA, MSBA and Ph.D.) and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact. Darden’s top-ranked faculty, renowned for teaching excellence, inspires and shapes modern business leadership worldwide through research, thought leadership and business publishing. Darden has Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and a global community that includes 18,000 alumni in 90 countries. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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