News in Brief: Jefferson Scholars Foundation Honors 5 UVA Faculty Members

May 3, 2024 • By Joyce Carman, joyce.carman@jeffersonscholars.org Joyce Carman, joyce.carman@jeffersonscholars.org

The Jefferson Scholars Foundation recently announced the winners of its 2024 faculty awards. The foundation also presented the University of Virginia faculty members with a total of $25,000.

ā€œWe bestow these awards every year with the firm belief that without outstanding faculty, the foundation’s mission to attract to UVA exceptional students would remain unfulfilled,ā€ Ben Skipper, vice president and director the foundation’s Jefferson Scholars Program, said. 

The winners are:

2024 Recipients of the Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Kevin Grise, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences
  • Matt Pryal, an assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy
  • Syliva Tidey, an associate professor who is jointly appointed in the Department of Anthropology and the interdisciplinary Global Studies Program

2024 Recipients of the Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award

  • Brian Helmke, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Natasha Smith, an associate professor and director of undergraduate mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science

You can read more about the award winners .