Faculty Awards
Over fifty outstanding faculty members are a part of VCU Biology. Each year they demonstrate their excellence to the department, university, and community. That excellence continues to show in their contributions to teaching, research, and service. As a result, they continue to be recognized with various awards for their work. Please join us in congratulating our faculty for their recognitions and awards shown below.
2020 Faculty Award Winners
Sarah Golding
Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Advising - Faculty Mentor
Awarded by the University Academic Advising Board
12 June 2020
Rachel Hill
Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Advising - Primary Role
Awarded by the University Academic Advising Board
12 June 2020
2019 Faculty Award Winners
Kristina Reid Black
Distinguished Adjunct Award
Awarded by the College of Humanities and Sciences
18 April 2019
Amanda Dickinson
CHS Eminent Scholar
Awarded by the College of Humanities and Sciences
30 April 2019
Christopher Gough
Faculty of the Year
Awarded by the Department of Biology
03 May 2019
Santiago Lima
Rockstar Fundraising Researcher
Awarded by the Massey Cancer Center
23 August 2019
John Ryan
Distinguished Scholarship Award
Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University
29 August 2019
Karen Kester
Distinguished Teaching Award
Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University
29 August 2019
2018 Faculty Award Winners
Christopher Gough
Excellence in Scholarship Award (Math and Science)
Awarded by the College of Humanities and Sciences
17 April 2018
Rachel Hill
Distinguished Advising Award
Awarded by the College of Humanities and Sciences
17 April 2018
Hebing Liu
Distinguished Adjunct Award
Awarded by the College of Humanities and Sciences
17 April 2018
Wenheng Zhang
Faculty of the Year
Awarded by the Department of Biology
27 April 2018