Faculty Prize

In 2005, in connection with its 25th anniversary, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation created the Jefferson Scholars Faculty Prize.  The award is meant to foster an ongoing dialogue about Jeffersonian ideals and recognizes and celebrates the commitment of outstanding U.Va. faculty members to leadership, scholarship and citizenship,  the criteria for the selection of Jefferson Scholars.  It includes a $5,000 stipend to support future research and inquiry and the opportunity to address the U.Va. community on the ideals of leadership and citizenship as related to the recipient’s field of scholarship.  The prize is awarded every other year by the Alumni Advisory Committee.

The 2011 recipient is Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.

Mr. Bloomfield will be recognized on Wednesday, April 19, 2011, in Foundation Hall at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, an event that students, faculty, friends and family are welcome to attend.

Past recipeints of the Jefferson Scholars Faculty Prize:
Jahan Ramazani, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Postcolonial Literature (2005)
James Childress, Professor of Ethics and Medical Education (2007)
Kenneth Elzinga, Professor of Economics (2009)