Faculty Prize

In 2005, in connection with its 25th anniversary, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation created the Jefferson Scholars Faculty Prize.  The award recognizes and celebrates the commitment of outstanding U.Va. faculty members to leadership, scholarship and citizenship,  the criteria for the selection of Jefferson Scholars.  The award includes a $5,000 award 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 2009 award was presented to Professor Kenneth G. Elzinga, the Robert C. Taylor Chair of Economics  and a member of the faculty at the University of Virginia since 1967.

Mr. Elzinga was recognized on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.  He addressed current U.Va. students, Jefferson Scholars, academic colleagues, family and friends on what constitutes effective leadership.