Faculty & Staff Highlights

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  Management professor submits statement to U.S. Committee on Agriculture

  Deniz Besik, assistant professor of management, recently submitted a statement to the U.S. Committee on Agriculture regarding the food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Hunger and food insecurity are crucial societal problems that need to be addressed all over the world. Food is essential to our well-being, and we need food to survive. This past year has helped us to identify weaknesses within our food system or food supply chains. COVID-19 crisis elevated the already existing inequalities regarding healthcare and food insecurity status of vulnerable communities, including low-income people, children, older adults, and immigrants living in the United States."

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  Economics professor receives grant for research on applying machine learning techniques to international trade

  Tom Zylkin, assistant professor of economics, has received more than $70,000 in grant funding from the Economic & Social Research Council in the United Kingdom to support a project focusing on applying machine learning techniques to international trade research.

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  KimMarie McGoldrick recognized by The American Economist

  KimMarie McGoldrick, professor of economics and Robins Teaching Fellow, ranks #7 all-time publishers in the field of economic education and the leading female author in the Journal of Economic Education as examined by The American Economist. We are fortunate to count Dr. McGoldrick as a Robins School educator and researcher. Congratulations on this monumental achievement. 

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  Trey Sutton promoted, earns tenure

  Congratulations to Trey Sutton, associate professor of management, for his hard work to earn tenure in the Robins School of Business!

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  Andrea Waddle promoted, earns tenure

  Congratulations to Andrea Waddle, associate professor of economics, for her hard work to earn promotion and tenure in the Robins School of Business!

• Monique Johnson Appointed to Governor's Administration

  Monique Johnson, COO for the Better Housing Coalition and Executive in Residence for the Robins School, was appointed to the Board of Housing and Community Development for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's administration. She was also recently named to the Women in Real Estate 2020 for her influential role in Richmond's housing industry. 

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  George Hiller Recognized by Center for Civic Engagement

  George Hiller, lecturer of international business, received the Community-Engaged Teaching Award, for consistently demonstrating excellence in community-engaged teaching at the University of Richmond. 

• Distinguished Educator Awarded to Accounting Professor

  Paul Clikeman, associate professor of accounting, is the business school's recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award. This award has been used to honor excellence in teaching since 1975 when the Cabell Foundation made a grant to the University to be used to attract and retain outstanding faculty and promote excellence in teaching.

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  Management Professor Receives Distinguished Scholarship Award

  Jeff Harrison, the W. David Robbins Chair in Strategic Management and professor of management, received the Distinguished Scholarship Award, which recognizes full-time faculty of the University for a consistent record of outstanding contributions in scholarship as documented through published research, scholarship, or creative expression.

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  Shelley Burns Named to Wiley BEC Advisory Board

  Shelley Burns, director of career programs in business, was named to the Business Education and Careers Wiley Product Advisory Board. As a board member, Burns provides guidance and feedback on Wiley's product portfolio to better serve students in adapting to industry needs and changes.