Harris Family Faculty Awards
Nomination Information for the 2026 Program
The Harris Family Faculty Awards were generously created through endowments by the Harris family. The Harris family endowed these awards to highlight the special features of VFIC colleges and universities by recognizing faculty members “whose professional history reflects a strong, clear and abiding commitment to excellence in classroom teaching within the undergraduate liberal arts and sciences.”
The 2025 Harris Family Faculty Awards was held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond, Virginia.
2025 Harris Family Faculty Award Winners
Libby and Hiter Harris Award
for
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Bartolo Natoli, Ph.D.
Professor of Classics
Randolph-Macon College
Harris
Rising Star Award
Scott Starr, Ph.D.
Hansen Assistant Professor of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Harris Award
for
Excellence in Instructional Technology
Jacob Euteneuer, Ph.D.
Elliott Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
Hampden-Sydney College
Libby and Hiter Harris Award
for
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Helena von Rueden, Ph.D.
Elliott Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Hampden-Sydney College
Harris
Rising Star Award
Eric M. Trinka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Emory & Henry University
Harris Award
for
Excellence in Instructional Technology
M. Saif Mehkari, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Richmond