2019 Faculty Award Recipients

Congratulations to our very well-deserved 2019 faculty award recipients, announced during Saturday’s Commencement Ceremony: Samuel Nelson Gray Distinguished Teaching Award--Professor of Theatre and Dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities Travis Malone; The Frank and Jane P. Batten Distinguished Scholar Award--Assistant Professor of Music Bryson Mortensen; The Service and Community Engagement Award--Professor of History Clayton Drees; and The United Methodist Church General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Exemplary Teacher Award--Professor of Hispanic Studies Mavel Velasco. Drs. Malone, Mortensen, Drees, and Velasco are most deserving of these prestigious awards and we appreciate their fine work at Virginia Wesleyan!