Political science students at the University of Mary Washington are learning from the best of the best, according to the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia.
Stephen Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has received the 2017 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award by SCHEV.
Farnsworth is one of 12 faculty members in Virginia to receive this year’s highest state honor for professors, and the third UMW professor to earn the award.
“Stephen Farnsworth demonstrates excellence in everything he does—here at UMW, throughout Virginia and the U.S., and in his significant global outreach efforts,” said UMW President Troy Paino in a press release.