Will Hausman Receives Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence
From a globally recognized leader in international criminal law and a leading linguistic scholar to a widely published neuroscientist, the 2016 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence will be bestowed to 20 talented and visionary professors across William & Mary’s campus.
“The ultimate goal of the Plumeri Awards is to promote and reward the innovation and creativity of our faculty, who serve as the foundation for the university’s excellence,” said Provost Michael R. Halleran. “Invariably, recipients of Plumeri Awards express what a significant difference their awards make in their teaching and research. That difference can be felt across campus and beyond.”
The award, established in 2009 with a generous gift from Joseph J. Plumeri II ’66, D.P.S. ’11, empowers faculty to continue to work passionately to challenge the minds of exceptional students. Today, the university is announcing all of the honorees.
“What you accomplish in life – who you are and who you can become – is chiefly a product of your own individual desire, passion and vision. As a student at William & Mary, I was inspired by professors who fostered creativity, encouraged me to think big and taught me to embrace challenges as opportunities,” said Joseph Plumeri. “Supporting professors today is my way of recognizing the important role they play in helping young people to set their sights high and pursue their goals with great honor and integrity.”
The awards recognize 20 faculty members each year for exemplary achievements in teaching, research and service. All recipients receive $10,000, which can be used during the course of two years for research, summer salaries or other stipends associated with scholarly endeavor.
“The Plumeri Awards are a vital, tangible affirmation of those who make William & Mary one of the world’s greatest universities, rooted in the liberal arts and based on the close interaction of students and faculty,” Halleran said. “To achieve this type of experience for all students, we need resources that allow faculty to deepen and expand their work and increase student involvement in that work. The Plumeri Awards do exactly that.”
Will Hausman
Chancellor Professor and Chair, Department of Economics
Hausman is an active member of the William & Mary community and a leader in the field of economic history. He has served three different terms as chair of the Economics Department and has been a faculty representative to the Board of Visitors. He most recently published an edited volume, entitled Regulation between Legal Norms and Economic Reality: Intentions, Effect, and Adaptation: The German and American Experiences. Hausman currently serves as the assistant editor for Business and Economic History On-Line and has a long history of editorial positions outside the university. He holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois.
