University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies Professor Terry Price Awarded Top State Honor

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies professor Terry Price has been named an Outstanding Faculty Award recipient by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

The SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Awards are the highest honor for faculty at Virginia's public and private colleges and universities, recognizing superior accomplishments in teaching, research, and public service. Nominees are selected by their institutions, reviewed by a panel of peers, and chosen by a committee of leaders from the public and private sectors.

Price, Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, specializes in leadership ethics and moral psychology. A philosopher with grounding in psychology and politics, he focuses his teaching and research interests on problems in applied ethics. He also teaches courses on critical thinking. Price, who is also a professor of philosophy, politics, economics, and law, has taught at the University of Richmond since 1998 and is the author of several books, including Leadership and the Ethics of Influence. He is co-director of the Jepson School's Gary L. McDowell Institute. 

“I’ve gotten to work with truly excellent students at an institution where teaching matters just as much as producing cutting-edge research,” said Price. “I’ve presented my work in leadership ethics to bankers, doctors, dentists, engineers, politicians, police officers, as well as many others in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Working with community leaders makes my research and teaching better, and I’ve changed my views more than once based on their feedback.”

“Terry has worked tirelessly to develop and perfect original, creative teaching and scholarship in the field of leadership ethics and to mentor faculty who have followed in this area,” said Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. “Students and alumni describe discussions in his leadership ethics class as riveting and fascinating, and many cite the class as the most significant of their undergraduate career.”

2025 Outstanding Faculty Award winners receive a $7,500 gift from Dominion Energy at an in-person ceremony in March. Price is the latest UR faculty member to receive this honor from SCHEV. English professor Elizabeth Outka was honored last year.

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