Academic Appointments and other Significant Work Experiences Grace E. Harris

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1 academic appointments , other significant work experiences

1.1 personal life
1.2 awards , recognition
1.3 legacy





academic appointments , other significant work experiences

beginning career in 1955, harris worked caseworker in hampton, virginia in department of public welfare until 1957, , caseworker , supervisor in department of welfare , institutions in richmond, virginia, until 1963. in 1963, harris went on become executive director of friends’ association children, richmond, virginia, position held 3 years. in year following, director of richmond community action program.


from 1967 1976, harris served assistant professor in school of social work @ virginia commonwealth university, university rejected admission in 1954. during last year assistant professor, harris director of student affairs in school of social work. in 1976, harris became associate professor in school of social work. 2 years later, while associate professor, grace named associate dean of school of social work @ virginia commonwealth university, role maintained 2 years, until 1980. in year following, named fellow in academic administration american council on education, internship president , vice president academic affairs @ virginia commonwealth university. in 1981, harris became professor , associate dean in school of social work, position held year, until 1982. 8 years following, dean , professor in school of social work @ virginia commonwealth university. in 1990, named vice provost continuing studies & public service. in 1993, moved on become provost , vice president academic affairs. during summer of 1995, named acting president of virginia commonwealth university, , once again in 1998.


following retirement position provost , vice president academic affairs in 1999, dr. grace e. harris named director of grace e. harris leadership institute, distinguished professor. dedicating more time towards retirement, today visionary leader institute bearing name.


personal life

grace met husband, james w. “dick” harris in college @ hampton institute, , married in summer after graduation, in july 1954. has 2 children, gayle , james w. “jay” harris, jr., , 1 grandchild, jullian, gayle’s son. following in footsteps, daughter social worker, , son, jay, employed @ virginia commonwealth university. additionally, grandchild, jullian, received master’s degree virginia commonwealth university. dr. harris member of delta sigma theta.


awards , recognition

1952 exchange student, grinnell college, grinnell, iowa
1954 alpha kappa mu honor society who’s in american colleges , universities
1954-1955 united negro college fund fellowship, boston university
1959-1960 virginia department of public welfare graduate scholarship
1972-1974 phelps stokes fellow, university of virginia ford foundation fellow, university of virginia
1975 lychnos honorary society, university of virginia
1980-1981 american council on education fellow in academic administration
1984 outstanding woman in ed., greater richmond metropolitan area
1989 alumna of year award, school of social work, vcu
1990 educator of year award, national coalition of 100 black women, richmond chapter
1991 recipient of knee/whitman award, national assoc. of social workers
1992 vcu women’s network- women’s hall of fame award
1994 delta upsilon chapter of phi beta sigma fraternity, woman of year award outstanding service virginia commonwealth university community
1995 honorary doctor of humane letters degree, virginia union university
1995 flame bearer of education award, united negro college fund
1997 virginia power “strong men , women: excellence in leadership award
1998 council of virginia museum of fine arts “virginia women of style , substance “award
1999 presidential award community multicultural enrichment , riese-melton award, vcu
1999 honorary doctor of social service degree, university of richmond
1999 presidential medallion award, virginia commonwealth university
2010 alumni award, grinnell college
2015 honorary doctorate degree, college of william & mary
2016 richmond times-dispatch’s person of year hall of fame inductee

legacy

the vcu board of visitors established grace e. harris leadership institute in may 1999 honor 32 years of exemplary service university , retirement provost , vice president of academic affairs.


in december 2007, former virginia commonwealth university school of business building @ 1015 floyd ave. named grace e. harris hall in honor.








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