Lisa Reilly in the News

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Lisa Reilly Receives All-University Teaching Award

Twenty-six outstanding University of Virginia teachers were honored Tuesday night at a dinner in the Rotunda. Among the 26 honorees were the winners of six University Teaching Fellowships, which provide funding for junior faculty to develop or restructure courses. Lisa Reilly, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Architectural History Department, received one of nine All-University Teaching Awards for excellence. "Lisa is a star," contends department chairman, Louis Nelson. "Over her 17 years as a faculty member in the School of Architecture, she has been a model educator and a consistent voice for excellence in the classroom among her peers." "As I continue to grow as a teacher and scholar," she writes, "I continue to deepen my appreciation for the need to approach any problem, in either research or teaching, from a variety of angles. Diverse teaching strategies are intended to make the course accessible to all types of learners, as well as to complement the specific topic being covered." Student Allison Kelley considers her "the most caring and considerate professor I have ever encountered. In addition to her academic counsel, I have gone to her with countless questions about my future, jobs and career opportunities. She has always taken her time and given me valuable and considered advice."

Friday, February 8, 2008

Assoc. Professor Lisa Reilly Named Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Associate Professor of Architectural History, Lisa Reilly, was recently named a Fellow of the renowned Society of Antiquaries of London. Founded in 1707, the Society of Antiquaries of London is charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with ?the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries?. The Society?s 2,500 Fellows include many distinguished archaeologists and art and architectural historians holding positions of responsibility across the cultural heritage. The Fellowship is international in its reach and its interests are inclusive of all aspects of the material past. As a registered charity, the Society?s principal objectives are to foster public understanding of that heritage, to support research and communicate the results and to engage in the formulation of public policy on the care of our historic environment and cultural property.