R. Edward Freeman was presented with Thomas Jefferson Award for excellence in scholarship,
the highest honor given to a member of the University of Virginia community
last Friday. The award was presented to R. Edward who has exemplified the
ideals of the university in character, work, and influence. He is a
university professor, Olsson Professor of Business Administration, and an
academic director of the Institute for Business in Society, is the most
cited professor at the Darden School of Business and joined the university
faculty in 1987.
R. Edward is a member of the ENT and SIM divisions, an AOM Fellow, and
recipient of the AOM Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Educator
(2013) and Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Management Award
(2017).
Photo: Dan Addison, University of Virginia Communications