2026 Plumeri Awards

The 2026 Plumeri Awards honored nine faculty and one athletics staff member for their devotion to research, teaching and mentorship. Established in 2009 by Joseph J. Plumeri II ’66, D.P.S. ’11, the annual Plumeri Awards acknowledge the exceptional work of these W&M scholars and mentors. The awards are Plumeri’s tribute to the high-quality education that he received from W&M professors during his time as a student. Each awardee receives a monetary prize expended over three years to advance their research agenda and mentorship of W&M students. As of this year, 266 faculty and staff members have received Plumeri Awards.

The faculty recipients for the 2026 Plumeri Awards are: Inga Carboni (business), Carrie Dolan (health sciences), Chris Howard (government), Rowan Lockwood (geology), Vassiliki Panoussi (classical studies), Bin Ren (computer science), Justin Stevens (physics), Kevin Vose (religious studies) and Y. Joseph Zhang (marine science). The athletics recipient is Jasmine Sparrow (W&M Foundation, formerly Athletics).