06/18/2026
Proud to share this wonderful news for UVA Wise and our business students.
The Dana G. Kilgore Endowed Professorship in Accounting is a meaningful investment in teaching, mentorship, and student success. I am deeply grateful to Richard B. Gilliam Sr. and the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation for their generosity and continued commitment to UVA Wise.
It is especially fitting that this professorship honors Dana G. Kilgore, whose impact on students and alumni continues to be felt across our College.
This is a great day for accounting, business education, and the future of our students at UVA Wise.
UVA Wise is pleased to announce a new professorship to support service to students. Funded by Richard B. Gilliam Sr. and the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation, and named in honor of emeritus faculty member Dana G. Kilgore, the goal of the professorship is to underscore the significant teaching and mentorship that faculty provide to students at the College.
“Attracting high-end talent begins with honoring those who have made immense positive impacts on students, now alumni, as Professor Dana Kilgore regularly accomplished,” says Richard Gilliam, who is a 1974 graduate of UVA Wise who has been a steadfast supporter of academic and athletic scholarships as well as the Winston Ely Health & Wellness Center. Gilliam also established the Van W. Daniel III Endowed Professorship in Chemistry. He and the Gilliam family have supported the Gilliam Center for the Arts and made the Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden on campus possible.
Established with a gift of $1.5 million, the Dana G. Kilgore Endowed Professorship in Accounting will help attract and/or retain a scholar in the field of accounting.
Read more: https://www.uvawise.edu/news/2026/06/uva-wise-announces-dana-g-kilgore-endowed-professorship-accounting
