VA SR116

Senate resolution commends Quentin Kidd, provost and executive vice president at Christopher Newport University, for his contributions to the Commission on Civic Education's annual Teacher Summit on Civic Education

Kidd has authored or edited five books, including the award-winning "The Rational Southerner," and produced more than 30 peer-reviewed studies, book chapters, and funded research reports

Received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and multiple gubernatorial appointments to statewide committees and commissions

Has presented at Teacher Summits for many years, collaborating with Bob Holsworth to provide in-depth post-election analyses that have become a highlight of the annual event

The Commission on Civic Education, established by the General Assembly in 2005, hosts the summit to help Virginia educators improve civic education strategies in the Commonwealth