Anne Marie Morgan, an adjunct professor of political science in the University of Richmond’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, recently co-edited a textbook, “Governing Virginia,” which describes Virginia’s politics and government through the centuries. The textbook traces Virginia’s contributions to governing principles in the United States and the world. Chapters discuss Virginia’s political transformation and how the state’s government works today. The book’s contributors include five former governors, current and former legislators and other state leaders. Morgan is a broadcast journalist and is the State Capitol bureau chief for Virginia Public Radio. She also served as a member and chair of the State Board for Community Colleges, which oversees 23 Virginia community colleges on 40 campuses.

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Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, professor of political science and associate dean at the University of Richmond, recently was named a member of an international delegation invited by the government of Taiwan that observed the country’s Jan. 14 national elections. Wang’s group included five American professors and seven international journalists from Italy, Poland, Mexico, Egypt, Indonesia, Czech Republic and Iceland. Wang will discuss the experience during a two-hour webcast Jan. 20 hosted by the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Wang has taught at Richmond since 1996 and served several years as chair of the political science department. He was appointed an associate dean of the university’s School of Arts and Sciences in November. He specializes in Asian governments and politics, international relations and comparative politics.

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Recent graduates of the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree program participated in the biannual Nursing Recognition Ceremony on Jan. 10. Graduates who earned special awards during the ceremony include: Susan Sisk – Fundamentals of Nursing; Janet Schaeffer – Level II Medical-Surgical Nursing; Caroline Garnett – Maternity Nursing; Christina Dobyns – Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; Osiris Granger – Pediatric Nursing; Sandra Toro – Level III Medical-Surgical Nursing; Deirdre Mailloux – Evelyn Bacon Award; and Charles McDonough – Fran Stanley Award. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a Registered Nurse.