Gill Hickman
As an inaugural faculty member of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, Dr. Gill Hickman participated in the early structuring and formation of the leadership studies program, a role for which her background as dean in the School of Health at California State University, acting associate dean in the School of Community and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, and professor of public administration had prepared her. Her books include "Leading Organizations: Perspectives for a New Era," "Leading Change in Multiple Contexts," "The Power of Invisible Leadership," and "When Leaders Face Personal Crisis."
Hickman has served on the board of the International Leadership Association and received the organization's Leadership Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award. She has also earned the University of Richmond Distinguished Educator Award and the Jepson School Award for Leadership and Service.