As a scholar-in-residence at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, William (Bill) Freehling was the recipient of the Emilia Galli Struppa Fellowship in the Humanities. During his two-year tenure at the VFH as the Struppa Fellow, Bill completed the second volume of his seminal work, Road to Disunion.
Bill has first-hand knowledge of the advantages a VFH fellowship affords: world-class technical and research resources, a collegial atmosphere, and the opportunity to be involved with other VFH programs. Now he has reciprocated by making possible the Edna and Norman Freehling Endowed Fellowship in South Atlantic Studies with a grant from the William W. Freehling Family Foundation.
Named after his parents, this Fellowship will provide income to support ongoing scholarship on the South Atlantic Region.
Bill and his wife, Allison, have made Charlottesville their home since his retirement from the University of Kentucky in 2005. VFH acknowledges with deep gratitude this investment in the long-term life of the Virginia Foundation’s Fellowship Program.
