About the Jepson Scholars Program
The University of Richmond and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies have long placed value on a global education. To ensure excellence in global education after graduation, there is none better than the oldest university in the English-speaking world: the venerable University of Oxford.
The Jepson Scholars Program was established in 2019 and provides a limited number of scholarships annually for graduating leadership studies seniors to pursue one-year master's degree programs at the University of Oxford. Jepson Scholars gain firsthand experience by living in an international environment and developing a more holistic understanding of the world at large.
With the benefit of a world-class undergraduate and graduate education, Jepson Scholars emerge prepared to lead both at home and abroad. The enhanced understanding of worldly diversity supports the Jepson School's original mission, encouraging students to develop as conscientious, civic-minded individuals and preparing them to assume the responsibility of leadership.
The Jepson Scholars Foundation
Mr. Robert S. Jepson Jr. & Mrs. Alice Andrews Jepson
Under the direction of Mr. Robert S. Jepson Jr. and Mrs. Alice Andrews Jepson, and with support from leadership at the University of Richmond, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies opened its doors in 1992. Since then, young minds have received a disciplined education in ethical leadership inside Jepson Hall. Building on the school's success, Mr. Jepson next envisioned a fully funded postgraduate experience at the University of Oxford for some of the school's most outstanding graduating seniors. His vision became reality in 2019 with the creation of the Jepson Scholars Program.
Dr. Sandra J. Peart
Dr. Sandra J. Peart has been president of the Jepson Scholars Foundation since 2019 and dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies since 2007. She was appointed to the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in 2018. An economist who has written or edited 10 books on economic history, she is a past president of the International Adam Smith Society and a past president of the History of Economics Society, where she began the Young Scholars Program.