Gary Dop

Poet, professor, and performer Gary Dop founded the Randolph College MFA program. He is the author of the poetry collection Father, Child, Water (Red Hen Press), and his latest play, Deemocracy: An American Absurdity, was published by Rain Taxi. His honors include the Great Plains Emerging Writer Prize, a Pushcart Prize Special Mention, the Gillie A. Larew Distinguished Teaching Award, and Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award, the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at its colleges and universities. A member of Sigma Tau Delta since his student days, Gary considers the organization one of the most meaningful and enduring affiliations in his professional life.