Background
He is the son of David L. Holmes, a university coach and director of athletics revered by his athletes.
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David Holmes
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He holds degrees in English from Michigan State and Columbia universities and master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Religious Studies from Princeton University. He also studied theology at Duke University Divinity School and received honorary doctorates from Lycoming and Hood colleges.
Career
Holmes served both as an enlisted man and as an officer in the United States Army. Holmes has spoken at numerous colleges, libraries, and book festivals, and delivered several commencement addresses. He has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and as a visiting professor on multiple occasions at the University of Virginia.
Upon his retirement from William & Mary in 2011, his former students established the David L. Holmes Reformation Studies and American Religious History Endowment to honor "his tenure and 46 years of intellectual legacy at the College.".
Achievements
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At William & Mary, Holmes received numerous teaching awards, including the Graves Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching, the Outstanding Faculty Award of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor given by Jefferson’s alma mater to an administrator or professor
