Fred Richards, III, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
The University of Texas at Austin
1984

(210) 567-3878
RICHARDSF@UTHSCSA.EDU

Dr. Richards became a full-time faculty member in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology in the fall of 2001. He is a teacher of Gross Anatomy and Embryology for both medical and dental students.

Prior to assuming his current position at UTHSCSA, Dr. Richards was a Professor and the Natural Science Department’s Coordinator of Biology at St. Philip's College. During his tenure at St. Philip’s College, he was a recipient of the NISOD Excellence Award given through the University of Texas at Austin, and he was also a nominee for the Piper Professor Award.

The UTHSCSA freshmen dental students have awarded Dr. Richards the Professor of the Year Award several times. The dental students have also awarded him the Dental School Faculty Assembly Teaching Excellence Award.

The UTHSCSA medical students have awarded Dr. Richards the Gender Equity Award and the AMWA Barbara Sanford Memorial Award. In 2005, he was selected by the senior medical class for charter membership in the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The senior medical students have also awarded him an Outstanding Faculty Award several times. In 2008, the freshmen medical students awarded him Teacher of the Year.

Other interests include church activities and activities with his family – his wife, Clarinda, his son, Michael, who has special needs, and his daughter, Laura.