Ghazala Hashmi

Awards & Recognitions

  • American Association of University Professors - Virginia Chapter Colonel Michael S. Harris Award (2025)

  • Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education Policymaker of the Year (2025)

  • Virginia Promise in Action Child Care Champion of the Year (2024)

  • Chesapeake Climate Action Network Climate All Star Award (2024)

  • Virginia Education Association Legislative Champion Award (2024)

  • Psychiatric Society of Virginia Legislator of the Year (2024)

  • National Association of Social Workers - Virginia Chapter Legislator of the Year (2024)

  • Virginia Counselors Association Legislator of the Year (2023)

  • Friend of Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA) Award (2023)

  • Virginia League of Conservation Voters Legislative Leadership Award (2023)

  • Hamkae Center Community Courage Award (2023)

  • Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia (DAAV) Fearless Leader Award (2023)

  • REPRO Rising Virginia’s Aggie Wolf Defender of Choice Award (2023)

  • Friend of Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education (VCASE) Award (2023)

  • Virginia Education Association’s (VEA) Legislative Champion of the Year Award (2023)

  • Virginia Interfaith Power and Light (VAIPL) Champion of Justice Award (2022)

  • Chesterfield County Democratic Committee (CCDC) Chesterfield Champion Award (2022)

  • Sierra Club Virginia Environmental Hero Award (2022)

  • Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Action Fund Climate Champion (2022)

  • Edu-Futuro Leadership in Education Policy Award (2021)

  • Sierra Club Virginia Legislator Award (2021)

  • Aligarh University Sir Syed Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership and Public Service (2021)

  • Virginia Interfaith Power and Light (VAIPL) Champion of Justice Award (2021)