From September 1983 to May 1994, Professor Donald McGrady taught Spanish literatures and literary histories at UVa.

He authored some 14 monographs and edited works of early modern and 18th-19th century Peninsular literature, and he received numerous fellowships and awards during his distinguished career, including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1972).

A photo of Professor McGrady is preserved in the university's Special Collections library.