Excellence in Mentoring
The Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research award is a student-nominated award that recognizes a CALS faculty or academic staff member (research and extension associates and lecturers) who has provided outstanding guidance and mentorship to one or more students engaged in independent research.
During the selection process, quality of mentorship will be weighted more than the number of students mentored.
- Office Managing the Award Process: CALS Student Services (cals-studentservices [at] cep.cornell.edu)
- Date of Announcement: Early March
- Deadline for Submission: March 31, 2023
- Eligibility: Nominees for this award must be CALS faculty or academic staff members (research and extension associates and lecturers).
- Presented at: Dean's Awards Ceremony, Summer
Previous Awardees of Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research Since 2001
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
2001 | Antje J. Baeumner, Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
2002 | David W. Winkler, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
2003 | Randy W. Worobo, Geneva Food Science and Technology |
2004 | Sandra L. Vehrencamp, Laboratory of Ornithology |
2005 | John Ewer, Entomology |
2006 | Laura C. Harrington, Entomology |
2007 | Dan L. Brown, Animal Science |
2008 | W. Lee Kraus, Molecular Biology and Genetics |
2009 | Ralph L. Obendorf, Crop and Soil Sciences |
2010 | Volker M. Vogt, Molecular Biology and Genetics |
2011 | Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue, Development Sociology |
2012 | John I. Lovette, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
2013 | Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Horticulture |
2014 | Thomas Silva, Plant Biology |
| 2015 | Maria Harrison, Boyce Thompson Institute, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology |
| 2016 | Betty McGuire, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| 2017 | Jeffrey Scott, Entomology |
| 2018 | Maren Vitousek, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| 2019 | Natalie Bazarova, Communication |
| 2020 | David Bonter, Lab of Ornithology |
| 2021 | Quirine Ketterings, Animal Science |
| 2022 | Andrea Won, Communication |