Excellence in Mentoring
Office Managing the Award Process: Office of Academic Programs
Date of Announcement: Late February to Early March
Deadline for Submission: Early April
Eligibility: Nominees for this award must be CALS faculty or academic staff members (research and extension associates and lecturers).
Specifics: The Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research award 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.
Presented at: Dean's Awards Dinner
Previous Awardees of Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research Since 2001
Year | Awardee |
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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 |