Resources for Faculty and Staff
Outstanding Faculty Mentors
Mentoring is one of the central professional development pillars of graduate education. Every year, the Graduate College recognizes outstanding faculty members for their service to the graduate student and postdoctoral scholar communities through mentoring excellence, commitment to professional development and career advancement, and fostering inclusive, collaborative academic environments. Active, committed mentors not only offer coaching, modeling and feedback in academic and career development but also provide essential psychosocial and interpersonal connection and support.
The 2023-24 Outstanding Faculty Mentors are:
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award recipients through the years
| Award Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Elizabeth (Beth) Blue Swadener | Professor of Culture, Society and Education / Justice and Social Inquiry, School of Social Transformation, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 2011 | Pat Lauderdale | Professor, Justice and Social Inquiry, School of Social Transformation |
| 2011 | Joaquin Bustoz, Jr. | Professor, Math Biology |
| 2011 | Carlos Castillo-Chavez | Regents' Professor and Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Math Biology (retired) |
| 2011 | Cecilia Menjívar | Cowden Distinguished Professor School of Social and Family Dynamics |
| 2010 | Dieter K. Schroder | Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering |
| 2010 | Jon F. Harrison | Professor and Associate Director of Facilities, School of Life Sciences |
| 2010 | Kory W. Floyd | Professor and Associate Director, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication |
| 2009 | Terry L. Alford | Professor of Materials, Science, & Engineering, School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering |
| 2009 | Sandra L. Stauffer | Senior Associate Dean & Professor, School of Music, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts |