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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
2021-22 Janet Neisewander

Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2021-22 Heather Bateman

Associate Professor, Science & Mathematics, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

2020-21 Kelin Whipple

School of Earth and Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2020-21 Kristin Hunt

School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

2020-21 Kevin Wright

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Watts College of Public Programs and Community Solutions

2020-21 Leah Doane

Department of Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2019-20 Yang Weng Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
2019-20 Tess Neal New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
2019-20 Greg Dawson W. P. Carey School of Business, School of Accountancy
2019-20 Mirka Koro Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Doctoral Programs