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
2018-19	Anca Delgado	Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
2018-19	Barbara Klimek	Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, School of Social Work
2018-19	Linda Luecken	The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology
2018-19	Gabriel Shaibi	College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2017-18	Amber Wutich	Professor and Director, Center for Global Health, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2017-18	Bertha Alvarez Manninen	Associate Professor, Philosophy, School of Humanities, Arts and cultural Studies, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
2017-18	Nancy Serwint	Associate Professor, Art, School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
2016	Elly van Gelderen	Professor, Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2016	Elizabeth Wentz	Dean and Professor School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2016	Terence Tracey	Professor, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts