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.
2025-26 Outstanding Faculty Mentors
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award recipients through the years
| Award Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| 2016 | Elly van Gelderen | Professor, Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 2015 | Donald L. Fixico | Distinguished Foundation Professor of History, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 2015 | Paul Westerhoff | Senior Advisor to the Provost for Engineering and Science, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering |
| 2015 | Margaret Schmidt | Assistant Director, Professor, School of Music, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts |