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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
2000	David Ferry	Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
2000	O. M. Brack, Jr.	Professor of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1998	William L. Graf	Professor of Geography, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1998	Robert E. Blankenship	Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Molecular Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1997	Stephen G. West	Professor of Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1996	Robert F. D. Strom	Professor of Educational Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1996	Constantine Balanis	Regents Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
1995	John Holloway	Professor of Geology and Chemistry, School of Earth & Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1994	Helen L. Reed	Professor of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
1994	Manuel Barrera, Jr.	Professor of Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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