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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Stuart Lindsay | Center Director & Professor of Physics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1992 | Geoffrey A. Clark | Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1990 | Wendell Minckley | Professor of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1990 | Peter Buseck | Regents Professor of Geology and Chemistry, School of Earth & Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1989 | David Foster | Regents Professor of Portuguese and Spanish, School of International Letters and Cultures, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1987 | Ronald Greeley | Professor of Geology, School of Earth & Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1987 | Nancy Kerr | Professor of Education, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
| 1987 | Marvin Fisher | Professor of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |