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Graduate Student Council's Award for Graduate Student Mentoring

Recipients

2007		Seth Donahue Biomedical Engineering
2007		Christopher Webster School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
2006		Komar Kawatra Chemical Engineering
2005		John Gierke Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
2004		Andrew Storer School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
2003		I. Matthew Watson Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
2002		Komar Kawatra Chemical Engineering

Award Criteria

1. Modeling - faculty member demonstrates collegial and professional excellence by advocating collaboration, inter-disciplinary communication, and willingness to share credit for co-ventures with the students they work with.
2. Availability - faculty member regularly makes himself/herself available to students even while away from campus, e.g., on sabbatical.
3. Advocacy - faculty member actively advocates for students s/he advises and for graduate students in general. This may involve such matters of climate, support, professional development, and academic opportunity.
4. Creativity - faculty member works with student to find directions for academic pursuit that match both the student's interests and real-world availability of post-graduation employment and/or plans the student may have.
5. Listening - faculty member listens to students' concerns and interests first, then engages in identifying options.
6. Awareness - faculty member actively works to stay abreast of currentdisciplinary trends and opportunities, both inside and outside of the academy.