What examples of exemplary mentoring activities do you use?
The award, named for Professor Everett Mendelsohn, recognizes exemplary mentoring of graduate students.
Success in both is not mutually exclusive and it was striking, but not surprising, that many of the exemplary mentors were exemplary teachers.
Rivka Galchen's article on the exemplary mentoring of Dr. Joseph Lieber exposes a critical issue in medical education in the U.S. ("Every Disease on Earth," May 13th).
Founded in 2005, the Capers and Marion McDonald program recognizes and honors diverse professionals in engineering and the applied sciences who, as exemplary mentors and advisors, have significantly and consistently supported the personal and professional development of others.
Dresselhaus received the award for her pioneering contributions to the fundamental science of carbon-based and other low-electron-density materials, her leadership in energy and science policy, and her exemplary mentoring of young scientists.
In an email, Mewengkang credits some of the exemplary "mentoring I received from the professors and professionals I met as I completed my degree," as playing a role in his advancement.
A tradition at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2008, the award recognizes leaders in engineering and applied sciences who, as exemplary mentors and advisors, have significantly and consistently supported the personal and professional development of others.
Named to honor the memory of a former president of the society who was renowned for nurturing the careers of others, the award recognizes "individuals who have served as exemplary mentors, and who have been exceptional in guiding the professional growth of infectious diseases professionals". Weiss was promoted to professor of surgery, effective Aug. 1.
The Graduate School leads the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring at Duke, which works to increase the number of Ph.D. graduates from underrepresented minorities in the physcial sciences and engineering.
