Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
The Graduate School proudly presents the Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring to recognize the considerable efforts and accomplishments of faculty and graduate students who consistently serve as effective mentors. Designed to allow the university community to identify faculty and graduate students who embody both the letter and spirit of mentoring, these awards are important examples of the university's continuing efforts to cultivate a culture of mentoring.
2010 Nomination Information
(Nominations due by Sunday, November 29, 2009)
Faculty Award
- Purpose Statement
- Award Criteria
- Nomination Form
(Note that a written statement must also be sent to lana.bendavid@duke.edu by Sunday, November 29, 2009. See nomination form for details.) - Who May Nominate
- Duke Graduate School Current Students (Must submit both a nomination form and written statement to be considered.)
- Duke Graduate School Alumni (Graduate School alumni do not need to fill out the nomination form. They may just send a written statement of how the nominee has met the award criteria to lana.bendavid@duke.edu in support of current students' nominations. Alumni should include graduation year in their statements so that they can be verified. At least one current student must sumbit a complete nomination for alumni letters of support to be considered.)
Student Award
- Purpose Statement
- Award Criteria
- Nomination Form
(Note that a written statement must also be sent to lana.bendavid@duke.edu by Sunday, November 29, 2009. See nomination form for details. Who may nominate) - Who May Nominate
- All Current Duke Students (Must submit both a nomination form and written statement to be considered.)
- Current Duke Faculty (Must submit both a nomination form and written statement to be considered.)
- All Duke Alumni (Graduate School and undergraduate alumni do not need to fill out the nomination form. They may just send a written statement of how the nominee has met the award criteria to lana.bendavid@duke.edu in support of current students' nominations. Alumni should include graduation year in their statements so that they can be verified. At least one current student or faculty member must sumbit a complete nomination for alumni letters of support to be considered.)
NOTE: Only nominations submitted during the current nomination cycle will be considered for the award. Therefore, individuals nominated for previous years' awards must be nominated again to be considered. Past recipients are not currently eligible.
Current Recipients of the 2009 Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
Faculty Award
- John D. French, Professor of Latin American History
- Karen L. Remmer, Professor of Political Science
- Grant Wacker, Professor of Christian History
Student Award
- Alexis T. Franzese, Psychology & Neuroscience and Sociology
- Joseph O. Sexton, Ecology
* The Duke University Graduate School would like to acknowledge the mentoring award models of Harvard University and Washington University in St. Louis. These models provided a framework for the preparation of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring.