Graduate Student Affairs

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.

2012 Nomination Information
(Nominations due no later than Monday, November 7, 2011)

Faculty Award
  • Purpose Statement
  • Award Criteria
  • Nomination Form
    (Note that a written statement must also be sent to Jean Carlton no later than Monday, November 7, 2011. 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 Jean Carlton 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 submit 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 jcarlton@duke.edu no later than Monday, November 7, 2011. 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 jcarlton@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.

Recipients of the 2012 Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

Faculty Award
  • Susan Alberts
    Jack H. Neely Professor of Biology
  • Farshid Guilak
    Laszlo Ormandy Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Charles Piot
    Professor of Cultural Anthropology, African & African American Studies and Women's Studies
Student Award