Recognizes a faculty mentor for their exceptional dedication and work as mentor in an affiliated graduate program here at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.  The award provides a $1,000 and an appreciation plaque to the recipient. Details regarding the award criteria are provided below. 
 
Criteria:

  • Awardees shall be a full-time UA faculty member who provide outstanding mentoring of graduate student’s training in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. 
  • Nominations may come from current or previous graduate students who conduct or who have conducted research with a University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix member 
  • The nomination package should include one letter from the nominating graduate student and one letter from a senior departmental faculty member or chair for a given faculty nominee.
  • The support letters should include how the mentor provides intellectual leadership in research/creative activities, creates a supportive training environment for graduate students, and provides regular and constructive feedback to graduate students. The letter should also include a history of mentoring trainees at all levels in the laboratory. 
  • The letters may be no longer than two pages. 

Questions about the award contact Katharine Gonzales, Graduate Training Office, @email 
 

Endowment: Anonymous Donor

Winners

 

2019 Jonny Lifshitz, PhD Research Professor, Psychiatry
2020 Rayna Gonzales, PhD Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
2021 Shalini Sharma, PhD Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
2022 Karen Hastings, PhD, MD Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
2022 Karen Hastings, PhD, MD Professor, Dermatology
2023 Taben Hale, PhD Professor, Basic Medical Science