Awards
Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
In December 2006, the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies initiated a new tradition: the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. This ceremony not only recognizes the completion of doctoral training by UNT students, but also celebrates the commitment of faculty in guiding these students throughout their doctoral training. Graduates who participate in the hooding ceremony are called to the stage and their advisor or dissertation committee chair confers the hood of their commencement regalia, symbolizing the conclusion of their doctoral training.
The faculty commitment that underlies this important relationship is so central to graduate education that the Graduate Student Council of the University of North Texas has established the Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring. The first award recognizing extraordinary performance and achievement in mentoring doctoral students was presented at the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on December 15, 2006
PURPOSE:
To honor faculty mentors whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate education have made a significant contribution at The University of North Texas.
ELIGIBILITY:
Regular members of the Graduate Faculty at UNT who have successfully guided at least one student through the completion of their doctoral training. After receiving award the recipient is not eligible to win again for a period of two years (e.g., winning December of 2006 makes faculty ineligible until May of 2008.)
CRITERIA:
Recipients will have demonstrated outstanding advising and mentoring practices by:
- Encouraging students to establish their own record of scholarly activity or performance, obtain an external fellowship, prepare conference presentations, and/or engage in other professional development opportunities;
- Providing a supportive environment that facilitates the development of best performance and talents from individual graduate students;
- Achieving a successful record of graduate degree completion among the students they have advised.
PROCESS FOR NOMINATION:
All graduate students who receive their doctoral degree are invited to nominate faculty for this special honor during the semester in which they graduate (e.g., a student graduating in May 2007 may nominate their mentor during that deadline period.)
A selection committee comprised of doctoral students in the Graduate Student Council will select the recipient based on a nomination letter from a graduating student and, if appropriate, up to one additional letter of support. Each nomination should include:
- The Nomination Form
- A letter clearly articulating how the nominee meets the award criteria and demonstrates outstanding mentoring practices. If desired, the nomination may include one additional letter of support from another graduate student or faculty member. Please note that only ONE additional letter of support will be considered and this letter should not be longer than 2 pages in length.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:
| Wed., April 25, 2008 | May 2008 Graduation |
| Wed., November 26, 2008 | December 2008 Graduation |
RETURN NOMINATIONS TO:
Graduate Student Council President
PO Box 305459
ESSC Bldg., Room 354
Denton, TX 76203
AWARD RECIPIENTS
| 2006, December | Dr. Margaret Notley | College of Music |
| 2007, May | Dr. Gerald Knezek | College of Education |
| 2007, December | Dr. Bert Hayslip | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2008, May | ??? | ??? |
