Contact:

Ken Frandsen, 277-7402 Edwina Chavez-Salazar, 277-7395 Michael Padilla, 277-1816

February 14, 2002

UNM GRADUATE STUDIES ESTABLISHES MENTORING AWARD

The Harvey Foundation Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award at the University of New Mexico is being established to recognize exceptional efforts of faculty mentoring graduate students. Ken Frandsen, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, announced this new award at a recent meeting of the Graduate and Professional Student Association Council.

Frandsen indicated that Graduate Students would have the opportunity to nominate individual faculty members for this award and participate in the selection process. This award includes a cash prize of $3,000 and a release from instructional responsibilities for one course in the semester following the award so that the recipient can devote additional time to mentoring.

Frandsen said that the award will recognize the ways in which extraordinary faculty enhance the experience of graduate education for the students they instruct and advise.

This award was made possible by a generous grant from Harvey Foundation. The award will be presented annually. Nominations for the award will be forthcoming and a recipient will be announced in May.

For more information, contact Frandsen at 277-7402 or Edwina Chavez-Salazar at 277-7395

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