Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
NOMINATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2009
General Information
The Howard B. Palmer Mentoring Award was established in 1991 in honor of Dr. Howard Palmer who served as senior associate dean of the Graduate School from 1985 to 1991. The award is presented to a full-time faculty member who demonstrates "effective mentoring through guiding and nurturing the collegial and professional development of junior faculty."
Eligibility
To be considered for this award, a faculty member must meet the following criteria:
- be a full-time faculty member with five or more years of active service at Penn State;
- exhibit exemplary achievement in the effective mentoring of junior faculty.
Nomination Process
Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, or administrators. An electronic copy of the nominations packet in PDF format must be sent by a graduate office or department head to the CLA Graduate Office contact, Brandy Bower (bvb2@psu.edu) by October 15, 2009
Evidence related to the criteria should be presented through:
- a completed nomination form;
- a statement of support that clearly identifies the outstanding qualities of the nominee (not to exceed two single-spaced pages)
- supporting materials may include (1) a biographical sketch or curriculum vitae, (2) no more than three letters of support, and (3) other information pertinent to the nomination
Members of the Graduate Council Committee on Fellowships and Awards will select the recipient who will receive the award recognition at the Faculty/Staff Recognition Luncheon in Spring 2010.
Past Winners
| Year | Recipient | Department |
| 2007 | D. Wayne Osgood | Crime, Law, and Justice |
| 2002 | Bernard W. Bell | English |
| 1992 | Dennis S. Gouran | Speech Communication |