Maria Teresa Velez Outstanding Mentoring Award

This mentoring award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring within The University of Arizona. The Outstanding Mentoring Award honors and celebrates people who are making a difference through mentoring.

One Outstanding Mentor will be awarded from each of these categories of employees: UA faculty, appointed, or classified employees. Nominees should demonstrate excellent mentoring through:

Their individual mentoring accomplishments
Their creation of high quality mentoring experiences for others (that facilitate growth and development)
Their efforts contribute to building a mentoring culture at the University of Arizona.

Awards Ceremony

Awards will be presented at the UA's Visionary Leadership Award Ceremony:

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
4:30-6:30 p.m.
UA Bookstore, lower level
Please RSVP

Maria Teresa Velez Outstanding Mentoring Awardees

2019

Outstanding Mentor: Guadalupe Federico, Assistant Dean, College of Medicine Phoenix
Faculty Award: Stephanie Troutman, Assistant Professor, English
Appointed Professional Award: Marti Lindsey, Associate Director, Center for Toxicology

2018

Classified Staff: Pamela Denney, Administrative Associate, Yavapai County Office
Appointed Professional: Amanda Gluski, Director of Student Engagement, College of Nursing
Faculty: Judith Gordon, Professor, College of Nursing

2017

Appointed Professional: Catherine Merrill, Project Manager, Technical and Deputy Project Manager, Steward Observatory
Classified Staff: Lesa Langan-DuBerry, Program Coordinator, Confluence Center for Creative Inquiry
Faculty: Lalitha Madhaven, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Evelyn F. Mcknight Brain Institute, Molecular and Cellular Biology, BIO5 Institute, Medicine, Neuroscience GIDP, Physiological Sciences GIDP