Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
The Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award fosters and rewards excellence in involving and guiding students in scholarly research. To qualify for the award, faculty members must demonstrate a sustained record of mentoring undergraduates in research projects, working with students to disseminate the results through professional meetings or publications, and having an impact on students' careers as they move to graduate school or employment. An Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year will also be chosen to receive a Robins Award from the University.
Click here for nomination procedures.
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| 2008 Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year |
2009 Faculty Undergraduate Research Mentors of the Year
College of Agriculture
Megan Bunch (Nutrition & Food Sciences)
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Kenneth Bartkus (Management)
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
Sandra Gillam (Communicative Disorder & Deaf Education)
College of Engineering
Ryan Dupont (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
College of Humanities, Art & Social Sciences
Bonnie Pitblado (Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology)
College of Natural Resources
Gene Schupp (Wildland Resources)
College of Science
JR Dennison (Physics)
Regional Campuses and Distance Education
Christopher Johnson (Psychology)
Past recipients of the award include the following:
| 2008 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Scott B. Jones, Plants, Soils & Climate | ||||||||
| Business | Ken Bartkus, Business Administration | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Linda Skogrand, Family, Consumer & Human Development | ||||||||
| Engineering | Doran Baker, Electrical & Computer Engineering | ||||||||
| HASS | John Seiter, Languages, Philosophy & Speech Communication | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Karen Mock, Wildland Resources | ||||||||
| Science | Alvan Hengge, Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||||||||
| 2007 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Kenneth White, ADVS | ||||||||
| Business | Kenneth Bartkus, Business Administration | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Brian J. Higginbotham, FCHD | ||||||||
| Engineering | Anhong Zhou, BIE | ||||||||
| HASS | Michael Nicholls, History | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Watershed | ||||||||
| Science | Joseph K. Li, Biology | ||||||||
| Regional Campuses | David Law, Psychology | ||||||||
| 2006 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Heidi Wengreen, NFS | ||||||||
| Business | Kenneth Bartkus, Business Administration | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Melanie Domenech-Rodriquez, PSY | ||||||||
| Engineering | Barton Smith, MAE | ||||||||
| HASS | Susan Mannon, Sociology | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Phaedra Budy, AWER | ||||||||
| Science | Lisa Berreau, Chemistry | ||||||||
| Extension | Lianna Hatfield Etchberger, Science | ||||||||
| 2005 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Dan Drost, PSB | ||||||||
| Business | Ruby Ward, ECON | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Scott Hunsaker, Elementary Education | ||||||||
| Engineering | Todd Moon, ECE | ||||||||
| HASS | Steve Simms, Anthropology | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Chris Luecke, AWER | ||||||||
| Science | David Peak, PHYS | ||||||||
| 2004 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Janis Boettinger, PSB | ||||||||
| Business | Kenneth Bartkus, BA | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Eadric Bressel, HPER | ||||||||
| Engineering | Barton Smith, Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||
| HASS | Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Anthropology | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Helga Van Miegroet | ||||||||
| Science | Daryll DeWald, Biology | ||||||||
| Extension | Susan Talley, Uintah Basin | ||||||||
| 2003 Faculty Honored as Mentors to Undergraduate Researchers | |||||||||
| Agriculture | Jeanette Norton, PSB | ||||||||
| Business | E. Bruce Godfrey, Economics | ||||||||
| Education and Human Services | Tamara Ferguson, Psychology | ||||||||
| Engineering | Robert E. Spall, MAE | ||||||||
| HASS | John Seiter, Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication | ||||||||
| Natural Resources | Mark Brunson, Environment & Society | ||||||||
| Science | Dennis Welker, Biology | ||||||||
| Extension | Richard Etchberger, Uintah Basin | ||||||||
Biographies of the most recent recipients are found in the Student Showcase booklet (pdf).
Undergraduate Research
Research Office
Old Main Room 159, UMC 1450
Logan, UT 84332-1450
phone: 435.797.1180
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