Learning

Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

2009 USC Mellon Mentoring Awardees

Faculty mentoring faculty:
  • Paul Adler, Marshall School of Business
  • Estela Bensimon, Rossier School of Education
  • Sarah Bottjer, College (Neurobiology)
  • Robert Harris, School of Architecture
  • Robertson Parkman, Keck School of Medicine and Childrens Hospital

Faculty mentoring graduate students:
  • Maria Aranda, School of Social Work
  • Eugene Cooper, College (Anthropology)
  • Peter Erskine, Thornton School of Music
  • Mary Beth Fielder, School of Cinematic Arts
  • Michael Goran, Keck School of Medicine
  • Mark Irwin, College (English)
  • Elizabeth Lawlor, Keck School of Medicine
  • Maja Mataric, Viterbis School of Engineering
  • Douglas Noble, School of Architecture
  • Vanessa Schwartz, College (History)

Faculty mentoring undergraduate students:
  • Kara Bartelt, School of Architecture
  • Chrislynn Freed, Marshall School of Business
  • David Kempe, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Sven Koenig, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Frank Manis, College (Psychology)
  • Erik Mar, School of Architecture
  • John Odell College (International Relations)
  • James Walker, Thornton School of Music

The Culture of Mentoring Award (awarded to an academic unit)
The School of Social Work
  • Marilyn Flynn, Dean
  • John Brekke, Associate Dean for Research
  • Devon Brooks, Associate Dean of Faculty
  • Wendy Smith, Director of Instructional Enhancement



2008

2008 USC Mellon Mentoring Awardees
Faculty mentoring faculty:

  • Devon Brooks, School of Social Work
  • Charlotte Furth, College (History)
  • Donald Kohn, Keck School of Medicine
  • Urbashi Mitra, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • David Sloane, School of Policy Planning and Development

Faculty mentoring graduate students:
  • Oscar Aparicio, College (Molecular and Computational Biology)
  • Nancy Bagatell, School of Dentistry
  • Concepcion Barrio, School of Social Work
  • David Belasco, Marshall School of Business
  • Sarah Banet-Weiser, Annenberg School for Communications
  • Chrislynn Freed, Marshall School of Business
  • Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Nancy Lutkehaus, College (Anthropology)
  • Margaret McLaughlin, Annenberg School for Communication
  • Krishna Nayak, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Lawrence Palinkas, School of Social Work
  • David Peng, Keck School of Medicine
  • Pamela Schaff, Keck School of Medicine
  • Stefan Schaal, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Siddarth Sivaramakrishnan, Marshall School of Business
  • Lorraine Turcotte, College (Kinesiology and Biological Science)
  • Rachel Walker, College (Linguistics)

Faculty mentoring undergraduate students:
  • Ron Blackwelder, Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Steven Finkel, College (Biological Sciences)
  • Andrew Garver, Thorton School of Music
  • Albert Herrera, College (Biological Sciences)
  • Nicole Hodges-Persley, College (American Studies)
  • Lanita Jacobs-Huey, College (Anthropology)
  • Gayla Margolin, College (Dept of Psychology)
  • Oliver Mayer, School of Theater
  • Bryce Nelson, Annenberg School for Communication
  • Amy Parish, College (Anthropology)
  • Edward Rhodes,Jr., College (Physics/Astronomy)
  • Terry Seip, College (History)

The Culture of Mentoring Award (awarded to an academic unit)
Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
  • Dr. Charles Gomer with Dr. Roberta G. Williams,Chair, Department of Pediatrics
  • Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito, Dean, Keck School of Medicine
  • Richard D. Cordova, President and CEO, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

2007
2007 Mellon Mentoring Awardees
Faculty mentoring faculty:
  • Thomas V. Berne, Keck School of Medicine
  • Ellen-Linnea Dipprey, Marshall School of Business
  • Hanna Reisler, College (Chemistry)
  • Michael Waterman, College (Computational and Molecular Biology)

Faculty mentoring graduate students:
  • Sarah Bonner, Marhsall School of Business
  • Kathleen C. Chambers, College (Psychology)
  • Frank Corsetti, College (Earth Sciences)
  • Ann Crigler, College (Political Science)
  • Michael Dear, College (Geography)
  • Ruth Wilson Gilmore, College (American Studies)
  • Stanley Huey, Jr., College (Psychology)
  • Martin Krieger, School of Policy, Planning & Development
  • Karen Lang, College (Art History)
  • Kwan Min Lee, Annenberg School for Communication
  • Ricardo Ramirez, College (Political Science)
  • George Sanchez, College (American Studies)
  • Gerard Tellis, Marshall School of Business
  • Richard F. Thompson, College
  • Kathleen Wilber, Davis School of Gerontoloty

Faculty mentoring undergraduate students:
  • Lynn Swartz Dodd, College (Religion)
  • Mary Beth Fielder, School of Cinematic Arts
  • Sandy Green, Jr. Marshall School of Business
  • Olu Orange, College (Political Science)
  • David Roman, College (English)
  • Kendall Simmonds, Marshall School of Business

School-wide mentoring program:
  • Beth Meyerowitz and David Roman, College (Psychology and English)

Innovations in mentoring:
  • Bruce Zuckerman, College (Religion)

2006
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2005
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