Three Arts and Sciences Faculty Members Receive Provost’s Award for Mentoring
Jean Ferguson Carr, John Lyne, and Richard Scaglion have been selected as recipients of the 2010 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring. This annual award recognizes mentoring accomplishments and success in working with doctoral students.
Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies Jean Ferguson Carr, was cited for having guided both entering and advancing students throughout her department as they have become scholars, teachers, and administrators of composition programs. Provost Maher said that her success as co-editor of a leading series on composition and her authorship of an award-winning book on the topic enabled her to guide students to new areas of research and to help them develop scholarly contributions at the forefront of the literature.
Professor John Lyne, Department of Communication, was commended for setting high standards for students and providing them the support they need to achieve their goals. Provost Maher remarked that Lyne’s contributions to the success of individual students have made a significant impact on his discipline, and noted that many of Lyne’s former students have gone on to become accomplished faculty members holding leadership positions in their schools and professional societies.
Richard Scaglion, professor in the Department of Anthropology, was recognized for providing intellectual leadership and creating opportunities that shape the experiences of his graduate students. In particular, Provost Maher noted that Scaglion’s course on grantsmanship largely accounts for the near-perfect record of students receiving external funding.
All recipients will be publicly recognized at a reception on April 20.