Awards Administered by the Office of Undergraduate Education

The Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Selection Committee is responsible for selecting the annual recipient. Candidates should exemplify a commitment to personalizing the undergraduate student research experience through involving students in hands-on projects, encouraging scholarly publication and presentation, and mentoring researchers one-on-one. In addition, candidates must meet the following qualifications:

• Taught at UT Dallas for a minimum of two years
• Engaged in mentoring UT Dallas undergraduate students for a minimum of two years
• Engaged in research at any UT Dallas campus for a minimum of three years

Anyone may nominate a candidate for the Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring and should do so using the Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award Nomination Form. Nominations are due before 8 a.m. March 4, 2024. A representative of the Office of the Provost will announce the winner of the Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring in April.

To be eligible for this award, a student must:

• Display to a high degree those admirable personal traits described above.
• Rank academically in the upper quarter of their class at the end of their undergraduate curriculum.
• Have completed more than one-half of their undergraduate degree requirements at UT Dallas.
• Occupy or have held positions of leadership in one or more major student organizations and/or in state- or nationally-recognized student organizations.
• Be a candidate for a baccalaureate degree during the current academic year.
• Be nominated by a UT Dallas faculty or staff member.

• Nominations shall be received from faculty and staff.
• The outstanding senior student(s) selected will be nominated for this award not later than 8 a.m. on March 4, 2024. The nominations will be submitted to the Dean of Undergraduate Education by this date and no further disclosure of the nominations will be made.
• Each nominee will be notified and asked to submit supplemental information to the Office of Undergraduate Education beginning the week of March 4.
• Nominees should be prepared to request reference forms from a maximum of five supporters. Reference forms are due before 8 a.m. on April 8, 2024.
• After the selection is made, the winner will be announced via email during or after the week of May 6, 2024.
• The award will not be made posthumously or to a selected student who fails to complete degree requirements. In either of these eventualities, the highest qualified alternate will be designated as the recipient of the award.

To recognize an undergraduate academic advisor who demonstrates outstanding performance and dedication in advising undergraduate students.

Nominee must be a full-time undergraduate academic advisor within either one of the seven schools or the Office of Undergraduate Education. Must be employed as a professional academic advisor for at least two years at UT Dallas (start date prior to January 1, 2022).

• The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1, 2024. Nominations must be submitted electronically. Nominate an advisor.
• Faculty, staff and students are eligible to nominate an Undergraduate Academic Advisor; self-nominations are not accepted.
• Only individual nominations will be accepted; no group nominations.
• Individuals who received an advising award within the last three years are not eligible.
• Current Selection Committee Award members are not eligible to submit a nomination.
• Any questions can be directed to John Jackson via email at johnja@utdallas.edu.

• Displays a welcoming, caring and helpful demeanor
• Demonstrates knowledge of institutional policies and procedures
• Demonstrates knowledge of degree plan(s) and specific school/department policies
• Connects students to campus resources
• Engages in student advocacy
• Assists students in setting academic goals in connection with future career objectives; monitors student progress
• Helps students identify and plan their course of study

• Nasreen Hasan – AHT
• Kelley Henderson – AHT
• Jazzmyn Roberts – AHT
• Anna Hamilton – BBS
• Corey Pierce – BBS
• Leslie Grimmer – BBS
• Kanika Thompson – ECS
• Malinda Hicks – EPPS
• Whitney Sharman – EPPS
• Laura Wey – IS
• Meagan Julian – JSOM
• Melissa Bresnahan – JSOM
• Shirley Anderson – HPAC
• Thuy Luong – HPAC
• Jeanna Kirk – HPAC
• Linda Elgin – NSM
• Kameron Svoboda – NSM
• Jennifer Meedel – NSM
• Allison Valenzuela – NSM
• Rick Treter – NSM
• Dijana Zmiro – NSM
• Erica Kenney – NSM
• Meredith Permenter – NSM
• Jose Polio – NSM
• Hailey King – NSM
• Tonya Carroll – SOAR
• Jamar Blackmon – SOAR
• Artiste McClellan – SOAR
• Galina Pegues – SOAR
• Eric Welgehausen – Undeclared

• 2008: Eric Welgehausen – OUE
• 2009: Leah Nall – BBS
• 2010: Valerie Brunell – NSM
• 2011: Carol Johnson – BBS
• 2012: Megan Gray – A&H
• 2013: Arturo Elizondo – ECS
• 2014: Kali Cagnolatti – NSM
• 2015: Kristi Taylor: ATEC
• 2016: Linda Elgin – NSM
• 2017: Chien Paden: JSOM
• 2018: Shirley Wilson – ECS
• 2019: Pamela Kitchens – ATEC
• 2020: Kevin Jackson – BBS
• 2021: Sydney Taylor – A&H
• 2022: Catherine Boynton – BBS
• 2023: Courtney Milavec – AHT