Don Crawford Award

The Donald Crawford Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award was established in 2006 to honor the efforts of graduate faculty who excel as mentors of graduate students. The award was named for its first recipient, Donald L. Crawford.

Many forms of mentoring exist throughout the graduate school experience, including service as major professor, committee service, advising student organizations, advocacy for graduate students and connections to professional networks. The Donald Crawford Award is an extension of the College of Graduate Studies’ continuing efforts to support excellent mentoring of graduate students at the University of Idaho.

Eligibility 

Nominees must be faculty members who have served at the University of Idaho for at least five calendar years and who have an outstanding record of mentoring of graduate students.

Selection Criteria 

Nominees must exemplify the following characteristics: 

• Extraordinary effectiveness as a major professor, committee member and/or advocate of graduate students. This includes demonstrated intellectual leadership to ensure that students master the content and skills of their subject area and are held to high standards.
• Promotion of timely and successful completion of students’ degree programs.
• Demonstrated advocacy in fostering an environment supportive of graduate student success.
  

The recipient receives a plaque and $2,500. The winner is announced at the annual Excellence Award Banquet.