Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

Alert: Due to the university’s COVID 19 protocols currently in effect, we will postpone the nomination process for this award untila date to be determined in the fall.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

Call for Nominations

Johns Hopkins University has established the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring to recognize the considerable amount of time, effort, and skills required for effective faculty mentoring.  The award is one element of ongoing efforts to support a diverse faculty outlined in the JHU Roadmap for Diversity and Inclusion.

Alert: Due to the university’s COVID 19 protocols currently in effect, we will postpone the nomination process for this award untila date to be determined in the fall.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Nominations from faculty members, including self-nominations will be accepted annually beginning TBD. Required materials must be submitted to facultyaffairs@jhu.edu by TBD.

The Office of the Provost is seeking nominations of faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring early career and midcareer colleagues.

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring includes a $5,000 honorarium and recognizes the full range of mentorship in the areas of academic support and career development. Nominations will be accepted via email to facultyaffairs@jhu.edu. Self-nominations are welcome.

Required materials for each nomination are:

• A letter nominating a current full- or part-time JHU faculty member, not to exceed three pages, addressing: (i) the rationale for the nomination, (ii) specific details regarding the nominee’s mentoring activities, and (iii) the nominee’s impact on mentees’ academic/professional careers.
• The nominee’s current curriculum vitae.
• A list of faculty who have been mentored by the nominee and their current professional titles and affiliations. The nominee ideally generates this list.
• Supporting letters from three to six faculty members (JHU and/or non-JHU faculty) who have been mentored by the nominee, addressing the nature and duration of the mentoring relationship and including specific examples demonstrating the impact of the nominee’s mentoring on that individual’s career and academic development.

Previous Winners

2019

Gabrielle Spiegel, Professor of History in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and David L. Thomas, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine.

Readthe article in the HUB here.

2018

Moyses Szklo, University Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Read the article in the HUB here.

2017

Henry Brem, Director,  Department of Neurosurgery, Professor of Ophthalmology, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering at the School of Medicine.

Carl Latkin, Vice Chair,  Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Cynthia Rand, Director, Johns Hopkins Adherence Research Center, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine.

Read the article in the HUB  here.

2016

Read the article in the HUB  here.