Seven faculty members chosen as Outstanding Graduate Mentors

Published: April 28, 2022

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Seven Auburn faculty members have been selected as the Graduate Student Council’s 2022 Outstanding Graduate Mentors.

Below is the list of winners:

Joseph Bardeen, PsychologyJane Kuehne, Curriculum & TeachingGuy Mount, HistoryMichael Perez, Civil & Environmental EngineeringRichard Sesek, Industrial & Systems EngineeringChih-hsuan Wang, Educational Foundations, Leadership & TechnologyTracy Witte, Psychology

The winners were selected from a pool of nearly 30 nominees for the awards, which recognize graduate faculty members who go above and beyond their duty as teachers, advisers and mentors. A committee of graduate students reviewed the nominations and picked the winners based on the strength of the nominees’ letters of support.

This year’s Outstanding Graduate Mentors were recognized along with other Graduate School award winners at the Graduate Awards Brunch on April 18 in the Melton Student Center. The Graduate Student Council has presented the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Awards since 2008. For photos from the event, please visit the Graduate School's Flikr album here.

Submitted by: Elizabeth Anderson