The Graduate Division Dean’s Office wrapped up National Mentoring Month on Tuesday, January 30 by honoring recipients of the 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars with a ceremony and reception in Genentech Hall at Mission Bay.
Nicquet Blake, PhD, dean of the Graduate Division and vice provost of Student Academic Affairs, and Chequeta Allen, EdD, assistant dean for postdoctoral scholars, were on hand to emcee the event and hand out certificates to six awardees and six honorable mention recipients, and nominators offered brief intros and appreciations for awardees. A reception for the crowd of about 80 followed in the atrium, with light bites from La Mediterranee. The Dean’s Mentoring Awards ceremony was just one of a series of activities on offer for UCSF learners throughout National Mentoring Month.
Launched in 2019 in partnership with grad students and postdocs, the Dean’s Awards recognize graduate students and postdocs who consistently serve as excellent mentors for their colleagues at UCSF, and who have formally or informally taken on some of the responsibilities typically held by traditional mentors, supervisors, and sponsors during their training. This year’s honorees were selected from over 50 nominations reviewed by a panel comprising faculty, staff, and grad students.
Awardees:
Graduate Students
Megan Chong, Tetrad PhD program
Nicholas Stevers, Biomedical Sciences PhD program
Emily Twedell, Neuroscience PhD program
Postdocs
Brooke Jarvie, PhD, Physiology
Stephanie Sandoval-Pistorius, MS, PhD, Neurosurgery
Finn Wolfreys, PhD, Ophthalmology
Honorable Mentions:
Graduate Students
Darwin Kwok, Biomedical Sciences PhD program
Alexander Marr, Global Health Sciences PhD program
Ashley Mitchell, Global Health Sciences PhD program
Postdocs
Molly Hodul, PhD, Neurology
Andrew Nelson, PhD, Neurology
Parul Verma, PhD, Radiology
Learn more about this year’s awardees.
Nominations for the 2025 Dean’s Mentoring Awards will be accepted in fall 2024.