RECOGNITION AWARDS
MENTORING AWARDS
- A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award
- William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
- Young Mentor Award
NOMINATION GUIDELINES
2009 DEADLINE: Friday, October 30, 2009
You may nominate up to one individual for each
award. The
required years of service as a faculty member (Instructor
through Professor) at HMS/HSDM for each of these
Awards are:
- A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award - no minimum years of service
- William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award - a minimum of 20 years of service (it needn't be continuous service)
- Young Mentor Award – a maximum of 10 or less of years of service
Your recommendation should reflect the extent to which the mentor has provided sponsorship, encouragement and support for the career and/or personal development of yourself as well as for the career and/or personal development of other faculty, trainees, and students. Please be mindful when making your nomination that you are doing so for someone who merits recognition as an effective and outstanding mentor. It is not primarily for teachers.
The guidelines for submitting a nomination are as follows:
- Submit on-line:CLICK HERE FOR ON-LINE NOMINATION FORM
- Nominations must include a narrative of how
this individual's mentoring has affected your career and/or the
careers of others. Nominations without such
will not be considered. It is often helpful
to provide specific anecdotes/examples about the
mentor or ways in which the mentor has shown an investment
in one’s professional and/or personal development. The
following are a few examples of the qualities one
might look for in a mentor.
- Long-term commitment to mentoring
- Advisor/Guide
- Developer of talent/Coach
- Opener of doors/Sponsor
- Interpreter of organizational and/or professional rules
- Successful role model
- Protector/Shield
- Rule setter/Boss
- Each nominator may name up to one individual
for each award
- Each nominator may solicit additional nominations
for his/her nominee(s), not to exceed four
- Nominator must be or have been mentored by the
nominee(s)
For more information, please contact:
Rebecca Poe
Harvard Medical School
Dean’s Community Service Awards
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
164 Longwood Avenue, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115-5818
Tel: 617-432-3020; Fax: 617-432-3834;
email: rebecca_poe@hms.harvard.edu
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