SACNAS Outstanding Mentors are individuals showing exceptional commitment to mentoring the next generation of diverse #STEM students. Individuals are nominated and selected by the SACNAS community. Awardees are announced at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference each October. 2024 Nominations are closed. Please check back in 2025!

 

Congrats to our 2024 Awardees 🎉

Outstanding

College/University Mentor

Lilia De La Cerda, PhD

California State University, Fresno

Outstanding

College/University Mentor

Veronica Martinez Acosta, PhD

University of the Incarnate Word

Outstanding

Research & Professional Mentor

Joseph Ryan, PhD

University of Florida

Outstanding

College/University Mentor

John P. Wise, Sr, PhD

University of Louisville

Outstanding Mentor Award Descriptions

Check back soon for 2025 Nomination Information!

Outstanding Community College Mentor

Nominee holds a faculty position at a community college. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.

Outstanding College/University Mentor

Nominee holds a faculty position at an undergraduate focused college or university. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority undergraduate students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.

Outstanding Research & Professional Mentor

Nominee holds a faculty position at a university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority students or professionals to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.

Outstanding Native American Student Mentor

Nominee holds a faculty position at a college, tribal college, university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging Native American students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.

Outstanding Hispanic Student Mentor

Nominee holds a faculty position at a college, university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging Hispanic/Latinx students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.

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