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Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award Description

PURPOSE:  The Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award recognizes ACE member presidents’ and chancellors’ contributions to enhancing the diversity and capacity of future leaders of American higher education.

SELECTION PROCESS: Nominations are solicited annually by the Council of Fellows from all former Fellows. The Chair of the Council of Fellows convenes the officers and the committee chairs to make the selection. The award includes a letter of recognition from the Council of Fellows and a plaque or other appropriate memento.

CRITERIA: To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a president or chancellor (or a recently retired president or chancellor) of an ACE member institution. In addition, the nominee must have been a mentor to four or more ACE Fellows. Selection is based on the following criteria:

• Commitment to leadership development, with evidence that the nominee has aided in enhancing the diversity and capacity of American higher education
• Intentional mentoring
• Articulation of strategies and values that underlay decisions
• Evidence of transformational leadership
• Continuing relationships with the Fellows

FREQUENCY: The award is presented annually at the Opening Plenary of the ACE Annual Meeting by the Chair of the Council of Fellows.

Nominations and letters of support must address the stated criteria listed above.

Nominating letters must be submitted by a former Fellow. At least one of the letters of support for a nominee must come from a Fellow mentored by the nominee.

Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award Nomination Form

2009 ELIGIBLE MENTORS:

MENTOR NAME: Robert Caret
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Towson University
FELLOWS MENTORED: 
Elzar Camper (1990-91)
Jane Stephens (1992-93)
Louise Phelps (1993-94)
Roxanne Mendrinos (1999-00)
Troy VanAken (2002-03)
Charles Brody (2005-06)

MENTOR NAME: John Casteen
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Virginia
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Carolyne Jordan (1986-87)
Elizabeth McDaniel (1989-90)
Phyllis Leffler (1991-92)
Richard Byyny (1992-93)
Muriel Poston (1996-97)
Jo Allen (1997-98)

MENTOR NAME: Lattie Coor
TITLE: President Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: Arizona State University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Abbott Brayton (1978-79)
Viola Florez (1993-94)
Linda Dalton (1994-95)
Edward Thompson (1999-00)
Linda Nolan (2000-01)
Robin Harvan (2001-02)

MENTOR NAME: Joseph R. Fink
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Dominican University of California
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Bernard Solon (1977-78)
James Conely (1979-80)
Susan McElroy (1994-95)
James McCargar (2003-04)

MENTOR NAME: E. Gordon Gee
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Ohio State University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Jon Whitmore (1983-84)
William Grant (1986-87)
Lawrence Wiseman (1987-88)
Mark Emmert (1988-89)
Anita Kaplan (1997-98)
Lynn Epstein (1998-99)
Nancy Uscher (1998-99)
Matthew Shank (2003-04)

MENTOR NAME: Milton Glick
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Nevada, Reno
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Suzanne Shipley (1991-92)
Shirley Leung (1992-93)
Viola Florez (1993-94)
Linda Dalton (1994-95)
David Palumbo (1996-97)
Elliot Hirshman (1997-98)
Edward Thompson (1999-00)
Linda Nolan (2000-01)
Robin Harvan (2001-02)

MENTOR NAME: F. Sheldon Hackney
TITLE: President Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: University of Pennsylvania
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
James Rogers (1980-81)
John Starr (1982-83)
Paul Zingg (1983-84)
Dario Cortes (1985-86)
Juan Mestas (1989-90)
Albert Shannon (1990-91)
Marilyn Ford (1992-93)

MENTOR NAME: Robert Hemenway
TITLE: Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University of Kansas
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Christopher Brown (1991-92)
Carolyn Bratt (1992-93)
Judith Muyskens (1994-95)
Kirby Gilliland (1996-97)
Rita Kean (1997-98)
Robert Klein (1998-99)
Deneese Jones (2002-03)
Cynthia Pemberton (2006-07)
Nthabiseng Ogude (2006-07)

MENTOR NAME: John Hitt
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Central Florida
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Steve Permuth (1980-81)
Claire Etaugh (1982-83)
Jayne Richmond (1992-93)
Jimmy Williams (1999-00)
Awilda Hamilton (2004-05)

MENTOR NAME: Freeman Hrabowski
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Maryland Baltimore County
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Michael Gabel (1989-90)
Valerie Epps (1994-95)
Jackie Thomas (1998-99)
Karen Burg (2006-07)

MENTOR NAME: Marvalene Hughes
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Dillard University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Elizabeth Davis-Russell (1998-99)
Caroline Turner (2001-02)
Lynette Findley (2004-05)
Muriel Hawkins (2007-08)

MENTOR NAME: William Kirwan
TITLE: Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University System of Maryland
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Judy Olian (1990-91)
Janice Schach (1998-99)
Lois Nora (1999-00)
Holly Stadler (2004-05)

MENTOR NAME: Judith Kuipers
TITLE: President Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: Fielding Graduate University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Sharon Siverts (1981-82)
John Van de Water (1982-83)
Carol Streit (1990-91)
Paul Sarvela (1996-97)

MENTOR NAME: Francis Lazarus
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Dallas
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Judith Trent (1983-84)
Robert Snyder (1985-86)
Colleen Hester (2001-02)
Charles Lane (2007-08)

MENTOR NAME: Peter Likins
TITLE: President Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: University of Arizona
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Patti Ota (1982-83)
Saundra Tracy (1992-93)
Neal Simon (1994-95)
Mark Erickson (1997-98)
Fernando Leon (1998-99)
Naomi Miller (2002-03)

MENTOR NAME: Sylvia Manning
TITLE: Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University of Illinois at Chicago
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Dennis Yesalonia (1991-92)
Carroll-Ann Trotman (2002-03)
Caryn Chaden (2004-05)
Lawrence Hamer (2007-08)

MENTOR NAME: James Moeser
TITLE: Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Suzanne Ortega (1997-98)
James Pratt (1998-99)
Deborah Walters (2000-01)
Susan Carvalho (2005-06)

MENTOR NAME: Carl Patton
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Georgia State University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Reginald Martin (1992-93)
Karry Guillory (1995-96)
Thomas Conway (1997-98)
Thomas Haynes (1998-99)
G. Christine Taylor (2002-03)

MENTOR NAME: Roseann Runte
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Old Dominion University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Raymond Nkado (2003-04)
Narend Baijnath (2004-05)
Fred Bonner (2005-06)
Najma Moosa (2005-06)
Camellia Okpodu (2007-08)

MENTOR NAME: Melvyn Schiavelli
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
FELLOWS MENTORED:  Ann Hasselmo (1986-87)
John Cavanaugh (1994-95)
Anny Morrobel-Sosa (1998-99)
Diedre Badejo (2006-07)

MENTOR NAME: David Scott
TITLE: Former Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Marcellette Williams (1988-89)
Nancy Pogel (1988-89)
Judith Levy (1990-91)
Francisco Marmolejo (1994-95)
Susan Awbrey (1995-96)
Carlos Vargas-Aburto (1997-98)

MENTOR NAME: Donna Shalala
TITLE: President
ORGANIZATION: University of Miami
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Kristen Wenzel (1985-86)
Grace Moore Ali (2001-02)
Pamela Gunter-Smith (2003-04)
Beatriz Robinson (2004-05)
Ralph Mueller (2007-08)

MENTOR NAME: Stephen Trachtenberg
TITLE: President Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: George Washington University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Peggy Stock (1979-80)
Joseph Burke (1986-87)
Demetrios Giannaros (1988-89)
Mark Hochberg (1993-94)

MENTOR NAME: Larry Vanderhoef
TITLE: Chancellor
ORGANIZATION: University of California, Davis
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Roberto Haro (1987-88)
Janet Stavropoulos (1988-89)
Susan Currier (1994-95)
Handy Williamson, Jr. (1997-98)
Joyce Kinkead (1999-00)
Brad Fenwick (2000-01)

MENTOR NAME: James Woodward
TITLE: Chancellor Emeritus
ORGANIZATION: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Suzan Schafer Meiszner (1990-91)
Wilma Henry (1992-93)
Joseph Morreale (1995-96)
Dale Beatty (2000-01)

MENTOR NAME: Elisabeth Zinser
TITLE: Former President
ORGANIZATION: Southern Oregon University
FELLOWS MENTORED:  
Beate Schiwek (1984-85)
Ashok Naimpally (1992-93)
Alan Solomon (1996-97)
Michelle Behr (2005-06)

 

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