The Graduate School currently seeks nominations for the annual competition for the 2021 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. Recognizing the full-time member of the graduate faculty who evinces outstanding graduate mentoring, nominations should come from a chair of the academic department. This award was established in memory of Dr. Harshini de Silva, an associate professor of biology, who was noted for her dedication to the academic and professional development of graduate students.
The award, consisting of a crystal obelisk, a framed citation, and a cash prize, will be presented in the spring semester at a ceremony and reception presided over by the Chancellor, the Dean of the Graduate School and University officers.
Information on this year’s competition can be found in the Graduate School. The deadline for nominations is 5:00 pm November 6, 2020.
2020 Recipient, Dr. Suzanne Leland, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.