2019 Spring Luncheon

December 3, 2019 at 12:00AM

WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award

Each year, the Women’s Faculty Network recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the mentoring of multiple women faculty through the WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award. The award is presented at our annual Spring Luncheon and typically includes remarks from the provost. In spring 2019, Dr. Christine Stanley earned this award for her meritorious service in mentoring and leadership of women faculty.
 
Previous recipients of the WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award have included faculty from the Colleges of Science, Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, Geosciences, Liberal Arts, Architecture, and Education & Human Development.

WFN President Gabriela Thornton provided the Spring Luncheon’s introductory statements. Provost Dr. Carol Fierke provided a few remarks, which was followed by the award ceremony. Dr. Naomi Nagaya, WFN vice president, presented the mentoring award to Dr. Christine Stanley for her demonstrated commitment to mentoring and leadership of women faculty. Dr. Denise Woodard moderated the panel on mentoring, which featured the following panelists:

  • Dr. Mahua Choudhury, Associated Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas A&M Health Science Center. Dr. Choudhury teaches courses in pharmacology, and her research interests include epigenetics, community health, pregnancy health, and metabolic complications with obesity. She has earned the Bill & Melinda Gates Grant Challenge Award twice, in 2011 and 2014.
  • Dr. Melinda Grant, retired Instructional Professor in Health and Kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development. In 2015, she earned the Outstanding Educator Award and in 2014, the Emma Gibbons Legacy Award. She was also the 2002 Fish Camp Namesake. Her research interests include heart disease risk and perception among college-aged students.
  • Dr. Wendy Jepson, University Professor. Dr. Jepson earned her Ph.D. in geography from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a broadly trained geographer interested in human-environmental interactions. Her theoretical interests address political ecology and environmental governance, with a particular focus on environmental justice. She has been awarded research grants from the national Science Foundation and Fulbright Commission.