Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

Nominations will be accepted for the 2027 Award beginning Thursday, October 1, 2026 and closing Friday, November 6, 2026, 11:59 pm EST.  

THE NOMINEE:

1. In addition to embodying the spirit of RIT's values, honor code, and commitment to diversity and inclusion in a way that contributes to the future of the university, nominees being considered for this award must be a full-time RIT faculty member within Academic Affairs who has:
    
   • Mentored a junior colleague (RIT faculty) for at least one year either formally or informally.
   • Helped the mentee(s) (RIT faculty) develop in specific capacities such as teaching, research and/or scholarship.
   • Provided career advancement advice.
   • Offered assistance and generously provided support.
      
2. Nominees who have received this award in the previous ten years are not eligible. 
   Self-nominations are not allowed. 
   Nominees may be asked to supply additional evidence to support the criteria for the award.

THE NOMINATOR(S)

1. Must be a full-time RIT faculty member, and must have been in a mentor-mentee relationship with another full-time RIT faculty member for at least one full year.
    
2. The nominee may not be in a position of authority over the mentee, e.g. a department head, associate dean, or dean. 
    
3. Groups of mentees may nominate a single mentor. If a group of mentees are nominating one award recipient (their mentor), you should submit one application on the Qualtrics form that reflects the collective effort of all members, with supporting comments and contributions from everyone involved.
    
4. To nominate a faculty mentor, complete and submit the nomination application.
   
   A sample of the nomination form is available here. It is strongly recommended that the nomination application be prepared in a Word document, then copy to the Qualtrics form.
    
5. Descriptions of mentoring roles and characteristics are available in the Faculty Mentoring Guidebook.
    
6. Please note that this award is for faculty-to-faculty mentoring, not faculty/student mentoring relationships. 

Award recipients will be honored at the Provost’s Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship awards. The celebration takes place annually in April.

More information about the ceremony

2025-2026
Lauren Hall, College of Liberal Arts

2024-2025
Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, College of Engineering Technology

2023-2024
Ashok Robin, Saunders College of Business
Sarah Sarchet, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

2022-2023
Christine Kray, College of Liberal Arts
Blanca Lapizco-Encinas, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

2021-2022
Jerrie Hsieh, Saunders College of Business

2020-2021
Betsy Dell, College of Engineering Technology 

2019-2020
Stephen Jacobs, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

2018-2019
Ann Hager, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Peter Hauser, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

2017-2018
Katie Terezakis, College of Liberal Arts
Stan Rickel, College of Art and Design

2016-2017
Shal Khanzanchi, Saunders College of Business
Elizabeth A. Kmiecinski, College of Health Sciences and Technology

2015-2016
Caroline DeLong, College of Liberal Arts

2014-2015
Darren A. Narayan, College of Science
Scott Franklin, College of Science

2013-2014
Chun-Keung (Stan) Hoi, Saunders College of Business
Satish Kandlikar, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Brian J. Landi, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Hossein Shahmohamad, College of Science
Harvey Rhody, College of Science

2012-2013
Robert J. Barbato, Saunders College of Business
Christopher J. Collison, College of Science
Robert D. Garrick, College of Engineering Technology
Anne Haake, Golisano College of Computing and Information Science
Todd Pagano, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

2011-2012
Patrick M. Scanlon, College of Liberal Arts

For more information, contact Faculty Career Development at FCDS@rit.edu.