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AAAS Mentor Award Recipients

2008 Mentor Award Recipient

[PHOTOGRAPH] Sylvia T. Bozeman

Sylvia T. Bozeman is honored for her commitment to increasing the number of African- American women with PhDs in mathematics.

Past Mentor Award Recipients

2007
Carlos Castillo-Chavez is recognized for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in mentoring and securing funding to foster Ph.D. careers for underrepresented students in mathematics and biological sciences.

2006
Gary S. May is recognized for his outstanding contributions in recruiting, mentoring, and educating members of underrepresented groups in science and engineering careers.

2005
Karen Butler-Purry is this year's recipient of the AAAS Mentor Award. She is recognized for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in mentoring and securing funding to foster Ph.D. careers for underrepresented students in electrical engineering and computer sciences.

2004
Jagannathan Sankar, for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in mentoring and developing research opportunities for underrepresented students in science and technology.

2003
Michael F. Summers, for his contributions in mentoring students from underrepresented groups and leadership in promoting Ph.D. careers for underrepresented groups in science and engineering.

2001
Leticia Márquez-Magaña, San Francisco State University

2000
Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

1999
Luz Claudio, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

1998
Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University and Karan L. Watson, Texas A&M University

1997
Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky, Lexington

1996
Derrick K. Rollins, Sr., Iowa State University, Ames


2008 Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient

[PHOTOGRAPH] Percy A. Pierre

Percy A. Pierre is honored for his extraordinary dedication to increasing the number of African-American and Hispanic-American PhDs in Engineering.

Past Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipients

2007
None awarded

2006
Raymond L. Johnson is honored for his substantial contributions to mentoring students and for leadership in promoting Ph.D. careers among underrepresented groups in mathematical science.

2005
Sheila E. Browne is the recipient of the AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement. She is honored for her substantial contributions to mentoring students from underrepresented groups and leadership in promoting doctoral careers for underrepresented groups, primarily women, in chemistry.

2004
Lifetime Achievement: Rhonda J. Hughes, for her substantial contributions to mentoring students from underrepresented groups and leadership in promoting doctoral careers for underrepresented groups, primarily women, in mathematics.

2003
Lifetime Achievement: Carlos G. GutiËrrez, for substantial contributions in mentoring students from underrepresented groups and leadership in promoting Ph.D. careers for underrepresented groups in chemistry and the biosciences.

2002
Lifetime Achievement: Neena B. Schwartz, Northwestern University

2001
Lifetime Achievement: Etta Zuber Falconer, National Association of Mathematics and James H. M. Henderson, National Research Council

2000
Lifetime Achievement: Evelyn L. Hu, University of California, Santa Barbara and William E. Spicer, Stanford University, California

1999
Lifetime Achievement: Isiah M. Warner, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

1998
Lifetime Achievement: Helen Davies, University of Pennsylvania

1997
Lifetime Achievement: Richard A. Tapia, Rice University, Houston, Texas

1996
Lifetime Achievement: Joseph G. Gall, Carnegie Institution, Baltimore and William M. Jackson, University of California, Davis


For a complete listing of past AAAS Mentor Award recipients and AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement recipients, please see the Archives.

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