1998
Presidential
Awards
white house
FOR EXCELLENCE
IN SCIENCE,
MATHEMATICS
AND
ENGINEERING MENTORING
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
NSF 98-74


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The White House, through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has established the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) program.  The program, administered on behalf of the White House by the National Science Foundation, seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts/programs designed to enhance the participation of groups underrepresented in science, mathematics and engineering. The awardees will serve as exemplars to their colleagues and will be leaders in the national effort to more fully develop the Nation's human resources in science, mathematics and engineering.  Nominations to honor individuals and institutions are invited for the 1998 competition of these annual awards.

A grant in the amount of $10,000 will accompany the award along with a commemorative Presidential certificate.  The award will be made to: (1) an individual who has demonstrated outstanding and sustained mentoring and effective guidance to a significant number of students at the K-12, undergraduate, or graduate education level or (2) to an institution that, through its programming, has enabled a substantial number of students underrepresented in science, mathematics and engineering to successfully pursue and complete the relevant degree programs.  For postsecondary levels, these efforts must show that students have been successfully mentored to either the baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree level.  It is expected that each award will be used to continue the recognized activity.  The nominees must have served in such a mentoring role for at least five years.

Beyond the mentoring grant, each awardee will be invited to Washington, D.C. for an awards ceremony; recognition events and meetings with leaders in Federal sector education and research; and focused workshops addressing effective mentoring of students from the underrepresented groups.  The awardees will be honored at a White House ceremony in September 1998.
 

 


SELECTION CRITERIA

Nominees will be evaluated by the following:
 

 
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR INSTITUTIONS
 

NOMINATION AND DEADLINE

The submission process requires that the individual, institution or organization be nominated by a colleague, administrator, institution, or student. Nominations may only be made to one of the two categories of award, not both.  Nominations for the individual award must clearly delineate the achievements of the individual versus those of the institution or organization; nominations for institutions or organizations must reflect the organizational versus individual achievements. Government employees are not eligible for nomination. The nomination packet should include:

INDIVIDUAL 

INSTITUTION

All nominees will be notified in writing of their nomination prior to the selection process.

The nomination deadline is April 30, 1998 and should be sent to:
 

National Science Foundation
Presidential Awards for Mentoring
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230

FAX: (703) 306-0423


Presidential
Awards
FOR EXCELLENCE
IN SCIENCE,
MATHEMATICS
&
ENGINEERING
MENTORING
 
1997 AWARDEES - INDIVIDUALS
David Ferguson, State University of New York
Cora Ingrum, University of Pennsylvania
Johnnye M. Jones, Hampton University
Robert Megginson, University of Michigan
Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon
Charles Thompson, University of Massachusetts
William Y. Velez, University of Arizona
Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
Karan Watson, Texas A&M University
Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Cornell University
 
1997 AWARDEES - INSTITUTIONS
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO (Norbet Hill)
Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Washington, DC (Catherine Didion)
Cooperating Hampton Roads Organization for Minorities in Engineering (CHROME), 
Hampton, VA (Karen Kuhla)
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology Program (DO_IT), Seattle, WA (Sheryl Burgstahler)
Program for the Retention of Engineering Students (PRES), New York, NY (Charles Watkins)
SECME, Inc., Atlanta, GA (Ronnie G. Vickers)
University of Texas, San Antonio, TX (Manuel Berriozabal)
Women in Engineering Mentoring, West Lafayette, IN (Emily M. Wadsworth)
SKILL Program, Oglala Lakota College, South Dakota (Phillip J. Huebner)
 

1996 AWARDEES - INDIVIDUALS
Martha G. Absher, Duke University
Howard G. Adams, National Institute on Mentoring, Georgia Institute of Technology
Diola Bagayoko, Southern University and A&M College
Joaquin Bustoz, Arizona State University,
Carlos G. Gutierrez, California State University- Los Angeles
Janet S. Herman, University of Virginia
Susan J.S. Lasser, Clemson University,
Melvin B. Robin, Science High School
Walter S. Smith, University of Akron
Richard A. Tapia, Rice University
1996 AWARDEES - INSTITUTIONS
Columbia University Double Discovery Center, New York, NY (Kevin C. Matthews)
Dartmouth College Women in Science Project, Hanover, NH (Mary L. Pavone)
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME), New York, NY
(George Campbell, Jr.)
New Mexico MESA, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (Evangeline Sandoval Trujillo)
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology Saturday Academy Program,
Portland, OR (Kathryn G. Whitney)
University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD
(Freeman A. Hrabowski, III)

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS
AND ENGINEERING
MENTORING PROGRAM
INFORMATION FORM
 

The following information will be used for the clearance required for Presidential Awards should your nomination be recommended by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for a Presidential Mentoring Award. Each nominee should read and sign this form under the Disclosure Statement.



FULL NAME: _________________________________________________________
(include full, middle name and any former names used)

SOCIAL SECURITY NO:________________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:______________________________________________________

PLACE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________________________

MARK OF THE FOLLOWING:

_____U.S. Citizen _____Permanent Resident

If you are a permanent resident have you applied for U.S. citizenship?_____________

CURRENT HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER:
____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________
NOMINEE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

I, the undersigned Presidential Mentoring nominee, by signing this form acknowledge that I have been informed that the information contained on this form and the nomination submission will be available to those individuals directly involved in the review and award process at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). I authorize the disclosure of nominating materials to those individuals implementing the review and award process.

If permanent resident status is checked I also authorize disclosure of identifying information from my nomination materials to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for the purpose of verifying permanent resident status.

Nominee Signature_____________________________________________

Date___________________

EFFECT OF NONDISCLOSURE: Submission of this information is voluntary. However, failure to supply the information or authorize these disclosures could result in your ineligibility for an award.

* Submission of your social security number is voluntary and will not affect eligibility for an award. However, it is integral to the processing of any Presidential award, including PAESMEM. SSN solicited under NSF Act of 1950, as amended.

NSF FORM 1376 (4/96)

 

The Foundation provides awards for research in the sciences and engineering.  The awardee is wholly responsible for the conduct of such research and preparation of the results for publication. The Foundation, therefore, does not assume responsibility for the research findings or their interpretation.

The Foundation welcomes proposals from all qualified scientists and engineers, and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to compete fully in any of the research and related programs described here.  In accordance with federal statutes, regulations, and NSF policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the National Science Foundation.

Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons with disabilities (investigators and other staff, including student research assistants) to work on NSF projects. See the program announcement or contact the program coordinator at (703) 306-1636.

The information requested on the application materials is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended.  It will be used in connection with the selection of qualified applicants and may be disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the review process; to the institution the nominee, applicant or fellow is attending or is planning to attend or is employed by for the purpose of facilitating review or award decisions, or administering fellowships or awards; to government contractors, experts, volunteers and researchers as necessary to complete assigned work; to other government agencies needing data regarding applicants or nominees as part of the application review process, or in order to coordinate programs, and to another Federal agency, court or party in a court or Federal administrative proceeding if the government is a party.  Information from this system may be merged with other computer files to carry out statistical studies the results of which do not identify individuals.  Notice of the agency’s decision may be given to nominators, and disclosure may be made of awardees’ names, home institutions, and fields of study for public information purposes.  For fellows or awardees receiving stipends directly from the government, information is transmitted to the Department of the Treasury to make payments.  See Systems of Records, NSF-12, "Fellowships and Other Awards," 63 Federal Register 265 (January 5, 1998).  Submission of the information is voluntary; however, failure to provide full and complete information may reduce the possibility of your receiving an award.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions.  Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Gail McHenry, Reports Clearance Officer, Division of Administrative Services, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA  22230.

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FIRS (Federal Information Relay Service) capabilities, which enable
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