Mary Butkus
The Graduate Student Senate honored seven faculty members with Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards during its 11th annual awards ceremony and reception April 14 in the Danforth University Center. The 2009-10 award recipients are: (from left, first row) Daniel C. Link, MD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine; Randall Larsen, PhD, the William R. Stuckenberg Professor of Human Values and Moral Development and chair of the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences; Paul Michael Lutzeler, PhD, the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities and professor of German and of comparative literature, both in Arts & Sciences; Fatemeh Keshavarz, PhD, chair of the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures and professor of Persian language and literature in Arts & Sciences; Curtis McMillen, PhD, professor of social work and associate director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research; (back row) Andrew C. Sobel, PhD, associate professor of political science and a fellow in the Center in Political Economy, both in Arts & Sciences; and Timothy H. Parsons, PhD, professor of history and of African and African-American studies, both in Arts & Sciences. The awards are designed to honor faculty members whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate training have made a significant contribution to the quality of life and professional development of graduate students in Arts & Sciences. Special recognition for excellence in mentoring went to 14 other faculty members at the ceremony.