The Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering Lloyd Berg Faculty Mentorship Award recognizes faculty who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of students. The award is intended to recognize demonstrated excellence in mentoring undergraduate students, to encourage mentoring relationships with undergraduate students, and to convey the campus' high regard for such contributions made by faculty of the academic and research community.  The award consists of a $5,000 honorarium and is announced at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony luncheon held in April.  Anyone may nominate an individual for this award; an individual may not nominate himself/herself.  

Criteria

Full professors and associate professors who have served at MSU for at least five years; who have made a lasting commitment to undergraduate mentorship within their departments; and whose impact has affected students in multiple ways including teaching, mentoring and leadership, are eligible for consideration. 

Students may nominate their faculty advisors, faculty course directors, or faculty members who have served as outstanding role models.  All currently enrolled undergraduate students may nominate only one faculty candidate for the award.  

Required criteria for mentoring activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Specific examples of why the faculty member deserves the mentoring award
  • Specific examples of how the faculty member has affected the training and lives of students within the program and the school
  • Specific examples of how the faculty member had demonstrated leadership qualities within the classroom as well as in a professional or social setting

Nomination Requirements

The nominations should consist of the following materials:

  • Nomination letter that includes a brief summary (limited to two pages) describing the accomplishments of the nominee relative to the criteria above.

If nominations exceed the page limit noted, the Chair will remove the nomination from consideration.

For nomination deadline, see the main Faculty & Staff Awards page.

Nomination packets are to be submitted electronically to the Dean’s Office (coedeansoffice@montana.edu).

The recipient will be selected by a committee chosen by the College’s Faculty Development Advisory Committee.