Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring: Nominees

The Women, Trans, & Non-Binary Faculty Mentoring Program Advisory Committee welcomes nominations of UW-Madison mentors.

We recognize the profoundly important efforts of mentors who support women, trans, and non-binary assistant professors, guiding them on the path to tenure, and fostering their career success.

Mentors, we thank you all.

2024 Nominations

  • to be announced

1998-2023 Nominations

  • David Andes
    (Medicine)
  • Sanjay Asthana
    (Medicine)
  • Elizabeth Bearden
    (English)
  • Ian Bird, 2018
    (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
  • Leslie Bow
    (English)
  • Emery Bresnick
    (Cell & Regenerative Biology)
  • Judith Burstyn, 2005
    (Chemistry)
  • Molly Carnes, 2003
    (Medicine)
  • Betty Chewning
    (School of Pharmacy)
  • Laurie Beth Clark, 2001
    (Art)
  • Nadine Connor
    (Communication Sciences & Disorders; Surgery)
  • Susan Cook
    (Mead Witter School of Music)
  • Kelley Conway
    (Communication Arts)
  • Wendy Crone, 2011
    (Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics)
  • Trish Devine
    (Psychology)
  • Janean Dilworth-Bart, 2020
    (Human Development & Family Studies)
  • Kevin Eliceiri
    (Molecular Biology; Medical Physics; Biomedical Engineering)
  • Névine El-Nossery
    (French & Italian; African Cultural Studies)
  • Lisa Everett
    (Physics)
  • Catherine Fox
    (Biomolecular Chemistry)
  • Pupa Gilbert
    (Physics)
  • Carey Gleason
    (Medicine)
  • Alberta Gloria, 2010
    (Counseling Psychology)
  • Robert N. Golden, 2023
    (Psychiatry)
  • Beth Graue, 2013
    (Curriculum & Instruction)
  • Sabine Gross
    (German, Nordic & Slavic+)
  • Susan Hagness, 2017
    (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  • Jo Handelsman
    (Plant Pathology; Wisconsin Institute for Discovery)
  • Mary Hark
    (Design Studies)
  • Ellen Hartenbach
    (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
  • Ronni Hayon
    (Family Medicine & Community Health)
  • Tracey Holloway, 2021
    (Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies;
    Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences)
  • Evelyn Howell, 2004
    (Planning & Landscape Architecture)
  • Jerlando Jackson, 2020
    (Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis)
  • Nancy Kendall
    (Educational Policy Studies)
  • Shannon Kenney
    (Medicine)
  • Patricia Kiley
    (Biomolecular Chemistry)
  • Amy Kind
    (Medicine)
  • Pamela Kling
    (Pediatrics)
  • Kristine L. Kwekkeboom
    (School of Nursing)
  • Stacey Lee
    (Educational Policy Studies)
  • Maria Lepowsky
    (Anthropology)
  • Patricia Malone
    (Division of Extension)
  • Kristyn Masters, 2022
    (Biomedical Engineering)
  • Doug McLeod
    (School of Journalism & Mass Communication)
  • Laura McClure, 2018
    (Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
  • Trina McMahon, 2021
    (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
  • Beth Meyerand, 2019
    (Medical Physics; Biomedical Engineering)
  • Richard L. Moss
    (Cell & Regenerative Biology)
  • Regina Murphy
    (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
  • Stephen Nakada
    (Urology)
  • Lisa Naughton
    (Geography)
  • L.D. Oakley
    (School of Nursing)
  • Kristin Phillips-Court
    (French & Italian)
  • Laurel Wysong Rice
    (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
  • Stephanie Robert, 2009
    (Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work)
  • Margie Rosenberg, 2007
    (Risk & Insurance)
  • Ellen W. Sapega
    (Spanish & Portuguese)
  • Tammy Scerpella, 2020
    (Orthopedics & Rehabilitation)
  • Laura Schechter
    (Agricultural & Applied Economics)
  • Joan Schmit, 2019
    (Risk & Insurance)
  • Sarina B. Schrager
    (Family Medicine & Community Health)
  • Gay Seidman
    (Sociology)
  • Hemant Shah
    (School of Journalism & Mass Communication)
  • Mitra Sharafi, 2022
    (Law)
  • Larry Shapiro
    (Philosophy)
  • Leyuan Shi
    (Industrial & Systems Engineering)
  • Maureen Smith
    (Population Health Sciences)
  • Christine Sorkness, 2023
    (School of Pharmacy; ICTR)
  • Snezana Stanimirovic
    (Astronomy)
  • Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor
    (German, Nordic, & Slavic+)
  • Catalina Toma (Communication Arts)
  • Monica Turner
    (Integrative Biology)
  • Kate Walsh (Gender & Women’s Studies; Psychology)
  • Susan Ellis Weismer
    (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
  • Heather White
    (Animal & Dairy Sciences)
  • Kimber Wilkerson
    (Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education)
  • Amy Wendt
    (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  • Heather White
    (Animal & Dairy Sciences_
  • Karen M. Young, 2018
    (Pathobiological Sciences)
  • Xinyu Zhao
    (Neuroscience)
  • John Zumbrunnen
    (Political Science)

Emerit.

  • John Andrews
    (Plant Pathology)
  • Lori Bakken
    (Civil Society & Community Studies)
  • Ruth Benedict
    (Kinesiology)
  • Florence Bernault
    (History)
  • Diane M. Bless, 2012
    (Communication Sciences & Disorders, Surgery)
  • Virginia Boyd
    (Design Studies)
  • Patricia Brennan
    (Industrial & Systems Engineering, School of Nursing)
  • Pascale Carayon
    (Industrial & Systems Engineering)
  • Alta Charo
    (Law School)
  • Murray Clayton
    (Plant Pathology)
  • Jane L. Collins, 2016
    (Community & Environmental Sociology)
  • Susan C. Cook, 2022
    (Mead Witter School of Music)
  • Michael Culbertson
    (Genetics)
  • Dave DeMets, 2000
    (Biostatistics & Medical Informatics)
  • Margaret (Gretel) Dentine
    (Dairy Science)
  • Ann DeVaney
    (Curriculum & Instruction)
  • Betsy Draine, 2002
    (English)
  • Marc Drezner
    (Medicine)
  • Robin Douthitt
    (Consumer Science)
  • Howard Erlanger
    (Law School)
  • John Fallon
    (Cell & Regenerative Biology)
  • Donna Fernandez
    (Botany)
  • Connie Flanagan, 2017
    (School of Human Ecology)
  • Jay Gallagher, 2016
    (Astronomy)
  • Adam Gamoran
    (Educational Policy Studies)
  • Gail Geiger
    (Art History)
  • Beverly Gordon
    (Design Studies)
  • Linda Greene
    Law School
  • Michele Hilmes
    (Communication Arts)
  • Laura Kiessling
    (Chemistry)
  • Marna King
    (Theatre & Drama)
  • Eric Knuth
    (Curriculum & Instruction)
  • Pat Kokotailo
    (Pediatrics)
  • Judith Deutsch Kornblatt
    (German, Nordic, Slavic)
  • Marsha Mailick
    (School of Social Work)
  • Florencia Mallon, 1999
    (History)
  • Ella Mae Matsumura
    (Accounting & Information Systems)
  • Myra Marx Ferree
    (Sociology; Gender & Women’s Studies)
  • Sheila McGuirk
    (Medical Sciences)
  • Patricia McManus
    (Plant Pathology)
  • Beth Mertz, 2015
    (Law School)
  • Anne Miner, 2008
    (Management & Human Resources)
  • Karen Moriello
    (Medical Sciences)
  • Leslee Nelson
    (Liberal Arts & Applied Studies)
  • Donna Paulnock
    (Medical Microbiology & Immunology)
  • Sally Pierce (formerly Magnan)
    (French & Italian)
  • Suzanne Pingree
    (Life Sciences Communication)
  • Stephen Robinson
    (Industrial & Systems Engineering)
  • Linda Schuler, 2014
    (Comparative Biosciences)
  • Leann M. Tigges
    (Community & Environmental Sociology)
  • Jane Voichick
    (Nutritional Sciences)
  • James C. Weisshaar
    (Chemistry)
  • Lydia Zepeda
    (Consumer Science)

Relocated

  • Lynn Allen-Hoffmann
    (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine):
    Stratatech
  • Maria Cancian
    (La Follette School of Public Affairs):
    Georgetown University
  • Naomi Chesler
    (Biomedical Engineering):
    University of California – Irvine
  • Julie Mitchell
    (Mathematics):
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Carole Newlands (Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies):
    University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mark Linzer (Medicine):
    Hennepin County Medical Center
  • Nancy Mathews (Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies):
    University of Vermont
  • Gina Sapiro, 2006
    (Political Science):
    Boston University
  • Joan H. Schiller (Medicine):
    Inova Schar Cancer Institute
  • Lawrence (Larry) Wu (Sociology):
    New York University

Deceased

  • Bill Aquilino
    (Human Development & Family Studies)
  • Jeanne Boydston
    (History and Gender & Women’s Studies)
  • Claudia Card
    (Philosophy)
  • Denice D. Denton
    (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  • Sharon Dunwoody
    (School of Journalism & Mass Communication)
  • Bernice Durand
    (Physics)
  • Camille Guérin-Gonzales
    (History, Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program)
  • Ray Harris
    (Spanish & Portuguese)
  • Mary L. Keller
    (School of Nursing)
  • Ann E. Kelley
    (Neuroscience)
  • Charles (Chuck) Snowden
    (Psychology)
  • Susan Stanford Friedman
    (English, Gender & Women’s Studies)
  • Lillian Tong
    (WISCIENCE: Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement)
  • Joe Wiederholt
    (School of Pharmacy)

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