The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring will annually recognize outstanding mentoring of graduate students seeking a research doctorate degree. Up to four awards will be made each year. Each Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring will consist of a cash prize to the graduate faculty member of $2,500 to recognize excellence in mentoring. All persons selected for this award will be honored publicly.
2020 Doctoral Mentoring Award Recipients
- Diane Litman, School of Computing and Information, Computer Science
- Chandralekha Singh, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Physics & Astronomy
- Randall Walsh, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Economics
The Provost's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring reception (March 31, 2020) was postponed as part of Pitt’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plans are underway to develop a future event.
2019 Doctoral Mentoring Award Recipients
- William Layton, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
- John Markoff, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
- Michael Sayette, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- George C. Tseng, Graduate School of Public Health, Biostatistics
Winners from Previous Years
View past Doctoral Mentoring Award Recipients from 2006 on.