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Outstanding Mentor Awards
2020 SACNAS Nominations Closed
Please read the descriptions in the following section for more information on each award.
SACNAS Outstanding College/University Mentor
Nominee holds a faculty position at an undergraduate focused college or university. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority undergraduate students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
SACNAS Outstanding Research and Professional Mentor
Nominee holds a faculty position at a university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority students or professionals to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
SACNAS Outstanding Hispanic Student Mentor
Nominee holds a faculty position at a college, university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging Hispanic/Latinx students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
SACNAS Distinguished Scientist Award
Nominee holds a faculty position at a community college. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging historically underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
SACNAS Outstanding Native American Student Mentor
Nominee holds a faculty position at a college, tribal college, university, industry, government or non-profit institution. Nominee has a demonstrated record of encouraging Native American students to pursue advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
2019 Awardees
2019 SACNAS OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE MENTOR
2019 SACNAS OUTSTANDING RESEARCH + PROFESSIONAL MENTOR
& 2019 SACNAS OUTSTANDING NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT MENTOR
2019 SACNAS OUTSTANDING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY MENTOR
& 2019 SACNAS OUTSTANDING HISPANIC STUDENT MENTOR

Cleopatria Martinez, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Phoenix College

JoAnn Trejo, PhD
Professor and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Faculty Affairs, Pharmacology
University of California, San Diego

Jorge Torres, PhD
Associate Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
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