CHESS Recipients of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award

The Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award was established in memory of Dr. Harshini V. de Silva, an associate professor of biology. She was noted for her dedication to graduate students’ academic and professional development. Each year, the Chancellor’s Office and the Graduate School present this award to a full-time member of the graduate faculty who evinces these qualities of outstanding graduate mentoring.

Recipients from CHESS:

  • 2022-2023: Margaret Quinlan, Communication Studies
  • 2019-2020: Suzanne Leland, Political Science and Public Administration
  • 2016-2017: Heather Smith, Geography and Earth Sciences
  • 2014-2015: Dena Shenk, Anthropology
  • 2013-2014: Ryan Kilmer, Psychology
  • 2007-2008: William Brandon, Political Science
  • 2004-2005: Boyd Davis, English
  • 2003-2004: Roslyn Mickelson, Sociology and Anthropology
  • 2000-2001: Tony E. Jackson, English