The President Emeritus and Mrs. Meyerson Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring (the Meyerson Award) was established through a generous gift by the late UB President Emeritus Martin Meyerson and his wife, Margy Ellen, to recognize exceptional teaching and mentoring at the university. It is the highest university award given specifically for undergraduate mentoring.
The application for the 2024–25 Meyerson Award is due on Oct. 18, 2024.
Faculty members who provide the guidance and support needed to help undergraduate students develop the skills necessary for research, creativity, critical thinking and innovation are eligible to be nominated for the award.
Like the Meyersons, we believe that the best undergraduate creative experiences are collaborative, encourage student autonomy and responsibility, and create strong mentoring relationships with faculty.
Only tenure track or tenured faculty are eligible to be nominated. Clinical faculty are not eligible.
All nomination materials must be submitted electronically. Please collect all supporting documentation prior to completing the online form.
Nominations should include:
Supporting letters and evaluative statements should not be mere testimonials; they should provide specific examples of the nominee’s mentoring and impact/outcomes. A personal statement from the nominee is neither needed nor encouraged.
The award recipient will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of past Meyerson Award recipients and undergraduate student representatives.
Year
| Recipients
|
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2025 | Joan Baizer, physiology and biophysics Omer Gokcumen, biological sciences Kenneth Joseph, computer science and engineering |
2024 | Priya Banerjee, physics Eleonora Botta, mechanical and aerospace engineering Andreas Daum, history |
2023 | Timothy Cook, chemistry Mostafa Nouh, mechanical and aerospace engineering |
2022 | Stewart Clark, pharmacology and toxicology Lukasz Ziarek, computer science and engineering |
2021
| Nicholas Rajkovich, architecture Mitsuaki Shimojo, linguistics Jaroslaw Zola, computer science and engineering |
2020
| Lora Cavuoto, industrial and systems engineering Salvatore Rappoccio, physics Wenyao Xu, computer science and engineering |
2019
| Colleen Culleton, Spanish Kwang Oh, electrical engineering David Schmid, English |
2018
| Michael Detty, chemistry Johannes Hachmann, chemical and biological engineering Larry Hawk, psychology |
2017
| Martha Bohm, architecture John Crassidis, mechanical and aerospace engineering Walter Hakala, English |
2016
| Laura Anderson, nursing Barbara Bono, English Annette LeCuyer, architecture |
2015
| Anna Mariella Bacigalupo, anthropology Lance Rintamaki, communication Mark Swihart, chemical and biological engineering |
2014
| Beth Tauke, architecture Stephen Free, biological sciences Rajendram Rajnarayanan, pharmacology and toxicology |
2013
| James Jensen, civil, structural and environmental engineering Kemper Lewis, mechanical and aerospace engineering Gail Willsky, biochemistry |
2012
| Maria Horne, theatre and dance Lynne Koscielniak, theatre and dance Jennifer Zirnheld, electrical engineering Satpal Singh, pharmacology and toxicology Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, biotechnology Jun Zhuang, industrial and systems engineering John Ringland, mathematics |