2012 Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring
Alexis J. Walker, Oregon State University

Purpose:

The Felix Berardo Scholarship Award is given in honor of Dr. Berardo who established the award to recognize an NCFR member whose work has been noted for excellence in mentoring one or more junior colleagues.

Award (plaque, money, recognition, where presented, etc.):

The annual award will be recognized with a plaque and a $500 stipend to be presented at a plenary session at the NCFR Annual Conference.

Criteria:

• The recipient must be a member of NCFR at the time of nomination and receipt of the award.
• Applications are to be submitted by one or more mentees whose nomination(s) provide evidence of outstanding mentoring. Self-nominations are not accepted, although nominees must be willing to be nominated.
• The mentoring work may be a part of the nominee's job description, but it must exceed the level of the typical performance of the nominee's position.
• The nominated mentor and nominating mentee must not be related as family.

Nomination/Application Process:

• Complete the application form. Please attach a note, signed by the nominee, indicating his/her willingness to be nominated, except if the mentor is deceased.  Deceased mentors are eligible for posthumous nomination, although (if selected) the stipend in this case will not be disbursed.
• Berardo Award Committee members may not nominate a mentor nor be eligible as an award winner during their terms of service.
• Each application must include a letter of nomination by a mentee; it must include a detailed description of the mentor's supportive deeds and a rationale for the nominee's selection for the award. Should the circumstances surrounding the mentoring disclose a confidential situation, the application must provide the details, but the information on the application will be kept strictly confidential. For example, if a mentee had a life-threatening illness and the mentor made it possible for a student to complete a semester from a hospital bed by independent study, this may be a situation that the nominee does not want to make public.

Deadline for Applications:

All materials must be submitted to jeannestrand@ncfr.org by May 1^st. The winner will be notified by July 31^st.