The Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring recognizes the positive impact Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff have on the lives of students. It was established by J. Bruce Jackson, Adelbert '52, in honor of Dean Carl F. Wittke, who served as an advisor, mentor and friend to Dr. Jackson when he was an undergraduate student at Western Reserve University.
The Jackson Award celebrates faculty and staff who have guided a student in their academic and career paths; fostered the student's long-term personal development; challenged the student to reflect, explore and grow as an individual; and supported and/or facilitated the student's goals and life choices. Jackson Award recipients are honored at the Undergraduate Studies diploma ceremony.
Learn more about the nomination process for the Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring.
2024 Award Recipients
Jessica Fox, Professor, Department of Biology
Aysegul Keskin Zeren, Assistant Director of Student Experience
Previous Award Winners
Paula Fitzgibbon, Full-time Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Narcisz Fejes, Full-time Lecturer, Sages Fellow
Nicole Crown, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology
Tamara Randall, MS, Instructor and Director of the Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition Dietetic Internship
Ashley Nemes-Baran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine
Gabrielle Parkin, PhD, SAGES Fellow, Interim Director of the Writing Resource Center
Andrea Milne, Lecturer, Department of History, and SAGES Teaching Fellow
Paul Tesar, PhD, Professor, School of Medicine
Monica Gerrek, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bioethics
Jenny Hawkins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics
Drew Adams, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Genetics
Lauren Calandruccio, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences