John S. Diekhoff Award | School of Graduate Studies

For Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring

The John S. Diekhoff Award is presented to four full-time faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve University. The award was created in honor of John Diekhoff, who served in several capacities during his tenure here. From 1956 to 1970, he served as professor of English, chair of the Department of English, dean of Cleveland College, acting dean of the School of Graduate Studies and vice provost of the university.

In 1978, the university created the award to recognize outstanding contributions to the education of graduate students through advising, mentoring, and classroom teaching. Initially, the award was presented to two full-time faculty members who serve as outstanding mentors to graduate students, connect them with experts in their discipline, engage them academically, and actively promote their professional development. In 2009, the award was expanded to recognize two full-time faculty members who excel in the teaching of graduate students.

The award is sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies. A committee of graduate students reviews the nominations and recommends the winners.

Review the criteria for nominating faculty. Submissions for 2020-21 have closed.

Congratulations to Our 2021 Winners

Award for Graduate Teaching

Philip Cola - Organizational Behavior

Read the Daily for more on Professor Cola going through the same DBA/PhD program as his students and how it helps him understand the challenges of navigating the curriculum.

Andrew Crofton - Anatomy

Find out about how Professor Crofton tailors his teaching method to the students as individuals in his article in the Daily.

Award for Graduate Mentoring

Daniel Goldmark - Music

Read his article in the Daily about how Professor Goldmark credits his previous professor for becoming the mentor he is today.

Jessica Fox - Biology

Find out how Professor Fox "makes scientists" in her article in the Daily.

See the list of all prior winners for the John S. Diekhoff Awards.

Congratulations to Our 2021 Nominees!

Drew	Adams	Genetics and Genome Sciences	Mentoring
Radhika	Atit	Biology	Mentoring
Timothy	Beal	Religious Studies	Mentoring
Erin	Benay	Art History and Art	Mentoring
Tracey	Bonfield	Genetics and Genome Sciences	Mentoring
William	Bush	Population and Quantitative Health Sciences	Mentoring
Daniela	Calvetti	Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics	Mentoring
Jennifer	Carter	Materials Science and Engineering	Mentoring
Shu	Chen	Pathology	Mentoring
Michael	Clune	English	Teaching
Corinne	Coen	Organizational Behavior	Teaching
Phil	Cola	Design and Innovation	Mentoring & Teaching
Andrew	Crofton	Anatomy	Teaching
Colin	Drummond	Biomedical Engineering	Teaching
Agata	Exner	Radiology	Mentoring
Donald	Feke	Chemical Engineering	Teaching
Timothy	Fogarty	Accountancy	Mentoring
Jessica	Fox	Biology	Mentoring
Scott	Frank	Population and Quantitative Health Sciences	Mentoring
Roger	French	Materials Science and Engineering	Mentoring
Shannon	French	Philosophy	Teaching
Jeffrey	Garvin	Physiology and Biophysics	Mentoring & Teaching
Daniel	Goldmark	Music	Mentoring
Rosa	Hand	Nutrition	Mentoring & Teaching
Nathan	Kruse	Music Education	Mentoring
Alan	Levine	Immunology and Microbiology	Mentoring
Ignacio	Mata	Molecular medicine	Mentoring
Jason	Mears	Pharmacology	Mentoring
Hossein	Miri Lavasani	Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering	Mentoring
Wyatt	Newman	Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering	Teaching
Grant	O'Connell	Nursing	Mentoring
James	Overholser	Psychological Sciences	Mentoring
Gary	Previts	Accountancy	Mentoring
Dana	Prince	Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences	Mentoring & Teaching
Amy	Przeworski	Psychological Sciences	Mentoring
Tamara	Randall	Nutrition	Mentoring
Soumya	Ray	Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering	Mentoring
Jonathan	Sadowsky	History	Mentoring & Teaching
Scott	Simpson	Applied Anatomy	Teaching
Erkki	Somersalo	Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics	Teaching
Derek	Taylor	Pharmacology	Mentoring
Jessica	Taylor	Physiology	Teaching
Joachim	Voss	Nursing	Mentoring
Christopher	Wirth	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mentoring
Gary	Wnek	Macromolecular Science and Engineering	Mentoring
Xusheng	Xiao	Computer and Data Sciences	Mentoring
Youngjin	Yoo	Design and Innovation	Mentoring
Xin	Yu	Biomedical Engineering	Mentoring
Lei	Zhu	Macromolecular Science and Engineering	Mentoring
Christian	Zorman	Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering	Teaching