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.
Fill out an application to join the 2022-23 Diekhoff committee! Applications are due on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Review the criteria for nominating faculty. Nominations for the 2022-23 academic year are open now! To nominate a faculty member, please fill out the teaching award nomination form or the mentoring award form by Sunday, January 22, 2023.
Congratulations to Our 2022 Winners
Award for Graduate Teaching
Jessica Kelley - Sociology |
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Nathanial Schreiner - Nursing |
Award for Graduate Mentoring
Karen Abbott - Biology |
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Polyxeni Philippidou - Neurosciences |
See the list of all prior winners for the John S. Diekhoff Awards.
Congratulations to Our 2022 Nominees!
Karen | Abbott | Biology | Mentoring |
Drew | Adams | Genetics and Genome Sciences | Mentoring |
Radhika | Atit | Biology | Mentoring & Teaching |
Sarah | Bagby | Biology | Mentoring |
Erin | Benay | Art History and Art | Mentoring |
Elizabeth | Bolman | Art History and Art | Mentoring & Teaching |
Tracey | Bonfield | Genetics and Genome Sciences | Teaching |
Susan | Burden-Gulley | Biology | Mentoring |
Hamid | Charkhkar | Biomedical Engineering | Mentoring |
Angela | Ciccia | Communication Sciences | Teaching |
Karla | Coburn | Anatomy | Teaching |
Carlos | Crespo-Hernandez | Chemistry | Mentoring |
Darin | Croft | Anatomy | Teaching |
Nicole | Crown | Biology | Mentoring |
Christopher | Cullis | Biology | Mentoring |
Jacqueline | Curtis | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Mentoring |
Julia | Dobrosotskaya | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics | Teaching |
Mary | Dolansky | Nursing | Mentoring |
Colin | Drummond | Biomedical Engineering | Teaching |
George | Dubyak | Physiology & Biophysics | Teaching |
Christine | Duval | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Mentoring |
Kimberly | Emmons | English | Mentoring |
Agata | Exner | Radiology | Mentoring |
Mary | Franklin | Nursing | Mentoring |
Roger | French | Materials Science and Engineering | Mentoring |
Mahmoud | Ghannoum | Pathology | Mentoring |
Marcin | Golczak | Pharmacology | Teaching |
Weihong | Guo | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics | Teaching |
Stephanie | Harris | Nutrition | Mentoring |
Michael | Hinczewski | Physics | Teaching |
Craig | Hodges | Genetics and Genome Sciences | Mentoring |
Megan | Holmes | Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences | Mentoring |
Michael | Hore | Macromolecular Science and Engineering | Teaching |
Jessica | Kelley | Sociology | Teaching |
Siran | Koroukian | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Mentoring |
Nathan | Kruse | Music | Teaching |
Barb | Kuemerle | Biology | Mentoring |
Joseph | LaManna | Physiology & Biophysics | Mentoring |
Barbara | Lewis | Communication Sciences | Mentoring |
Jing | Li | Computer and Data Sciences | Mentoring |
Yue | Li | Civil Engineering | Mentoring |
Sarah Hope | Lincoln | Psychological Sciences | Mentoring |
Brooke | Macnamara | Psychological Sciences | Mentoring |
Danny | Manor | Nutrition | Teaching |
Sanford | Markowitz | Genetics and Genome Sciences | Mentoring |
Ryan | Martin | Biology | Mentoring |
Harsh | Mathur | Physics | Mentoring & Teaching |
Kay | McNeal | Psychological Sciences | Mentoring |
Jason | Mears | Pharmacology | Mentoring |
Michelle | Merrill | Genetics and Genomic Sciences | Mentoring & Teaching |
Chris | Mihos | Astronomy | Mentoring |
Benjamin | Monreal | Physics | Mentoring |
Svetlana | Morozova | Macromolecular Science and Engineering | Teaching |
Wyatt | Newman | Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering | Teaching |
Grant | O'Connell | Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing | Mentoring |
Shane | Parker | Chemistry | Teaching |
Pavel Fileviez | Perez | Physics | Teaching |
Adam | Perzynski | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Mentoring |
Polyxeni | Philippidou | Neurosciences | Mentoring |
Cassi | Pittman Claytor | Sociology | Mentoring |
John | Protasiewicz | Chemistry | Mentoring |
Andrea | Rager | Art History and Art | Teaching |
Tamara | Randell | Nutrition | Teaching |
Soumya | Ray | Computer and Data Science | Mentoring |
Julie | Renner | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Teaching |
Jonathan | Sadowsky | History | Mentoring |
Catherine | Scallen | Art History | Mentoring |
Ashleigh | Schaffer | Genetics and Genome Sciences | Mentoring |
Bryan | Schmidt | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Mentoring & Teaching |
Nathanial | Schreiner | Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing | Teaching |
Jerrold | Scott | Theatre | Teaching |
Alp | Sehirlioglu | Materials Science and Engineering | Mentoring |
Elizabeth | Short | Psychological Sciences | Mentoring |
Mendel | Singer | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Mentoring |
Erkki | Somersalo | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics | Teaching |
Thaddeus | Stappenbeck | Pathology | Mentoring |
Wanda | Strychalski | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics | Teaching |
Jennifer | Taylor | Physiology and Biophysics | Mentoring & Teaching |
Peter | Thomas | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics | Mentoring |
Daniel | Tisch | Public Health, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Mentoring |
David | Wald | Pathology | Mentoring |
Pamela | Wearsch | Pathology | Teaching |
David | Wilson | Biomedical Engineering | Mentoring |
Jordan | Winter | Biochemistry | Mentoring |
Christopher | Wirth | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Mentoring |
Yinghui | Wu | Computer and Data Sciences | Mentoring |
Xin | Yu | Biomedical Engineering | Mentoring |
Xiong (Bill) | Yu | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Mentoring & Teaching |
Chris | Yuan | Aerspace and Mechanical Engineering | Mentoring |