Nominations for the John S. Diekhoff Award

Wall of  John S. Diekhoff Award

Join the Student Committee

We are looking for motivated Graduate Studies students interested in contributing to the selection of this year's John S. Diekhoff Awards for faculty excellence in graduate teaching and mentoring.

Learn more about the committee and time commitment on the committee application.

Committee chair/co-chair applications are due on October 24, 2023 11:59 PM.

Committee member applications are due on October 31, 2023 11:59 PM.

Criteria for Selection

There are four Diekhoff Awards: two awards for Distinguished Graduate Teaching and two awards for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring.

John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching

The John S. Diekhoff Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching is awarded annually to two faculty members that have made exemplary contributions to graduate students through work in the classroom. In order to be eligible, the professor:

Anyone may make a nomination, including graduate students, professors, and student associations.

John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring

The John S. Diekhoff Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentoring is awarded annually to two faculty members that have made exemplary contributions to graduate students through advising and mentoring.

  • Must have a primary (or secondary) faculty appointment in a department awarding degrees through the School of Graduate Studies
  • Persons making nominations should be directly advised/mentored by the professor
  • Professors are not eligible if they’ve won the same award in the past 4 years

Award Timeline

Nominations for the award will be open in fall. A committee of graduate students will review the nominations in spring, and recommend the winners. Winners will be notified in the spring semester.

Nomination Process

Nominations for the 2023-24 awards will open in fall 2023. 

Questions about the nomination process? Please email diekhoff@case.edu.