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April 24, 2017







Each year, the University of Wyoming’s Office of Academic Affairs and the Graduate Council solicit nominations for awards that honor graduate students and their mentors. This year’s winners draw from colleges across campus and celebrate outstanding graduate teaching and research.
The Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor Award recognizes outstanding faculty commitment to graduate student mentoring. The John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards go to graduate teaching assistants to honor their excellence in teaching. The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award recognizes a graduate student for an exemplary master’s thesis. And the Outstanding Dissertation Award is granted to a graduate student for an exemplary doctoral dissertation. Each award carries a stipend. The 2017 winners are listed below.
Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor: Narina Nunez, professor of psychology
“Professor Nunez has a long and impressive history of mentoring graduate students in psychology’s doctoral program,” writes Department of Psychology Chair Karen Bartsch Estes.
Nunez currently advises four doctoral students and has mentored 12 to their doctoral degrees. Former student Andre Kehn, now an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, writes: “I cannot sufficiently explain how influential Narina has been on my life, both professionally and personally.”
John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching:
Stephanie Bachtelle Stacy, Ph.D. in psychology, 2018 (Tustin, Calif.)
“Across multiple settings Stephanie Bachtelle Stacy has proven herself to be an outstanding teacher,” writes Department of Psychology Professor Carolyn Pepper. “She cares deeply about her students, is organized in her presentations, and challenges herself to grow as an instructor.”
Stan DeVore, Master of Science in zoology and physiology, May 2017 (Casper)
“Stan’s character is the key to his success,” writes Department of Zoology and Physiology Department Head Donal Skinner. “He holds himself to the highest standards, with the result being that his knowledge and understanding of the material is superb. … There is no doubt that he ...

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