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Shepherd biology professor recognized for national award ISSUED: 5 August 2011 Shepherdstown, WV--Dr. Carol Plautz, assistant professor of biology at Shepherd University, was recognized by the Council on Undergraduate Research with an Outstanding Mentoring Award.
This first-time national award is given to three professors--assistant, associate, and full--and includes a $200 cash prize. Applicants are asked to submit recommendation letters from a colleague and student as well as from themselves. Plautz, who began teaching at Shepherd in the fall of 2008, said that her favorite thing about teaching at Shepherd is mentoring students. "If they see research differently and as something fun, I've done my job," Plautz said. This fall, three of the students Plautz has mentored will enter Ph.D. programs around the country. "It's really exciting," Plautz said. "It's starting to feel like I've got students going on to big things." In addition to mentoring students in research, Plautz and Dr. Peter Vila, assistant professor of environmental and physical sciences, host a graduate school information session each fall. The panel discussion features alumni and scientists and allows students to learn about how to apply for graduate school and what to consider when applying and to ask questions. Dr. Colleen Nolan, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said that the award recognizes a deserving faculty member. "While she has only been at Shepherd since 2008, Dr. Plautz has served as a research mentor for nine different undergraduate students working with her on projects exploring different aspects of developmental biology or how environmental contaminants impact reproduction, development and learning, and memory," Nolan said. "Carol truly cares about helping her students gain the knowledge and skills they will need in their future careers and helping ensure that the next generation of scientists are well prepared." -30-KESNER |
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