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Mentorship Award Recipients
GRADUATE MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
JR Dennison, Physics; College of Science
JR Dennison merged space research strengths at USU with his interest in electron scattering to establish the Materials Physics Group. Since arriving at Utah State in 1988, Dennison has mentored more than 40 graduate and 140 undergraduate student researchers. On average, his doctorate students are lead authors on three papers and secondary authors on an additional six.
UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Brian Champagne, Journalism and Communication; College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Because he is uniquely situated in both the professional and academic worlds, Brian Champagne’s students receive on-the-job mentoring and counsel for their future careers. Many assignments in his classes find their way on air at Utah Public Radio, or into the hands of newspaper editors and ultimately launch careers.
Breanne Litts, Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences; Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Breanne Litts investigates how people learn through making, designing and producing at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. Her lab draws a diverse set of undergraduate students from across the colleges at the university. Litts’ mentees are encouraged and supported in developing their own projects and engage in peer-to-peer mentoring—something appreciated and celebrated by many of her students, both current and former.
