Purpose Of The Award
The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Mentor Award is to recognize, support, encourage, and honor exceptional mentoring activities at all educational levels in the field of entrepreneurship. The field of entrepreneurship shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to, the areas of individual entrepreneurship, corporate intrapreneurship, new venture formation, small business management, and family business.
Selection Criteria
In order of importance, the Award seeks to honor:
A. Mentoring In Doctoral Or Post-Doctoral Education In Entrepreneurship
Given the lack of full-time Ph.D. Programs in the field, the future development and growth of the field is exceedingly dependent on the ad hoc efforts of interested graduate educators. Such individuals help identify promising doctoral students and post-doctoral candidates, interest them in the field, nurture their development in research and professional roles, and provide moral, social, and intellectual support to new entrants to the field in the early stages of their careers.
B. Mentoring Activities In MBA and Undergraduate Education In Entrepreneurship
Although the principal purpose of the Award is to honor doctoral and post-doctoral mentoring activities, not every potential mentor has the opportunity to do this. Therefore, individuals with truly exceptional records mentoring MBA, undergraduate, or other non-doctoral entrants to the field over sustained periods of time may also be considered as candidates for the Award.
Candidates for the Award will be evaluated according to the relative degree to which they have, throughout their careers, engaged in the mentoring activities described above. Although no specific weights are attached to each of these areas, primary consideration should be given to mentoring at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels.
It is also important during the evaluation process to understand and to consider what the Award is NOT:
o The Award is not for research productivity in the field.
o The Award is not for non-mentoring types of service in professional organizations of the field.
o The Award is not for advocacy activities in the field.
o The Award is not for personal longevity in the field.
Finally, because the Award seeks to honor the duration as well as the magnitude of a candidateâ?Ts mentoring activities, no individual may win the award more than once every 10 years.
Nomination Procedures
To be considered complete, all nominations must be accompanied by supporting documentation that includes, at minimum,
o A letter of nomination that identifies the candidate, the individual(s) making the nomination, and the supporting documentation included,
o A copy of the candidateâ?Ts Curriculum Vita
o A detailed listing of the mentoring activities at the doctoral and post-doctoral level (or an explicit statement that such activities do not exist),
o A detailed listing of the mentoring activities at the MBA or undergraduate level (or an explicit statement that such activities do not exist
o Appropriate letters of support from individuals who can describe the nature of the mentoring received from the candidate.
Whether or not the materials are obtained directly from the candidate, it is the responsibility of the person(s) who write the nomination letter to ensure that the nomination package is complete. Once assembled, the complete nomination package must be submitted in electronic form to the Chair of the Mentor Award Committee Timothy Stearns timothys@csufresno.edu. This complete submission must be received by March 31 in order to be considered for the current year.
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Dr. Timothy M. Stearns
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Executive Director, Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
5010 N. Woodrow Avenue M/S WC142
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, Ca 93740
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www.lylescenter.com
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and keep the good ones." -- Linus Pauling
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