Call for Nominations - 2026 Clark P. Read Mentor Award

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The Clark P. Read Mentor Award is awarded to honor an individual who, during his or her career, has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the training of young scientists who have successfully pursued the independent study of parasites or aspects of the host-parasite relationship. Further, the individual shall have influenced the research and/or graduate education of a department, college, or institution to significantly increase the number of students completing graduate level training in the various disciplines of parasitology.

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Nominations will close on January 23, 2026.

 

Eligibility

The award is to honor an individual who, during his or her career, has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the training of young scientists who have successfully pursued the independent study of parasites or aspects of the host-parasite relationship. Further, the individual shall have influenced the research and/or graduate education of a department, college or institution to significantly increase the number of students completing graduate level training in the various disciplines of parasitology.

Selection criteria include, but are not limited to one or more of the following:

1. Evidence of success of his or her undergraduates, graduates, or postdoctoral trainees in the field of parasitology;

2. Evidence of scholarship in research and graduate education;

3. Effective teaching methods;

4. Effective or unique aspects of bench training;

5. Evidence of an impact on the field of parasitology through their didactic and/or bench-level teaching;

6. Evidence of the development of a supportive, creative, and credible learning environment that facilitates the scholarly development of student-mentor partnerships in the various disciplines of parasitology,

7. Candidates for the award must be a member of ASP, at least by the time the award is given; 

8. Minimum of four letters of support.

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Award

The award will consist of travel and accommodation expenses up to $1000 and a plaque to be presented during the Annual Meeting of the Society. The recipient will be expected to deliver a 20 minute oral presentation to the membership of the Society emphasizing his or her views and experiences related to mentoring.

 

Nomination

The nomination package for the Clark P. Read Mentor Award should include the following material:

1. Letter of Nomination

2. Current Curriculum Vitae

3. List of current and former students mentored, and if known, their present position/status including: *Undergraduate students *Graduate students *Post-doctoral trainees *Students on whose thesis/dissertation committee the nominee served

4. Letters of Support (minimum of 4) that speak to the nominee's strengths as a mentor:
   *Former/current students – letters of support from former/current students should focus on firsthand evidence of the "mentorship" abilities of the nominee
   *Colleagues – in addition to commenting on evidence of scholarship in research and publication, it is important that the individual writing the letter comment on the nominee's interaction with and influence on students in a mentorship capacity.

 

Please submit nominations to:

TBD

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Previous Clark P. Read Mentor Award Winners

1997 R. C. Anderson                          2018 Janine Caira

1998 A. J. MacInnis                            2019 Timothy Geary

1999 Gerald Esch                              2020 Derek McKay

2001 Brent B. Nickol                           2022 Richard Clopton

2003 John Janovy, Jr.

2004 Sherwin Desser

2005 Gerry Schad

2007 R. Kuhn

2008 Donald Duszynski

2009 Mike Belosevic

2010 Armand Kuris

2011 B. Christensen

2012 William Font

2014 G. Perez-Ponce de Leon

2015 Eric. S. Loker

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