Congratulations to Dr Emerson Towey on receiving the 2026 Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Mentor of the Year Award at the 17th annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium held 15 April 2026 at Concordia College.
Recipients of the Mentor of the Year Award
2026: Dr. Emerson Towey, Biology
2025: Harshana DeSilva Feelixge, Biology
2024: Dr. Annett C. Richter, Music
2023: Dr. Joseph Whittaker, Biology, Environmental and Sustainability Science
2022: Dr. Indira Neill Hoch, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts
2021: Dr. Julie Mach, Chemistry, Neuroscience
2020: Dr. Jennifer Sweatman, Biology, Environmental and Sustainability Studies
2019: Dr. Susan Lee, Art, Heritage and Museum Studies
2018: Dr. Jason Askvig, Biology, Neuroscience
2017: Dr. Ellen Aho, Biology
2016: Dr. Darcie Sell, Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies
2015: Dr. Krys Strand, Biology, Neuroscience
2014: Dr. Aileen Buslig, Communication Studies and Theatre Art, Women’s and Gender Studies
2013: Dr. Laura Aldrich-Wolfe, Biology