{"id":10609,"date":"2015-05-12T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=10609"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:07:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:07:33","slug":"docmentor15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=10609","title":{"rendered":"Steponaitis receives 2015 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vincas (Vin) Steponaitis (right) receiving the Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring from Graduate School Dean Steve Matson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vincas (Vin) Steponaitis, professor of anthropology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2015 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.<\/p>\n

The Graduate School presents the annual award to a faculty member who has: encouraged graduate students to establish their own records of scholarly activity, provided a supportive environment that brings forth the very best from students, and achieved a successful record of graduate degree completion among students he or she has advised.<\/p>\n

In presenting the award to Steponaitis at the 2015 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Graduate School Dean Steve Matson said, \u201cVin has a reputation for superb mentorship, and his long list of former students represent some of the most well-respected and successful young scholars in the field of Native American archaeology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steponaitis has successfully mentored more than 20 doctoral students during his career. Each of those individuals, Matson said, is now making \u201cimpactful and important contributions in their fields.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current and former graduate students nominated Steponaitis for his award. One nomination letter said the following: \u201cHe has guided me through the hoops of graduate school, the field, the job market and my first year as a professor. He has provided me with endless advice and taught me to be a better scholar. In the process, he has been unceasingly generous.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, I am happy to have completed this process as colleagues and friends. I look forward to collaborating with him throughout the career he has helped me to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steponaitis joined the University faculty in 1988 and has directed the UNC-Chapel Hill Research Laboratories of Archaeology since that year. He is the chair of the Curriculum in Archaeology at UNC-Chapel Hill and serves on the advisory panel for the National Science Foundation\u2019s archaeology program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vincas Steponaitis, professor of anthropology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2015 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral 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