Faculty Award Recipient Named

Dr. Margaret A. Notley, became the first recipient of the GSC Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring. Notley is an Associate Profesor in the Department of Music History.

The Doctoral Hooding Ceremony was held Friday, Dec. 15 at the Winspear Performance Hall of the Murchinson Performing Arts Center. Every doctoral candidate walked to the center of the stage, was hooded by their major professor, shook hands with Dr. Sandra Terrell (Dean, Graduate School) and Dr. Celia Williamson (Interim Vice Provost), received their diploma from their academic dean, then finally received a medallion from Dr. Gretchen Bataille.

Their degrees were conferred by Dr. Bataille and a reception was held immediately after the ceremony. All-in-all, a wonderful event.

Tobye

GSC Presents Award at Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

With Dr. Bataille's new administration comes new traditions. On December 15, 2006 UNT will hold its first Doctoral Hooding Ceremony for about 75 doctoral candidates. The ceremony will be attended by Dr. Gretchen Bataille (President, UNT), Dr. Sandra Terrell (Dean, Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies), Dr. Howard Johnson (Provost), the UNT Board of Regents, as well as other UNT dignitaries.

For many students there exists a close bond with their faculty mentor. These individuals give of their time, their experience, and their strength to students. To honor the new Doctoral Hooding Ceremony tradition the Graduate Student Council decided to create the first Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Montoring. This award will be given at each ceremony to the faculty member to honor and recognize their extraordinary committment.

It will also be my honor and privilege as the President of the Graduate Student Council to award the faculty member directly from the staging platform.

The announcement of this semester's award recipient will be published here soon.

Tobye