Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) is a Presidential award established by the United States White House in 1995. The program is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to reward outstanding mentoring by individuals and organizations.[1] PAESMEM is the highest national mentoring award bestowed by the White House. [2]

Recipients

STEM Mentoring

Mentoring in the STEM fields has been shown to assist with student retention, a significant problem in the STEM pipeline. [5]

References

  1. ↑ National Science Foundation Program page
  2. ↑ Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Official site
  3. ↑ "Presidential Awards Honor Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Awards | paesmem". paesmem.net. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Zakiya (2012), Hierarchical Mentoring: A Transformative Strategy for Improving Diversity and Retention in Undergraduate STEM Disciplines, Journal of Science Education and Technology, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9292-5

See also

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