Robert Montgomery receives the 2018 Graduate School Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
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EmailAssistant Professor Robert Montgomery was honored by the MSU Graduate School for his mentoring of students in research, teaching, leadership and outreach.
Dr. Robert Montgomery, Assistant Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife, was recognized by his students for the way that he not only helps students excel in research, but provides them with mentoring in teaching, outreach, and leadership. He leads by example to demonstrate to his students the importance of “empowering those who are traditionally overlooked” both locally and around through globe, and he involves his mentees in projects that model “engagement built on a foundation of trust and tangible benefits for the community.” Students value the fact that he mentors them with their “personal career goals in mind,” helping them, in the words of one student, to build a “unique degree program” that connects with expertise across campus in a way that is truly interdisciplinary. He helps to build collaborative networks for his students in US and international groups and organizations so that they can explore a range of career options. As a current PhD mentee summed it up, “Bob is constantly pushing us to think about the people we want to become.”
