Gerald Saddlemire was an effective administrator, a true scholar, an educator, and a mentor who accepted each person as a unique individual, and believed that the ability and potential of those individuals was the profession’s greatest asset. This award is presented to the student personnel professional with a demonstrated history of mentorship who embodies and advances the true spirit and ideals of Dr. Gerald L. Saddlemire.
The selection criteria for the Gerald L. Saddlemire Mentor Award are as follows:
- Serves as a mentor and role model to graduate and/or undergraduate students and other student affairs professionals.
- Known as a supportive and educational administrator.
- Significant contributions to the ideals of the student affairs profession.
Past Recipients
2019-20 | Nancy Rutkowski, Ohio Wesleyan University |
2018-19 | Dr. Jason Pena, Ohio University |
2017-18 | John L. Frazier, The University of Mount Union |
2016-17 | Dr. Jenny Hall-Jones, Ohio University |
2015-16 | Not Awarded |
2014-15 | Ryan Brechbill, Otterbein University |
2013-14 | Not Awarded |
2012-13 | Vicka Bell-Robinson, Miami University |
2011-12 | Lisa Patterson Phillips, Otterbein University |
2010-11 | Not Awarded |
2009-10 | Karl Rishe, Case Western Reserve University |
2008-09 | Verne Walker, Owens Community College |
2007-08 | Kathy Morris, Wright State University |
2006-07 | Jennifer Grube Vestal, Denison University |
2005-06 | Kimberly M. Ferguson, Capital University |
2004-05 | Dr. Edward Whipple, Bowling Green State University |
2003-04 | Joyce Jadwin, Otterbein University |
2002-03 | Eric L. Dicken, Case Western Reserve University |
2001-02 | JoAnn Kroll, Bowling Green State University |
2000-01 | Not Awarded |
1999-00 | Dr. Oscar McKnight, Ashland University |
1998-99 | Ralph Carapellotti, Baldwin Wallace University |
1996-98 | Not Awarded |
1995-96 | Sue Heimann, Ashland University |
1994-95 | Frances Pearson, Ohio University |
1993-94 | Jeanne Likins, JML Associates |
1992-93 | Willie J. Young, The Ohio State University |
1991-92 | Becky Smith, Otterbein University |