AAAS Awards Lifelong Mentors

The American Association for the Advancement of Science presented two Mentor Awards for Lifetime Achievement this past February. Each winner received $5000 and a commemorative plaque.

Evelyn L. Hu was recognized for “her extraordinary mentoring and for opening the doors for women and other underrepresented students and faculty in electrical and computer engineering.” Hu holds a joint appointment in the department of materials and in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Also honored was William E. Spicer, a professor emeritus and W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. Spicer received the award “for his efforts to build students’ confidence in themselves and for his dedication to the advancement of minorities and women in electrical engineering, applied physics, physics, and materials science.”