First given in 2023, this award has been renamed in honor of Georgia State Professor Emerita and former Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Kavita Pandit.

This award will recognize a faculty member who has shown an outstanding dedication to the mentoring of other faculty members. As identified by the Collaborative on Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) faculty satisfaction survey and action plan, the award helps to fulfill the need to increase mentorship at Georgia State and to recognize excellence in this pursuit. The winner of this award will have demonstrated a commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly and professional growth; shown a sustained commitment to a mentoring relationship resulting in career growth; and an overall history of service and mentorship to faculty.

Eligibility and Criteria

Criteria for evaluation include:

• A record of service as a faculty mentor, in a formal or informal capacity, to new, junior, and/or mid-career faculty at GSU over a continuous period
• A demonstrated commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly, and/or professional growth of mentees so that they may function effectively and with measurable success at GSU, in the community, and/or at the national and international level
• An overall track record of quality and effectiveness in mentoring and service to the faculty

The Kavita K. Pandit Mentoring Excellence Award was first given in 2023.

Name	Year
DaShaunda Patterson	2024
Valerie Matthews	2024
Shannon Self-Brown	2023