Graduate mentoring

What are the characteristics of graduate mentors These will depend very much on the focus of the scheme. In terms of organizational level, for example, a more experienced peer-mentor would probably suffice if the purpose of the scheme is induction only. If, however, the purpose of the scheme is to identify and stimulate high-potential employees, the mentor might have to be one or two ranks more senior than the graduate. This would allow for more qualified decisions to... 

The ability to imderstand and empathize with the situation of the graduate - mentors must be aware of the numerous challenges faced by newly recruited graduates, such as managing organizational politics and adapting to the corporate culture. 

Richard F. Smith who first provided the excitement of chemistry, A.Paul Krapcho, graduate mentor and friend, and the late Henry Rapoport, postdoctoral advisor. 

Acknowledgment and Dedication I am very grateful to the National Science Foundation for their support of my research group s work on heterometallic electronic effects (CHE-0745500). I would like to dedicate this review to the memory of my graduate mentor, F. Albert Cotton (1930-2007). His untimely death has been a major blow to this field and to the chemical community at large. He would have been intrigued and impassioned by some of the latest results reviewed herein. 

The author wishes to dedicate this work to Mr. T. H. Shen of Yungkoo Paint Varnish Mfg. Co., Taipei, who gave him the rare opportunity of starting a new alkyd plant as the first job assignment for a fresh college graduate, and to the memory of the late chairman of the Department of Polymers Coatings, North Dakota State University, Dr. Alfred E. Rheineck, teacher, mentor, and friend. 

The collaboration with many scientists over the years has had a major influence on the structure and content of this book. We are especially indebted to J. Rex Goates, who collaborated closely with one of the authors (JBO) for over thirty years, and has a close personal relationship with the other author (JBG). Two giants in the field of thermodynamics, W. F. Giauque and E. F. Westrum, Jr., served as our major professors in graduate school. Their passion for the discipline has been transmitted to us and we have tried in turn to pass it on to our students. One of us (JBG) also acknowledges Patrick A. G. O Hare who introduced her to thermodynamics as a challenging research area and has served as a mentor and friend for more than twenty years. 

Currently the most frequent t)q)e of mentoring program, graduate and other new recruit schemes are implemented for several reasons, including ... 

Based on their long-standing experience with mentoring schemes, Clutterbuck Associates report that their clients consistently point to the following as benefits of implementing graduate schemes ... 

Impartiality - although always required of a mentor, graduates often emphasize this particular mentor quality. 

If mentors and/or mentees are graduates or otherwise inexperienced with work life, train them separately... 

If mentees are graduates and younger, less experienced people, they are best trained separately from the mentors. 

Chapter 3 explores the different objectives of business mentoring schemes such as graduate and diversity programs. These variations of schemes are illustrated with case studies from a number of companies. 

Manning was assisted in this project by Dr. Richard C. Jarnagin, who taught chemistry at the University of North Carolina for many years. He mentored numerous graduate students, including the author. In assisting with this book, he caught many errors. Those that remain, however, are the sole responsibility of the author. 

In 1953, however, Julian decided to resign his position at Glidden to found Julian Laboratories. Julian s company specialized in steroid chemistry and the production of steroid dmgs from Mexican yams. In 1961, Julian sold his profitable company to Smith, Kline French Laboratories for more than 2.3 million. However, Julian remained as president of the company (Borman, 1993). Later, Julian repurchased one of his laboratories and established a nonprofit research organization known as the Julian Research Institute. In collaboration between the Institute and the graduate center of the University of Illinois, Julian directed doctoral dissertation research. He also served as a mentor to countless young African American chemists (Borman, 1993). 

For most interviewees, the decision to attend graduate school was made while in college. When asked who or what most influenced their decision to attend graduate school, the top response was self, followed closely by mentor (see Fig. 3.5). As was true for the decision to attend college, teachers once again played a pivotal... 

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