Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) is a Presidential award established by the United States White House in 1995. The program is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to reward outstanding mentoring by individuals and organizations. PAESMEM is the highest national mentoring award bestowed by the White House.

A Few Selected Recipients

1996 – Richard A. Tapia, Diola Bagayoko
1997 – Geraldine L. Richmond
1998 – Nina Roscher, Armando A. Rodriguez
2000 – Maria Elena Zavala
2003 –
- Individual – Linda B. Hayden, Margaret Werner-Washburne
- Organisation – Karl W. Reid (National Society of Black Engineers)
2004 -
- Organization - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
2005 – Lenore Blum, Rosemary Gillespie, Cheryl B. Schrader
2007
- Individual – Jerzy Leszczynski, Kennedy Reed, Kenneth Sajwan, Laura Bottomley, Lesia Crumpton-Young, Mary Anne Nelson, Patricia DeLeon, Steven Oppenheimer
- Organisation – Medeva Ghee (The Leadership Alliance & The Partnership for Minority Science Education)
2008 – Richard Zare, Susan M. Kauzlarich
2009 – Maja Matarić
2011 – Winston Anderson, Juan E. Gilbert, Jo Handelsman, Mary Lou Soffa
2014 – Erika Tatiana Camacho, Keivan Stassun
2015
- Organisation – EDGE Foundation, received by Ulrica Wilson
2018 - Elba Serrano
2020 - Overtoun Jenda

Full list of awardees, both individuals and organizations, can be found at . The year given above represents the year of the award competition although often the ceremony to receive the award occurred 2-3 years later.

STEM mentoring

Mentoring in the STEM fields has been shown to assist with student retention, a significant problem in the STEM pipeline.

References

↑ National Science Foundation Program page
↑ Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Official site
↑ "Presidential Awards Honor Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring | NSF – National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
↑ "IEEE Xplore". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "PAESMEM » Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Awards | paesmem". paesmem.net. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
↑ "PAESMEM » Awards". paesmem.net. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
↑ "PAESMEM » Awardee Profile". paesmem.nsf.gov. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
↑ "President Honors Excellence in Mentoring" (Press release). National Science Foundation. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
1 2 "2007 Recipients". Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
↑ "Susan Kauzlarich, University of California, Davis | paesmem". paesmem.net. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
↑ "President Obama Honors Outstanding Science, Math, and Engineering Mentors". whitehouse.gov. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
↑ "PAESMEM Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
↑ "PAESMEM Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
↑ Morehouse Professors Win White House/National Science Foundation Awards, Morehouse College, 2 July 2018, retrieved 7 October 2018
↑ Baumann, Minerva. "NMSU professor receives Presidential Award for mentoring". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
↑ "Overtoun Jenda". Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
↑ Wilson, Zakiya (2012), Hierarchical Mentoring: A Transformative Strategy for Improving Diversity and Retention in Undergraduate STEM Disciplines, Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 21, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, pp. 148–156, doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9292-5

External links

[1] National Science Foundation Program page

[2] Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Official site

[3] "Presidential Awards Honor Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring | NSF – National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

[4] "IEEE Xplore". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[5] "PAESMEM » Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[:0-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Awards | paesmem". paesmem.net. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[7] "PAESMEM » Awards". paesmem.net. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[8] "PAESMEM » Awardee Profile". paesmem.nsf.gov. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[9] "President Honors Excellence in Mentoring" (Press release). National Science Foundation. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[:1-10] 1 2 "2007 Recipients". Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[11] "Susan Kauzlarich, University of California, Davis | paesmem". paesmem.net. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[12] "President Obama Honors Outstanding Science, Math, and Engineering Mentors". whitehouse.gov. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2026.

[13] "PAESMEM Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[14] "PAESMEM Awardee Profile". paesmem.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[15] Morehouse Professors Win White House/National Science Foundation Awards, Morehouse College, 2 July 2018, retrieved 7 October 2018

[16] Baumann, Minerva. "NMSU professor receives Presidential Award for mentoring". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

[jenda-17] "Overtoun Jenda". Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[18] Wilson, Zakiya (2012), Hierarchical Mentoring: A Transformative Strategy for Improving Diversity and Retention in Undergraduate STEM Disciplines, Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 21, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, pp. 148–156, doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9292-5