Dr. Gülden Özcan, who passed away in May 2022, is the first person to receive the University of Lethbridge School of Graduate Studies Graduate Mentorship Award. (Photo: University of Lethbridge)

By Justin Goulet

Former University of Lethbridge professor posthumously honoured with mentorship award

Oct 6, 2023 | 12:31 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has bestowed a special honour posthumously.

Dr. Gülden Özcan, who passed away in May 2022, is the first person to receive the University of Lethbridge School of Graduate Studies Graduate Mentorship Award.

Özcan will be recognized as part of the 2023 Fall Convocation ceremony, which is set for Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 10 a.m. in the 1^st Choice Savings Centre gymnasium.

Dr. Marc Roussel, associate dean of the School of Graduate Studies said, “In my exchanges with Dr. Özcan’s students, it became clear that she embodied all the qualities the Graduate Mentorship Award is meant to recognize: guiding students through all the steps of their graduate journey, from a student’s first inquiries onward, encouraging intellectual exploration, and genuine caring about student welfare.”

Originally from Turkey, Özcan completed a BA at Baskent University in Ankara and an MA and PhD at Carleton University in Ottawa. She joined the U of L in 2018 as an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. During her time at the U of L, she became the first ever recipient of the SNAC+ (Support Network for Academics of Colour Plus) Excellence in Equity Award.

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The Graduate Mentorship Award celebrates faculty members who demonstrate excellence in graduate-level mentorship and who foster intellectual, professional and personal development of graduate students at the Lethbridge post-secondary.

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