Please join us in congratulating Department of Linguistics Professor Željko Bošković, this year’s winner of the Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award. Named for Edward Marth, former Executive Director of the AAUP UConn Chapter, the award recognizes outstanding mentoring of graduate students by UConn Graduate Faculty members. Professor Bošković brings almost 30 years of mentorship experience, having chaired or served on the PhD committees of more than 80 graduate students. His reviewers describe him as “an unparalleled advisor” with “boundless enthusiasm” with a stellar record of placing his students in tenure-track academic positions.
In honor of his contributions, Professor Bošković will be giving an address that will be included in The Graduate School doctoral commencement ceremony.
Past Recipients of the Marth Award include Diane Burgess (2023), David Knecht (2022), Crystal Park (2021), Preston Britner (2020), Sandra Chafouleas (2019), Maria-Luz Fernandez (2018), Elizabeth Jockusch (2015-2016), Shareen Hertel (2014-2015), John Mathieu (2013-2014), JC Beall (2012-2013) and Dipak Dey (2011-2012).
