J. Donald Ragsdale Award for Mentoring* honors SSCA members for demonstrating outstanding achievement in mentoring junior colleagues. For the purpose of this award, mentoring may be in general any kind of deliberate activity that fosters the career development of a colleague, colleagues, or students. A list of mentoring activities should be provided to demonstrate excellence in this area.
2025 – Ryan Neville-Shepard, University of Arkansas
2024 – Amy Heuman, Texas Tech University
2023 – Matthew Spialek, University of Arkansas
2022 – Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis
2021 – Stephanie Ricker Shulte, University of Arkansas
2020 – Sean Patrick O’Rourke, Sewanee: The University of the South
2019 – Myria W. Allen, University of Arkansas
2018 – Briggitta R. Brunner, Auburn University
2017 – Kenneth Zagacki,
2016 – Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi
