The BoHS is launching an inaugural Leadership Fellows Program. We are seeking faculty who have an interest in becoming administrative leaders in our human sciences fields and would welcome the opportunity to work closely with the BoHS, its leaders, and its members in developing their administrative leadership skills.
Selected fellows will be awarded up to $3000 to support their projects and will be assigned mentors to support their activities as fellows. Project funds (including travel stipends) will be awarded to the fellows for a period of one year, to begin immediately following the BoHS annual fall meeting and to culminate in attending and presenting at the following BoHS annual meeting. Two cohorts of fellows will collaborate to plan an annual leadership development conference to begin in 2023 and coincide with the BoHS annual meeting.
View the fellowship brochure for more information. Applications for the second cohort will open available in the fall.
Leadership Fellows
| Swarn Chatterjee |
| Brian Focht Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Human Sciences The Ohio State University |
 | Kim Williams |
Mentors
- John Buckwalter, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Boise State University
- Valerie Giddings, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University
- Laura Jolly, Dean, Department of Human Sciences Administration, Iowa State University
- Linda Kirk Fox, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia
- Nina Lyon Bennett, Assistant Dean for Academics, School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Michael Newman, Professor and Director, Agricultural Extension and Education, Mississippi State University
Facilitators
- Jana Hawley, BoHS Chair, Dean and Professor, College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism, University of North Texas
- Erik Porfeli, BoHS Vice Chair, Professor and Chair, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Kelly Dalton, BoHS Executive Director, Director, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Nominations for the Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Outstanding Engagement Award, and Undergraduate Research Mentor Award are due summer 2023, date TBD. For more information about nomination requirements, visit the award pages below.
Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award
The purpose of the Board on Human Sciences Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award is to honor a nationally-recognized leader who has a significant history of promoting and advancing the Human Sciences. It is likely that the nominees for the BoHS Ellen Swallow Richards Public Service Award will be individuals who have supported higher education, and especially the mission of the Human Sciences and other programs in land-grant universities. Although nominees may be Human Science scholars, it is not required. The award is intended to recognize an outstanding leader who helps to advance the Human Sciences nationally and/or internationally. The award is named in honor of Ellen Swallow Richards, who dedicated her life to applying research to enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The purpose of the Board on Human Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award is to honor a nationally-recognized leader who has a significant history of promoting and advancing the Human Sciences. Nominees for the BoHS Lifetime Achievement Award are individuals who serve or have served in significant faculty and/or administrative roles in higher education. Also, candidates will be individuals who earned recognition for advancing the mission of the Human Sciences and related disciplines in colleges and universities.
Outstanding Engagement Award
The purpose of the Board on Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Mentor Award is to recognize a faculty member in the Human Sciences for exceptional performance as a research mentor for undergraduate students. This award was developed to advance the purposes of the Undergraduate Research Community in the Human Sciences. The Undergraduate Research Community focuses on the scholarship of learning and teaching in preparing students for graduate education, the workplace and responsible citizenship. It enhances the experimental content of undergraduate education in the Human Sciences. The BoHS Undergraduate Research Mentor Award is intended to advance undergraduate student development and a national undergraduate research agenda for the Human Sciences. Award recipients will be recognized for their contribution in developing the next generation of scholars.
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