{"619915":{"#nid":"619915","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Psychology Professor Randy Engle wins SEPA 2019 Mentor Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Randy Engle\u003C\/strong\u003E honored by the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) with the \u003Cstrong\u003E2019 Mentor Award\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; From the SEPA President, Michael J. Beran \u0026quot;\u003Cem\u003EDr. Engle is a shining example of what an excellent mentor should be, and we are very pleased to recognize him as the 2019 Mentor Award winner for the Southeastern Psychological Association\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026quot; And \u0026quot;.\u003Cem\u003E..showed the exceptional, career-long commitment to mentoring that is the focus of this award, and of that group of people, Dr. Engle was viewed as particularly worthy. The committee noted his strong commitment to student training from the moment he begins working with new students well through later stages of their own academic careers, when he continues to be supportive of their professional efforts, and as importantly, supportive of their lives. His letters of nomination and support were inspiring to read, and his qualifications in all areas of mentoring were outstanding.\u0026quot;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESEPA recognizes the importance of mentoring relationships as vital to the development of psychology graduates and students at all levels. Mentoring is a structured and trusting relationshipthat brings younger professionals or students into contact with experienced faculty members or other professionalpsychologists who offer guidance, support, and encouragement aimed at developing the knowledge, professional skills, competencies, and character of the younger person. In 2004, SEPA established a Mentor Award with the support of the Education Directorate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and presented the cash award for the first time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPast SEPA Mentor Award Winners:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2004 -Mike Rulon of Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2005 -Wallace Kennedy of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida2006 -Christopher Leone of University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2007 -Stephen Nowicki of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2008 -Charles Brewer of Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2009 -Sandra Willis of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2010 -Susan Walch of University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2011 -Merry Sleigh -Ritzer of Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2012 -Tammy Lowery Zacchilli of Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2013 -Christian End of Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2014 -Jennifer Hughes of Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2015 -Larry Bates of University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2016 \u0026ndash;Mary Utley of Drury University, Springfield, Missouri\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2017 \u0026ndash;James L. Pate, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2018\u0026ndash;Al Finch, The Citadel, Charleston, SC\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Southeastern Psychological Association honors School of Psychology\u0027s Dr. Randy Engle with 2019 Mentor Award "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Randy Engle awarded the 2019 Mentor Award from the Southeastern Psychological Association at the 65th SEPA Annual Meeting March 20-23, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Psychology Professor Randy Engle wins SEPA 2019 Mentor Award"}],"uid":"34384","created_gmt":"2019-04-01 16:57:24","changed_gmt":"2019-04-01 17:12:01","author":"lwhite35","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"594266":{"id":"594266","type":"image","title":"Randy Engle","body":null,"created":"1502311700","gmt_created":"2017-08-09 20:48:20","changed":"1681484266","gmt_changed":"2023-04-14 14:57:46","alt":"Randy Engle","file":{"fid":"226481","name":"Randy\u0027s picture (002).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Randy%27s%20picture%20%28002%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Randy%27s%20picture%20%28002%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":449429,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Randy%27s%20picture%20%28002%29.jpg?itok=dDjfpaIE"}}},"media_ids":["594266"],"groups":[{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1222","name":"psychology"},{"id":"868","name":"Mentor"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESoutheastern Psychological Association septa@citadel.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["sepa@citadel.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}