HOMER L. SAUNDERS MENTOR AWARD

The Mentor Award identifies a SBI member who is deserving of recognition for outstanding contribution to SBI Director or Case Supervisor training and development.  Any current member is eligible to nominate another current member.  Nominations can only be for individuals who have not previously won the Mentor award.
Previous winners who are members and current officers can vote for the nominees, and there can be more than one winner each year.  There does not have to be a winner, if nominations are not worthy of the honor.  You may only win this honor once.  Nominations are solicited in the fall with voting occurring by December 1.  The selection process is handled by the SBI President-Elect.

The Mentor Award was first presented in 1993.  Beginning in 1994, the Mentor Award became known as the Homer L. Saunders Mentor Award in honor of Homer L. Saunders, longtime SBI member.

Homer L. Saunders Mentor Award winners include:
(school affiliation is at the time of the award)

2021
Sharon Kerrick, Louisville University

William McDowell, Middle Tennessee State University

2014
Don Lester, Middle Tennessee State University

2013
John Hendon, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2012
Shawn M. Carraher, Indiana Wesleyan University
Michael L. Harris, East Carolina University

2010
Stephanie Bardwell, Christopher Newport University
Ronald G. Cook, Rider University

2009
Kirk Heriot, Columbus State University
Bert Scott, Indiana University Northwest
Sherrie Taylor, Texas Womens University

2007
No winner

2006
No winner

2005
Bruce Kemelgor, University of Louisville
Dianne H.B. Welsh, John Carroll University

2004
Dewey Johnson*, California State University, Fresno

2003
Don Bradley III, University of Central Arkansas

2002
Joseph Geiger, University of Idaho

2001
Charles H. Matthews, University of Cincinnati

2000
Robert Brockhous, Saint Louis University

1999
Richard Dailey, University of Montana
Geralyn McClure Franklin, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Joseph Singer, University of Missouri – Kansas City

1998
Lowell S. Salter, University of Central Florida
Leo Simpson, Eastern Washington University
Harriet Stephenson, Seattle University

1997
Ronald S. Rubin, University of Central Florida

1995
John R. Kerr*, Florida State University
Neal R. Pruchansky, Keene State University

1994
Dale Dickson, Mesa State College
Gwen F. Fontenot, Syndics Research
Lynn Hoffman, University of Northern Colorado

1993
Sam J. Bruno*, University of Houston – Clear Lake
Paul Dunn, Northeast Louisiana University
Homer L. Saunders*, University of Central Arkansas

*deceased