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肖邦，德州农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校博士。Suzzette Chopin是德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校（TAMUCC）的生物医学教授，特别项目办公室和研究发展办公室主任，德克萨斯农工大学系统董事教授。肖邦博士在TAMUCC从一个两年制的机构过渡到研究I地位的过程中发挥了重要作用，并越来越重视教师的研究。她在西班牙裔服务机构TAMUCC对学生和教师进行了出色的指导。她的指导活动影响了数百名学生和数十名教职员工。她的领导一直是改变TAMUCC文化的主要驱动力，该文化拥抱和促进本科生研究，指导和推广，以促进科学多样性，并为学生提供没有她的激情，精力和技能就不会存在的机会。肖邦博士曾因指导和指导学生而获得七项奖项。通过她的努力，TAMUCC获得了2001年由少数民族无障碍公司颁发的榜样机构奖；2003年德州高等教育协调委员会颁发的明星奖；2004年Sigma Xi颁发的多元化奖。这些奖项认可了TAMUCC在促进科学多样性方面的成功。最近，她和一位同事一起制定了一项战略计划，建立一个本科生卓越与参与中心。肖邦博士亲自指导了45名从事研究的本科生（69%为少数族裔），其中89%已被研究生院或专业学院录取，或目前从事科学事业。她的本科生在许多科学会议上发表过演讲，并获得了9个奖项。七年来，她一直是TAMUCC LSAMP项目中56名少数民族学生的研究协调员；50个已经毕业的学生。在过去的六年里，她的本科生研究经历项目有62名参与者（58%是少数民族）。在48名身份已知的学生中，33名（69%）已经毕业，要么完成了研究生或专业学校的学业，要么仍在研究生或专业学校就读，要么受雇于科学领域。肖邦博士还建立了其他项目，专注于指导代表性不足和经济状况不佳的学生。肖邦博士通过发表关于指导和本科生研究的出版物和演讲，与他人分享了她的工作。

SUZZETTE F. CHOPIN Texas A&M University, Corpus ChristiDr. Suzzette Chopin is a professor of biomedical sciences, director of the Office of Special Programs and the Office of Research Development and a Texas A&M System Regents Professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). Dr. Chopin has been instrumental in the transition of TAMUCC from a two year institution toward Research I status with an increased emphasis on faculty research. She has demonstrated extraordinary mentoring of students and faculty at TAMUCC, a Hispanic Serving Institution. Her mentoring activities have impacted hundreds of students and dozens of faculty members. Her leadership has been a major driver in changing the TAMUCC culture to one that embraces and promotes undergraduate research, mentoring, and outreach to foster diversity in science and provide students with opportunities that would not have existed without her passion, energy and skills. Dr. Chopin has received seven awards for advising and mentoring students. Through her efforts, TAMUCC received the 2001 Role Model Institution Award from Minority Access Inc.; the 2003 Star Award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and the 2004 Diversity Award from Sigma Xi. These awards recognized TAMUCC's success in fostering diversity in science. With a colleague, she recently devised a strategic plan to establish a Center for Undergraduate Excellence and Engagement. Dr. Chopin has personally mentored 45 undergraduates in research (69% minority), 89% of who have matriculated into graduate or professional schools or are currently employed in science careers. Her undergraduates have presented at numerous scientific meetings and have won nine awards. For seven years, she was research coordinator for 56 minority students involved in the TAMUCC LSAMP program; of the 50 students who have graduated. Her Research Experiences for Undergraduates program has had 62 participants (58% minority) in the last six years. Of the 48 students whose status is known, 33 (69%) have graduated and have either completed graduate or professional school or are still in graduate or professional school or are employed in science. Dr. Chopin has established additional programs that focus on mentoring underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students. Dr. Chopin has shared her work with others through publications and presentations on mentoring and undergraduate research.