Presidential Awards For Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

里士满博士获得博士学位。1980年在加州大学伯克利分校获得物理化学学位。 里士满博士的职业生涯始于她作为物理科学领域唯一一位女性终身教职化学家的职业生涯，她开始并持续指导本科女性和少数民族获得博士学位超过15年。或者医学博士的职业 这位最具竞争力的总统导师奖提名人成功地平衡了“尖端”研究项目和两个年幼孩子的积极家庭生活，此外还取得了以下成就： 俄勒冈州大学化学物理系主任 院 1996年美国化学奖Garvan奖章获得者 社会 夏季研究项目的开发者和主任， 非研究机构的学生。 因教学优秀而获奖无数。 作为一个榜样的高度知名度。 没有一个研究生离开她的实验室时没有获得硕士或博士学位。 令人印象深刻的信，从学生谁已经成为同龄人， “高功率”实验室或全国各地的行业。

Dr. Richmond received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California-Berkeley in 1980. Beginning her career as the only female tenure track chemist in the physical sciences, Dr. Richmond began and has sustained over 15 years of mentoring undergraduate women and minorities into Ph.D. or MD careers. This most competitive nominee for the presidential mentoring award has managed to balance a "cutting edge" research program and an active family life with two young children, in addition to the following achievements: Director of the University of Oregon's Chemical Physics Institute. Recipient of the 1996 Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society. Developer and director of summer research programs for students from non-research institutions. Numerous awards for teaching excellence. High visibility as a role model. No graduate student has left her lab without an MS or Ph.D. Impressive letters from students who have become peers in "high power" laboratories or industries across the country.