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苏泽特·F·肖邦，德克萨斯农工大学，科珀斯·克里斯蒂安博士。苏泽特·肖邦是生物医学教授、特别项目办公室和研究发展办公室主任，也是德克萨斯州农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校(TAMUCC)的德克萨斯农工系统董事教授。肖邦博士在TAMUCC从一所为期两年的机构转变为I级研究机构的过程中发挥了重要作用，并更加重视教师的研究。在西班牙裔服务机构TAMUCC，她表现出了对学生和教职员工的非凡指导。她的辅导活动影响了数百名学生和数十名教职员工。她的领导力一直是将TAMUCC文化转变为一种拥抱和促进本科生研究、指导和拓展的文化的主要推动力，以促进科学的多样性，并为学生提供机会，如果没有她的热情、精力和技能，这些机会就不会存在。肖邦博士因给学生提供建议和指导而获得了七个奖项。通过她的努力，TAMUCC获得了少数族裔访问公司颁发的2001年度榜样机构奖；得克萨斯州高等教育协调委员会颁发的2003年明星奖；以及Sigma Xi颁发的2004年多样性奖。这些奖项表彰了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，建立了一个本科生卓越与参与中心。肖邦博士曾亲自指导过45名研究型本科生(占69%)，其中89%已考入研究生院或专业学校，或目前从事科学工作。她的本科生曾多次在科学会议上发表论文，并获得了9个奖项。在七年的时间里，她担任了参与TAMUCC LSAMP项目的56名少数族裔学生的研究协调员；在50名已毕业的学生中。在过去的六年里，她的本科生研究体验项目有62名参与者(58%的少数人)。在已知身份的48名学生中，33名(69%)已毕业并完成研究生或专业学校学业，或仍在研究生或专业学校就读，或受雇于理工科。肖邦博士建立了更多的项目，重点是辅导代表不足和经济困难的学生。肖邦博士通过有关指导和本科生研究的出版物和演讲，与其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.