Postdoctoral Scholar meeting with Beronda Montgomery
Dr. Beronda Montgomery an esteemed and award winning scholar in the area of mentorship, DEI activities and biochemistry. A brief description of her achievements and prestigious awards are below.  This is a link to a folder with an more detailed description of Dr. Montgomery's achievements, awards and some selected publications:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15xtNwpPWRpqufxoYLXXTD0wkjANOKxUm?usp=sharing.

The ARA faculty Mentoring program invites postdoctoral scholars to attend. (Capacity 10-12 postdocs):

A Postdoctoral Scholars Coffee, cake and cookies meeting with Dr. Montgomery.
Thursday May 22nd.  
9:40-10:20 AM (location to be determined).

We also hope that you will be able to attend  Dr. Montgomery's seminar on May 21. 

Dr. Beronda Montgomery
Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Dean of Grinnell College

“Pivoting from Gatekeeping to Groundskeeping: Navigating Power and Privilege in Cultivating Community”.
School of Medicine (SOM) 104
3:30-4:30 PM  
May 21, 2025

Light reception to follow in the SOM lobby and courtyard.

Information about Dr. Montgomery

Dr. Beronda Montgomery is a leader in mentoring, diversity and inclusion of faculty and students, and academic leadership. She is a plant biochemist and formerly a professor at Michigan State University. She is currently the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Dean of Grinnell College.

Dr. Montgomery sports a wide variety of awards. Three of her most recent awards are:

(1)  2025 recipient of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) (Jan 13, 2025, conferred by President Joe Biden).

(2) 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists.

(3)  2022 recipient of the Adolph E. Gude Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists in recognition of outstanding service to the science of plant biology.

Dr. Montgomery is a plant biochemist, writer, and scholar who focuses on how individuals perceive, respond to, and are impacted by the environments in which they exist; this theme unites her research passions with her efforts for systemic change in mentoring and leadership.  Her research program focuses on how photosynthetic organisms (plants and cyanobacteria) respond and adapt to external light cues. She has translated the ‘individuals and environment’ theme to establishing best practices in mentoring of faculty and students and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success in academic environments.  

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The ARA program thanks you for your engagement and enthusiasm to meet with Dr. Montgomery.   Dr. Montgomery's visit is sponsored by the ARA Faculty Mentoring Program, CNAS Deans Office, Office of the Provost, and the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows (PPF)/Mellon Programs.

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