The AAG Susan Hardwick Excellence in Mentoring award is given annually to an individual geographer, group, or department who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in building supportive academic and professional environments in their departments, associations, and institutions and guiding the academic and or professional growth of their students and junior colleagues. It is named in honor and memory of the late Susan Hardwick, the inaugural recipient of this award and a beloved mentor, scholar and colleague. Nominations are sought to recognize individuals, groups, or departments who have increased the number of students and faculty from underrepresented groups, improved the quality of their participation in geography or who have impacted the climate of a department, college, or institution toward greater inclusion. Self nominations are also welcomed. Individual geographers, groups, or departments are eligible for nomination. Nominations from a wide spectrum of mentors in the geography community are encouraged, including from academic, public, private, and non-profit sectors. The relationship may be between mentor and students or mentor and junior faculty or employees. Posthumous nominations are generally not accepted. Complete nominations will include the nominee's curriculum vitae, only if the nominee is an individual geographer; a concise yet specific description of the accomplishments that warrant selection according to the criteria; and no more than three letters of recommendation from other individuals (including mentees). The strongest applications will feature at least one supporting letter from a senior colleague. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Association of Geographers for more information.