Congratulations to Associate Professor Shane Byrne, who won second place for the 2017 Outstanding Faculty for Graduate and Professional Student Achievement Award, sponsored by the University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council. The award is presented to faculty who have made outstanding efforts to mentor and advise graduate or professional students in their college or department; criteria include: creating opportunities for the graduate/professional students, faculty, and staff with whom they work to achieve excellence; demonstrating outstanding efforts of mentorship and develop mentees’ research and professional skills; mentoring a wide persity of students; assisting students to present and publish their work, to find financial aid, and to provide career guidance; offering psychological support, encouragement, and essential strategies for life in the scholarly community; demonstrating continued interest in the student's professional advancement.