A professor in IUP’s Department of Criminology and Criminal justice has been selected for the 2026 Outstanding Mentors Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Dr. Daniel Lee will receive the honor during the organization’s annual conference in Philadelphia next month. The Academy is an international association with the goal of promoting criminal justice education, research, and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice for scholars along with fostering professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.
Lee joins three other professors along with professor emerita Dr. Rosemary Gido and criminology doctoral graduate and IUP distinguished alumni recipient Dr. Shaun Grabiddon in receiving the honor. In a statement, Lee said he was honored to receive the award, but said it “reflects a university-wide commitment to engaging students and providing them with the opportunities to grow.” Dr. Lee joined the IUP faculty in 2001 and was a former chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and coordinator of the Master of Arts program.
