Quoting from WIA Report:“I would like to thank the mentors who have influenced my career path and the hundreds of students and mentees that I have had over the years who have allowed me to be part of their journey,” Professor Camacho said. “It has been a true pleasure to get to know my mentees, affect their lives and see them rise to become great scientists. In the process of mentoring, I have transformed the lives of many of them, but they all have also greatly transformed my life as I have learned so much from them.”
Professor Camacho went on to explain the importance of her work by saying that “mentoring is invisible work that often goes unnoticed. Building the scientific capacity to advance science requires developing the human capital and workforce to carry the scientific enterprise as much as the intellectual aspect. Many times, we forget the need to develop scientists to move forward theories, and instead we focus only on the science innovation part. We need a substantial number of scientists ready to undertake complex problems. Most importantly, we need to have all the different perspectives and experiences at the table to be able to tackle complex problems from every angle and arrive at optimal solutions.”
Honorary Dean of the 2018 Youth Development Master's Institute, Kids at Hope
Selected Fellow in Professional Societies
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).
The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. https://www.ams.org/fellows_by_year.cgi?year=2024
Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
"For her leadership in the advancement, mentoring, and support of women and underrepresented groups at all levels through the creation of opportunities, collaborative research, and impactful service. Her work brings sustained systemic change, diversity, equity, and inclusion in mathematics, and more broadly in STEM."
https://www.ams.org/fellows_by_year.cgi?year=2024
Selected National & Regional Awards
2019 AAAS Mentor Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education: Research/Teaching in Higher Education (Research Institutions), American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), 2018.
2017 HENAAC Education Award, HENAAC/Great Minds in STEM, 2017.
This award was created to honor individuals involved in higher education across the United States. Awarded for involvement in outreach to the Hispanic community and other underserved communities and effectiveness in recruitment of Hispanic students in STEM fields. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Tx3aOWXSw&feature=youtu.be
SACNAS Presidential Award, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), 2020.
SACNAS Distinguished Undergraduate Institution Mentor Award, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), 2012.
One recipient is selected every year from a national pool of quality nominations. Recipient excels in mentoring at all levels, focusing on undergraduate training and enabling students to advance into the sciences while actively participates in minority education activities at the local and national level. https://www.public.asu.edu/~etcamach/AwardPages/SACNASMentoringAward.htm
Founders' Day Faculty Service Award, Arizona State University, 2019.
The Faculty Service Award is presented to an ASU faculty member whose service to the university and/or the community has made a significant impact and contributed to the evolution of ASU as a New American University.
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Honorary Dean of the 2018 Youth Development Master's Institute, Kids at Hope, 2018. (See video on the left.)