The UNM-IMSD Program

Letter of Recommendation Form

Instructions for the Applicant:

Please fill out your name below and give this form to your recommender. We encourage you to choose faculty members, teaching assistants and employers as your recommenders. Should your recommender choose to have you deliver this letter, he/she will return it to you in a sealed envelope with his/her signature over the flap. Please bring the sealed envelope to the IMSD office which is located in Castetter Hall, room 209. Please contact us should you have questions.

Student Name (Last, First MJ) _

Instructions for the Recommender (please read before completing):

The student named above is applying to the UNM Initiatives to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) Research Program. This NIH-funded program is designed to help outstanding minority students prepare for graduate school and careers in biomedical research. Please complete the table below and attach it as a cover page for the letter that you will write on this student's behalf. We appreciate candid recommendation letters that speak to the applicant's qualifications and potential to contribute to and benefit from an undergraduate research experience, as well as his/her intellect, maturity,

and motivation for graduate study. You may submit this form to the student in a sealed envelope with your signature over the flap, or mail it to:

Lupe Atencio, Program Manager Department of Biology UNM-IMSO MSC03 2020

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Inadequate
Characteristic / Superior / Above Average / Average / Below Average / Knowledge
I Intellectual Capacity
Leadership
Sense of Responsibility
Ability to work with people
Ability to Organize
Ability to Work Independently
Maturity
Ability in Written Communication
Ability to Analyze Problems and solve
The m effectively

Overall Recommendation (please circle one):

Strongly Recommended Recommended Recommended with Reservations Not Recommended

How long have you known the applicant? In what capacity? _ Recommender's Name: (please print): _

Signature: _ Date: _

Email: _ Phone: _