Dr. Paul Bernard Tchounwou has made a significant contribution to the development of the STEM pipeline, providing the leadership for development of a highly successful Ph.D. Program in Environmental Science at Jackson State. Seventy-three Ph.D. scholars have been mentored or co-mentored by Dr. Tcbounwou. In 2003, he received the Millennium Award for Excellence in Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and he was selected as the 2013 Mentor Award recipient by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Tchounwou is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.