By Lee Xin En

EVEN when she was on her deathbed, Dr Jennifer Mao's mind was on her colleagues and students.

Associate Professor Lan Luh Luh said the late National University of Singapore (NUS) finance and economics professor had asked colleagues who were by her bedside: 'Is there anything else I can do for you, or the students?'

The professor, who died in 2004 of breast cancer at the age of 51, was one of 16 academics and administrators honoured on Saturday - and the only posthumous award winner - at the inaugural NUS Inspiring Mentor Awards.

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