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Awards Program
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Best of Regions
Each spring, a "Best of Region" presentation is selected for each Region Conference. Those chosen receive financial assistance to attend and present their session at the Annual Conference in the fall. Past winners of this recognition and their session titles are listed below.
2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000
2009
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Patrick Cate |
Plymouth State University |
Addicted to Undeclared: A New Way of Approaching Undeclared Students |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Marcus Peanort and Tyra Goodgain |
Montgomery College |
Educational Planning and the First-Year Experience (FYE): Helping Students Navigate their Journey …EARLY! |
Mid-South 3 |
Ann McMurray, Judy Ayers, and Bryan McCullough. |
Davidson County Community College |
"Advisement and Transfer Center: Academic Climbing Gear for Students with Preparatory Needs"
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Southeast 4 |
Angela McKoy |
St. Leo University |
New to Online Learning: Think about Career Services as Well |
Great Lakes 5 |
Kyle McCool &
James Ekerty
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
Activities to Encourage Learning |
North Central 6 |
Lisa Kittelson
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University of Minnesota-Duluth |
Stressing your Noodle? Try Moodle! |
South Central 7 |
Alexis Hurdle &
Amy Koster |
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville |
WIKI, WIKI: How to Present the Same OL' Information in a Quick and Student Friendly Format |
Northwest 8 |
Sally Garner and Terrie Minner
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University of Oregon. |
Absorbing Transfer Shock: Utilizing Specialized Support to Counter Transfer Student Challenges |
Pacific 9 |
Sue Saunders
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California State University, Channel Islands |
The Student Advising Guide from Orientation and Beyond |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Tami Breske,
Tonya Gerharter, Kristen Rigoni, and Sande Yentes
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University of Wyoming |
Energizing At-Risk Students: Integrating Career and Self Exploration with Academic Advising
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2008
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
James Peacock &
Kristina Lerardi |
Kennebec Valley Community College
Cape Cod Community College |
Online Career Resources for Advisors |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Carol Moore,
Barbara Lopez |
Temple University |
Teaching Students How to Fish: Infusing Critical Thinking Strategies to Help Students Advise Themselves
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Mid-South 3 |
Reed Curtis |
University of South Carolina |
Economic Recession & Student Financial Instability: How Academic Advisors Can Help |
Southeast 4 |
Kathleen Smith &
Brad Popiolek |
Florida State University |
Why Am I Here? Real Strategies for Helping Undecided Students |
Great Lakes 5 |
Karen Reynolds |
Michigan State University |
Students At Risk or On Probation: Success/Retention Initiatives with Impact |
North Central 6 |
Danielle Tisinger
Jennifer Endres |
Univ of Minnesota – Twin Cities |
What Should Harry Do? Student Development Theory in the World of Hogwatrs |
South Central 7 |
Brian Nossaman |
University of Oklahoma |
Success in Parent Education: Dialoguing at the Collegiate Level |
Northwest 8 |
Nicole Kent |
Oregon State University |
Reality Check: Advising Students OUT of a Major |
Pacific 9 |
Niki Libarios
Ernie Libarios |
Univ of Hawaii – Manoa
Leeward Community College |
Building Bridges with Underrepresented Students: Connecting with Filipino Ammerican Students in Academic Advising |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Jennifer Edwards
Carrie Graham |
Arizona State University
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Helping Your High School Pupa Transform into a College Butterfly: Former High School Teachers Offer Tactics for Assisting First-Year Students |
2007
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Brian Hurwitz |
New Jersey City University |
Success Strengthening Strategies for Students: Spotlight on Persistence, Determination and Focus |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Jason Gasper-Hulvat and Shannon O'Brien |
Temple University |
"Know Your Audience: Using Technology to Help Students on Probation." |
Mid-South 3 |
Mary Brignole, Patsy Krech, Stephanie Johnson, Courtney Fitzgerald, Tracy Robinson |
The University of Memphis |
Helping Students Reach the Summit: Hosting a Discover Your Major Day |
Southeast 4 |
Iceney Ceasar, Meena Datta, Rex Roberts |
University of Central Florida |
Engaging Undeclared Students at Orientation: Using Dating Techniques to Find Your Perfect Major |
Great Lakes 5 |
Bruce Bukowski, Matt Jurvelin |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Innovations in Technology that Enhance Academic Advising |
North Central 6 |
Danielle Tisinger, Jennifer Endres, John Mabey |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Student Expectation: Matching the Dream with Reality |
South Central 7 |
Theresa Michelle Phillips, J. Shayne Washington |
Southern Univ at New Orleans, Univ of Houston-Clear Lake |
Advising Students Who Have Experienced An Ecological Crisis |
Northwest 8 |
Kurt Xyst, Clay Schwenn |
University of Washington |
iHelp: The University of Washington’s Advising Podcast |
Pacific 9 |
Kim West |
Univ of Southern California |
Student Retention: The Advisors’ Role in Preventing “Wipe Outs” |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Aaron Garriss & Andrea O’Neil |
Arizona State University |
Every Village Needs a Blacksmith: Forging Foundations of Career Exploration |
2006
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Susan Kolls, Terri Downing |
Northeastern Univ, Franklin Pierce College |
It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Trained |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Rebecca Sterley |
Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania |
Academic Advising via Online Communication: Bearing the Facts While Avoiding Cyber & Legal Bear Traps |
Mid-South 3 |
Carla Hatfield, Barbara Hensley, Mark Templeton |
Middle Tennessee State Univ |
Drawing Conclusions Through the Use of an Online Faculty Advising Manual |
Southeast 4 |
Jose Rodriguez |
Florida International University |
Breaking Bad News to Students: Delivery is the Key |
Great Lakes 5 |
Julian Parrott |
University of Illinois |
Grounding the Helicopters: Rolling with the Challenges Presented by Today’s Parents. |
North Central 6 |
Danielle Tisinger, Jennifer Rude |
University of Minnesota |
Digital Distractions: College Students in the 21st Century |
South Central 7 |
Julie Hunt |
Kansas State University |
All Minds Do Not Think Alike: Concrete Strategies for Advising Students w/ Learning Difficulties |
Northwest 8 |
Brett McFarlane |
Portland State University |
Advising & Retention: Unveiling the Mysterious Link |
Pacific 9 |
Sue Saunders |
Cal State Univ-Channel Islands |
Light the Way: Engage Students in the Advising Process as Soon as They Are Admitted! |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Anne Suzuki, Elaine Rostad, Michael Allen |
Arizona State University |
The Total Package: Freshman Advising & Retention for a New Generation |
2005
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Susan Kolls, Terri Downing |
Northeastern Univ, Franklin Pierce College |
The Undergraduate Affair – Finding the Passion! |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Gail Good, Joy Sottile, Jennifer Slusser |
Penn State-Altoona |
Advising Hat-titude |
Mid-South 3 |
Melissa Stordeur, James Porter, Jackie Sidney |
Univ of Louisville |
So YOU’RE my advisor? Sure Bets for Novice & Seasoned Advisors to Relate Effectively With Today’s Students |
Southeast 4 |
Glenn Kepic, Brian Cullaty |
Univ of Florida |
Parents – Friend or Foe? |
Great Lakes 5 |
Susan Aufderheide |
Purdue |
Helping Students Find and Reach their “Major/Career” Stars |
North Central 6 |
Les Opatz, Natalie Prestwich |
Univ of Minnesota-TC |
STAMPED: Adapting Advising to the Needs of Today’s Millenial Students |
South Central 7 |
Laura Cullen |
Univ of Oklahoma |
STEP UP TO THE PODIUM: Presenting at a Professional Conference |
Northwest 8 |
Peg Cheng |
Univ of Washington |
Using Coaching for More Effective Advising |
Pacific 9 |
Tiffany Comtois, Kenny Eng |
Univ of Southern California |
Total Recall: Mapping the Mind for Maintaining Memory |
Rocky Mountains 10 |
Blane Harding |
Colorado State |
The Changing Face of America |
2004
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Gail Gauthier, Connolly Patricia, Judi Smith |
MassBay Community College |
Not So “Trivial Pursuit”: A Fun Method of Training Faculty Advisors |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Ira Mayo, Christine Carter |
Rider |
Help! I Think That My Professor Is An Alien! |
Mid-South 3 |
Il Young Barrow |
Louisville |
A Question Concerning Advising |
Southeast 4 |
Karyn Brown |
Mississippi State |
Communication that Works: Effective Ways to Build Stronger Relationship with Students |
Great Lakes 5 |
Tim Champarde |
Lansing Community College |
"OnStar” Advising: Employing GPS as a Metaphor for Student Guidance |
North Central 6 |
Taslima Khaled, Kathy Wellington |
Metropolitan State |
Effective Cross-Cultural Communication: Challenges for Today’s Advisors |
South Central 7 |
William Johnson
Naoma Clark, SusAnn Key |
College of New Jersey
Midwestern State |
A Road Less Traveled: Following Your Student’s Success
Blueprint For Change: A Structure For Struggling Students |
Northwest 8 |
Lewis Watkins, Judi Beckendorf, Holly Edwards |
North Idaho College |
Are You “B.R.E.A.T.H.E.”ing? Stress Management for the Advisor |
Pacific 9 |
Rick Hogrefe |
Crafton Hills College |
Extraordinary Transformations: Using Strengths-Based Strategies to Retrofit the Advising Experience |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Jeffrey McClellan |
Utah Valley State |
Conflict Management and Academic Advising |
2003
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Susan Kolls |
Northeastern |
They Don’t Have to Eat Bugs! So What’s so Hard about Surviving the First Year? |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Jeff Gardner |
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Humor in Advising |
Mid-South 3 |
Pamela Cash, Lucy Robbins, Jeffrey Walters |
North Carolina-Greensboro |
Advising Assessment Made Easy |
Southeast 4 |
Annie Turman, Beatrice Logan |
Georgia State |
What’s an Advisor to Do? Coping with Job Stressors |
Great Lakes 5 |
Jo Meier |
Wisconsin-Madison |
Strategic Planning in Academic Advising Services |
North Central 6 |
Jon Devries Jr., Danielle Tisinger |
Minnesota |
Supporting the Challenges: Advising Strategies and Student Development Theory |
South Central 7 |
Michelle Bates |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Advising College Students about Health Issues in a Classroom Setting |
Northwest 8 |
Karen Sullivan-Vance, Sarah Hones |
Oregon State |
Partners in Crime |
Pacific 9 |
Kazi Mamun, Monique Sosa |
Southern California |
Transition Advising: Advising Students into a Second or Third Choice Major |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Leslie Park |
Utah |
Outcomes Assessment: A Process You and Your Staff Will Enjoy |
2002
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Karen Lederer |
Massachusetts-Amherst |
Advising, Informality, and Boundaries |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Heather Whitfield, Kathy Aberman |
Shippensburg |
AIM High! |
Mid-South 3 |
Robert Ross, Cindra Kamphoff, Scott Amundsen |
North Carolina-Greensboro |
Aggressive Intervention: Developing an Academic Success Program for Students in their First Semester of Probation |
Southeast 4 |
Megan Silbert, Joe Rojo, Christine Richmond |
Florida |
Demographic Defenses: The Need for Quantitative Data Collection and Evaluation in an Economy of Limited Resources |
Great Lakes 5 |
Alan Welch |
Purdue |
Coaching Students Toward Success |
North Central 6 |
Rebecca Rehfeld |
Capella |
Emotional Intelligence: Six Seconds to Enhanced Student Successes |
South Central 7 |
Linda Garlinger |
Missouri Western State College |
Proven Strategies for Advising the Undecided Student |
Northwest 8 |
Karen Sullivan-Vance, Sarah Ann Hones |
Oregon State |
Liberal Arts in the Time of Budget Cuts |
Pacific 9 |
Anne Hein, Adam Sikula |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
The Benefits and Challenges of Web Advising |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Paula Fuhst, Liz Winney |
Yavapai College |
The Academic Advising Journey: Providing “Good Company” |
2001
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Anne Sullivan, Cynthia Seltzer |
Northeastern |
The Intersection of Technology and Advising |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Robert Fedorchak |
Penn State |
A Model for Academic Success |
Mid-South 3 |
Nora Allen, Janet Spence, Melissa Stordeur, Julie Taylor |
Louisville |
A Career Ladder for Acad Adv: Discovering the voice of Professnl Adv |
Southeast 4 |
Kathryn Jarvis |
Auburn |
Academic Persistence for AT-Risk Students |
Great Lakes 5 |
Antoinette Morales, Karen Wittkopp |
Michigan |
Email and Academic Advising: Power, Problems, and Policies |
North Central 6 |
Elmer Smith |
Nebraska-Lincoln |
The Transfer Student: A Frequently Underserved Population |
South Central 7 |
Weldon Elbert, Richard Rosing |
Houston Community College System |
Culture Walk: Cultural Sensitivity for Effective Advising |
Northwest 8 |
JoAnn Hertz, Michelle Klar, Susan Morris |
Idaho State |
Students Taking Acad Responsibility-Updates & New Directions |
Pacific 9 |
Steven Brown |
California State—Monterey Bay |
Electronic Advising: Web Based Course/Video Advising has arrived |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski |
Weber State |
Would Albert Einstein Remember the Last Day to Withdraw?-Unconventional Strategies for Academic Advising |
2000
| Region |
Award Recipient |
Institution |
Award Category |
Northeast 1 |
Dionna Doss |
Springfield Technical Community College |
Advisor Training: Recipe for Success…The Second Course |
Mid-Atlantic 2 |
Peter Hagen, Laurie Baker, Paula Dollarhide |
Richard Stockton college of New Jersey |
The Art(s and Humanities) of Academically Centered Advising |
Mid-South 3 |
Susan Lamb, Mary Tetro |
North Carolina State |
Academic Advising and The Well-Rounded College Student: The Ultimate Partnership |
Southeast 4 |
Brian Glankler, Donna Freeman |
Kennesaw State |
The KSU Wise Own: An Advising Information Certificate Program |
Great Lakes 5 |
Brian Seeger, Jim Hamberg, Ed Busher |
Columbus State Community College |
Turning Data into Strategic Information |
North Central 6 |
Megumi Yamasaki, Robin Murie, Susan Goette |
Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Potential, Not Deficit: Supportive Advising for Second-Language Students |
South Central 7 |
Dan Dao |
Richland College |
CARLOS: Improving Advising Connections Through Technology |
Northwest 8 |
Michelle Klar, Shawn Forney, JoAnn Hertz |
Idaho State |
Probation Students Becoming STARS |
Pacific 9 |
Denise Nakaoka, Melvin Spencer III, Niki Libarios, Helen Hasegawa |
Hawaii-Manoa |
Developmental advising Through Self-Discovery |
Rocky Mountain 10 |
Casey Self |
Arizona State |
Getting Up to PAR: Numbers Speak Louder than Words |
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