• Strong interpersonal skills
• Availability to advisees, faculty, or staff
• Frequency of contact with advisees
• Appropriate referral activity
• Use and dissemination of appropriate information sources
• Evidence of student success rate, by advisor or department
• Advisee or unit evaluations (summary data)
• Caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty, and staff
• Meeting advisees in informal settings
• Participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with adivsees
• Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
• Mastery of institutional regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to engage in, promote, and support developmental advising
• Participation in and support of advisor developmental programs
• Perception by colleagues of nominee's advising or advising administration skills

Submission Procedures:

Nominations must contain adequate factual or narrative material that describes the extent to which an individual meets the awards criteria. Include the following items in the order listed below and use objective data to support the nomination.

1. A completed Nomination Form signed by the nominee and the chief administrative officer responsible for the nominee's academic advising position.  Outstanding Advising Award Nomination form (Primary Role/Faculty)
2. A summary of the nominee's qualifications. In this key piece, the nominator should summarize the extent to which the nominee meets the award criteria, citing letters of support, data, or other materials illustrative of exemplary performance as an academic advisor.
3. Nominee resume or vita
4. A personal statement on advising by the nominee
5. Appendices* that support the summary (item 2), such as:
   • copies of nominee's evaluations
   • representative materials developed by the nominee
   • letters of support from advisees, colleagues, and administrators
   • other pertinent information from nominator

*Appendices should be limited to NOT MORE than 10 pages (10 sheets of paper printed front and back). No three-ring binders. Only materials sent with the original application packet will be considered. Letters of support or additional materials sent separately from the nomination packet will not be considered.

Four (4) complete sets of the Nomination Form and supporting materials (cannot be returned) must be submitted to arrive no later than Friday, January 25, 2008, to:

NACADA Region 4 Awards Program

Douglas K. Waddell, Sr. , Region 4 Chair

Director of Advising First
The Florida State University
University Center (Building A) Suite 3200
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2450
(850) 644-2838 Office
(850) 644-2696 Fax
dwaddell@admin.fsu.edu

NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Award (Primary Role/Faculty)

Presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students and who have served as an advisor for a period of two (2) or fewer years.

Award:

Winners will be honored at the 2008 Regional Conference, and receive a complimentary basic registration for the 2008 Regional and National Conferences, and a recognition plaque.

Eligibility:

Any individual serving as an academic advisor or faculty academic advisor for two (2) or fewer years, and is employed by a regionally accredited post-secondary institution may be nominated. NACADA membership is not required.

Criteria:

The Selection Committee will evaluate nominations on the evidence of qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding academic advisor or faculty advisor. Such evidence may include:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Availability to advisees, faculty, or staff
• Frequency of contact with advisees
• Appropriate referral activity
• Use and dissemination of appropriate information sources
• Evidence of student success rate, by advisor or department
• Advisee or unit evaluations (summary data)
• Caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty, and staff
• Meeting advisees in informal settings
• Participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with adivsees
• Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
• Mastery of institutional regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to engage in, promote, and support developmental advising
• Participation in and support of advisor developmental programs
• Perception by colleagues of nominee's advising or advising administration skills

Submission Procedures:

Nominations must contain adequate factual or narrative material that describes the extent to which an individual meets the awards criteria. Include the following items in order listed below and use objective data to support the nomination.

1. A completed Nomination Form signed by the nominee and the chief administrative officer responsible for the nominee's academic advising position.  New Advisor Award Nomination form (2 years or less)
2. A summary of the nominee's qualifications. In this key piece, the nominator should summarize the extent to which the nominee meets the award criteria, citing letters of support, data, or other materials illustrative of exemplary performance as an academic advisor.
3. Nominee resume or vita
4. A personal statement on advising by the nominee
5. Appendices* that support the summary (item 2), such as:
   • copies of nominee's evaluations
   • representative materials developed by the nominee
   • letters of support from advisees, colleagues, and administrators
   • other pertinent information from nominator

*Appendices should be limited to NOT MORE than 10 pages (10 sheets of paper printed front and back). No three-ring binders. Only materials sent with the original application packet will be considered. Letters of support or additional materials sent separately from the nomination packet will not be considered.

Four (4) complete sets of the Nomination Form and supporting materials (cannot be returned) must be submitted to arrive no later than Friday, January 25, 2008, to:

NACADA Region 4 Awards Program

Douglas K. Waddell, Sr. , Region 4 Chair

Director of Advising First
The Florida State University
University Center (Building A) Suite 3200
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2450
(850) 644-2838 Office
(850) 644-2696 Fax
dwaddell@admin.fsu.edu

 

NACADA Joyce C Jackson Volunteer Award

Presented to a Region IV NACADA member for volunteer service to the Association.

Joyce C. Jackson was a life long educator. For over 30 years, she taught all ages and levels of school; she taught Mathematics and Physical
Education in grades 8-12 and for the last 10 years of her life she taught Mathematics at Coastal Georgia Community College (formerly
Brunswick College) and was actively involved in the academic advising and new student orientation program.

Joyce was not only loved, honored, and respected for her outstanding teaching and academic advising; she was most highly respected for her
volunteerism; NACADA and Region IV were a love of her life; she clearly defined volunteerism through her work on over 10 region conferences and 5 annual conferences. Joyce did not mind being a behind the scenes volunteer; she thrived on helping in every way she could.

The Volunteer Award in Region IV is dedicated to Joyce in memorial of her love of NACADA, education, and her legacy of volunteerism in Region IV.

Award:

Winner will be honored at the 2008 regional conference, and receive a complimentary basic registration for the 2008 National and Regional Conferences, and a recognition plaque.

Eligibility:

A nomiee must be a current member of NACADA and must also have a history of involvement and membership in the organization.

Submission Procedures:

Nominations must contain adequate factual or descriptive material for the Selection Committee to evaluate the nomination, including:

1. A completed Nomination Form  Joyce C Jackson Volunteer Award Nomination form (In Memory of Joyce Jackson, Georgia Coastal Community College)
2. A supporting letter from the nominator, providing evidence that the candidate has made significant contributions to the National Academic Advising Association, the profession of academic advising, leadership in the field of advising, as well as related professional areas, and a commitment to the importance of academic advising at a regional level.
3. Letters of support from the following categories, colleagues, staff and students with a minimum of one letter from each category and a maximum of two, (a maximum of 6 letters total).
4. Additional materials that support candidate's nomination.

Four (4) complete sets of the Nomination Form and supporting materials (cannot be returned) must be submitted to arrive no later than Friday, January 25, 2008 to:

NACADA Region 4 Awards Program

Douglas K. Waddell, Sr. , Region 4 Chair

Director of Advising First
The Florida State University
University Center (Building A) Suite 3200
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2450
(850) 644-2838 Office
(850) 644-2696 Fax
dwaddell@admin.fsu.edu