History of NACADA:

• New Horizons: Learning From The Past and Preparing For The Future by Virginia Gordon, NACADA Journal, 1998 
• History of academic advising by Brian Gillispie, 2003
• NACADA: Lighting Student Pathways for 25 Years. Power Point presentation utilized at the 2004 national conference.
• The History of National Academic Advising Association: A 2006 Update by Karen C. Thurmond and Marsha A. Miller
• History & Timeline of the Research Center
• History of the Emerging Leaders Program by Skip Crownhart, Jane Jacobson and Terry Musser, Academic Advising Today, 2009
• The History of NACADA: An Amazing Journey by Tom Grites, NACADA Journal, 2009
• The National Academic Advising Association: A Brief Narrative History by J. D. Beatty, NACADA Journal, 2009
• Advising is Advising: Toward Defining the Practice and Scholarship of Academic Advising, by Janet Schulenberg and Marie Lindhorst, via NACADA Journal, 2008
• The Professionalization of Academic Advising: Where Are We In 2010?, by Leigh Shaffer, Jacqueline Zalewski and John Leveille, via NACADA Journal, 2010
• Training Future Academic Advisors: One Model of a Pre-Service Approach, via Virginia Gordon, NACADA Journal, 1982

History of Programs/Resources Within NACADA:

• Editor Observations about the NACADA Journal’s First 25 Years by Terry Kuhn, NACADA Journal Volume 27 (1) Spring 2007
• Past NACADA Annual Conferences

Key Figures in NACADA's Development:

• Virginia N. Gordon