Outstanding Advisor Award
This award recognizes faculty and/or staff advisors who demonstrate exceptional advising skills and who serve as role models to other advisors. Recipients are selected based on the scores and comments received on class surveys and the nomination form. Awards are $1,000 and may or may not be made each year at the discretion of the selection committee.
Procedures
The nomination process will take place in March/April, and the winners will be selected by a college committee and notified over the summer. Advisors may not win the award two years in a row. Outstanding advisors will be honored in the fall.
Nominate a faculty member, undergraduate advisor, or staff graduate program advisor for the Outstanding Advisor Award using this form:
2024
Nicole Simmons, Graduate Staff Advisor
Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Haley Todacheene, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Department of Computer Science
Liz Bradley, Faculty Advisor
Department of Computer Science
2023
Lindsey Morford, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Department of Computer Science
Dan Schwartz, Faculty Advisor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Vera Sebulsky, Graduate Program Administrator
Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering
Previous Recipients
2022
Ellen Do, Faculty Advisor
ATLAS Institute & Computer Science
Lori Meehan, Graduate Staff Advisor
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Kate Seppala, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
2021
Jay McMahon, Faculty Advisor
Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Kelly Lewis, Graduate Staff Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Carrie Sadler, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Computer Science
2020
Keith Molenaar, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Dominique de Vangel, Graduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Debbie Yeh, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering
2019
Levi Perigo, Faculty Advisor
Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy
Kendra Thibeault, Graduate Staff Advisor
Engineering Management Program
Deb Renshaw, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2019
Levi Perigo, Faculty Advisor
Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy
Kendra Thibeault, Graduate Staff Advisor
Engineering Management Program
Deb Renshaw, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2018
Tom Yeh, Faculty Advisor
Computer Science
Rajshree Shrestha, Graduate Staff Advisor
Computer Science
Marisa Reynolds, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Technology, Arts & Media
2017
James Nabity, Faculty Advisor
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Erin Jerick, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Annie Brookover, Graduate Staff Advisor
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
2016
Chris Corwin, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Joanne Uleau, Staff Advisor
Environmental Engineering
2015
Abbie Liel, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Katherine McConnell, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering
2014
Amy Javernick-Will, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Sharon Anderson, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering
2013
Matthew Hallowell, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Lesley McDowell, Staff Advisor
Computer Science
2012
Ryan Starkey, Faculty Advisor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Dominique de Vangel, Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2011
Hanspeter Schaub & Sandra Vasconez, Faculty Advisors
Aerospace Engineering Sciences & Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Laurels Sessler, Staff Advisor
Environmental Engineering
2010
Joseph Ryan, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Christina Vallejos, Staff Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
2009
Donna Gerren, Faculty Advisor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Bonnee Basso, Staff Advisor
Engineering Management
2008
Janet deGrazia, Faculty Advisor
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Larry Monke, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering
2007
Anne Dougherty, Faculty Advisor
Applied Mathematics
Frannie Ray-Earle, Staff Advisor
Chemical & Biological Engineering
2006
Hyman Brown, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
James Sherman, Staff Advisor
Dean's Office
2005
David Clough, Faculty Advisor
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Larry Monke, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering