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Being a member of WACADA means you’ll have access to several professional development opportunities.
Being a member of WACADA means you’ll have access to several professional development opportunities.
The WACADA Awards are intended to recognize individuals who work with, for, and in support of students in an academic advising capacity, and those who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the profession of academic advising. These awards are available to all individuals in any institution of higher education in the State of Wisconsin.
For all awards, except the Graduate Student Scholarship, the nominator needs only to complete the Nomination Form. For more details, see corresponding section for each award category.
The Awards Committee, comprised of the WACADA Past President the previous year’s award winners, will review all nominations and make selections prior to the Annual WACADA Conference. Awards are given annually and presented at the WACADA Fall Annual Conference.
Nomination Timeline: Begins in late spring/early summer through early August (members will receive an email when Awards nominations are open)
Award Categories: (see descriptions below)
Questions? Email wacada@wacada.org.
Nominees for this award will be evaluated on effective advising qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding academic advisor. The criteria for this award are consistent with the criteria for the NACADA national awards guidelines. Evidence may include, but is not limited to:
Designed to recognize faculty or full-time advisors who have five or fewer years of experience in advising (at any institution) and have made significant impact in their unit, on campus, or in the field of advising.
Nominees for this award will be evaluated on effective advising qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding faculty advisor. The criteria for this award are consistent with the criteria for the NACADA national awards guidelines. Evidence may include, but is not limited to:
This award recognizes an advising office staff member whose hard work and dedication positively influences the students’ perceptions of the unit and/or the overall functioning of the unit. Nominees should have demonstrated commitment to overall office operations. Offices that serve students day-in and day-out depend on competent, professional and committed individuals that make it possible for advisors to do their work. Nominee’s may either be the first person a student meets in offices, or the person who works “behind the scenes” in the successful administration of an advising program or unit.
In the spirit of WACADA’s founding members, the Leadership Award intends to recognize individuals strong in leadership skills. Nominees must be a member and demonstrated leader of the WACADA organization as well as in the field of academic advising.
To recognize outstanding achievement and longevity in advising. Nominees must have a minimum of 10 years in the advising profession (at any institution). They should show a record of excellence in their own areas, as well as distinctive contributions to the university or college as a whole (for example, committee work or volunteer work beyond the scope of their offices) and/or distinguished achievement in developing new, creative and effective programs for meeting student needs.
This award intends to recognize Grad students who:
This award recognizes student peers who contribute in instrumental ways to many advising offices. Selection is based on a variety of criteria to include evidence of effective qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding peer advisor. In the nomination form, nominators should confirm their nominee’s current year in college as well as evidence of the nominee’s:
This award will allow current students in advising or related fields to join WACADA. We’ll provide a one year membership and pay registration for the recipient(s) to attend the WACADA annual conference. Award winners will be announced and funds disbursed at the WACADA fall conference.
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate school program focusing on academic advising or related field; must be a full or part time graduate student who is not working full time; must use Professional Development Grant for WACADA membership and conference.
Process: Applicants must submit a brief statement regarding your current field of study and why you feel you should receive a professional development grant and a letter of recommendation from current advisor or faculty.
Advising Excellence: Lazaro Enriquez, Madison College; Meredith Resop, UW-Oshkosh
Faculty Advisor Excellence: Amy Vandenberg, St. Norbert College
Outstanding Achievement in Advising: Kerry Froehlich-Mueller, Madison College; Ann Kunkle-Jones, UW-Oshkosh
Advising Profession Impact: Erik Heller, UW-Oshkosh
Student Award: Caroline Hensley, UW-Madison