Contact: John Mortensen, 435-797-9303, john.mortensen@usu.edu
Writer: Jacob Roskelley, 435-797-1350, jacobr@cc.usu.edu
LOGAN – The National Academic Advising Association will honor three
Utah State University advisers for their achievements. Doran Baker,
Sally Peterson and Dawn Black will each receive a Certificate of Merit
for Outstanding Advising in their various categories.
“The impact advisers have on our students is astounding,” said John
Mortensen, director of university advising and transfer services.
“There is a direct correlation between good advising and a student’s
academic success. I commend these advisers for their hard work and
congratulate them on receiving such prestigious awards.”
Baker, a professor and faculty adviser in the department of electrical
and computer engineering, is one of 17 faculty advisers in the nation
receiving an award in the faculty academic advising category.
Peterson, an adviser in the College of Humanities Arts and Social
Sciences, is one of seven academic advisers in the nation receiving
an award in the academic advising–primary role category. Black,
an academic adviser in the department of elementary education,
is one of six academic advisers in the nation receiving an award in
the new academic adviser–primary role category.
All three recipients will be honored and presented with their awards
at a reception Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Indianapolis, Ind., during the
annual NACADA conference. NACADA is the largest association for
higher education advisers in the nation.
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