Awards & Recognition
In 1989, Regent Royce Wisenbaker was instrumental in
establishing the Ed Guthrie Advisor Award. This award
recognizes the efforts of faculty and staff members who exemplify
former advisor Dr. Ed Guthrie's spirit and concern for students'
welfare combined with skillful and insightful advisement. Each spring,
the University Advisors and Counselors honor one or more individuals as
the recipient(s) of the distinguished award. Recipients are publicly
honored and receive both a monetary award and plaque at an awards
ceremony. In addition, Texas A&M has determined that a need exists
to recognize and give merit and incentives to faculty and staff for
their roles as advisors and counselors.
The purpose of the Mervin and
Annette Peters Advising Award, established in 2000, is to
recognize and reward those faculty / administrators who embody the
spirit of caring, compassionate, and genuine concern for the welfare of
individual students.
On the national level, the National
Academic Advising Association (NACADA) also recognizes outstanding
advising programs and personnel. This organization annually identifies
individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with superior
academic advising of students or outstanding academic advising
administration.