Athens, Ga. – Two academic advisors at the University of Georgia have earned national recognition for outstanding performance.
Robert Shewfelt, a faculty member in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), and Kathy Wilson, an advisor in the insurance, legal studies and real estate department in the Terry College of Business, will receive the Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit from the National Academic Advising Association.
Shewfelt, professor and undergraduate coordinator of the food sciences and technology department in the CAES, is one of 12 people in the nation honored in the Faculty Academic Advising category of the association’s national awards program. The category recognizes faculty members whose primary job is teaching but who spend part of their time providing academic assistance to students.
Wilson is one of 15 people recognized in the category of academic advising – primary role. This category recognizes people whose primary role is advising students.
Shewfelt and Wilson were entered in the national competition after receiving the Outstanding Advisor/Mentor Award at UGA earlier this year. The award recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in advising undergraduate students on selection of classes and course of study, assisting them with academic problems, and providing guidance on related matters such as decisions about graduate school and careers.
The National Academic Advising Association has presented awards since 1983 to people and institutions for significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. The awards will be presented to Shewfelt and Wilson at the association’s annual conference in October in Cincinnati, Ohio.
