Distinguished Advising Award
The College of Charleston Distinguished Advising Award is presented to a roster faculty member during the spring semester. The Distinguished Advising Award honors those roster faculty members who have demonstrated a sustained dedication to students in the area of academic advising. A recommendation is made to the Provost by an ad hoc committee appointed by the Provost and comprised of five former recipients and the Director of the Academic Advising and Planning Center. The award is a framed certificate and a cash award.
No faculty member may receive this award more than once.
- Established: 1994
- Number of recipients annually: one
- Committee Chair: Brenda Sanders (sandersb@cofc.edu)
- Award: $1500 and a framed certificate
Nominations
The Distinguished Advising Award will be given to a roster faculty member who has demonstrated a dedication to students in the advising area. Nominators must be a faculty member(s) and letters of nomination should include a description of the nominee’s advising service and the reasons why they should be selected. Nominations should be seconded by at least one additional faculty member, who may co-author the primary nomination letter or write a separate letter of support. Letters of support should be collected and submitted with the original nomination; up to three letters of support may be submitted. Any roster faculty member may be nominated, and selections will be made by a committee comprised of former recipients and the Director of the Academic Advising and Planning Center. The committee will seek additional materials from the nominees, including a narrative (up to 1500 words), addressing their advising approach and contributions, a current CV, and up to three samples of advising materials or publications developed by the nominee. The College’s recipient of the faculty Distinguished Advising Award will be nominated the following spring, if appropriate, for regional or national recognition through the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding Advising Award in NACADA’s faculty advising category.
All letters of nomination must also include:
- the name, title and department of the person being proposed for the award;
- the name, address and phone number of the nominator; and
- the name of the award.
Deadline: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Nomination Link: Distinguished Advising Award Nomination Form
Questions about the award or criteria? Contact our Faculty Affairs Coordinator, Estee Gabay (gabayel@cofc.edu) or the committee chair. Technical difficulties with the nomination form? Email faculty-awards-group@cofc.edu.