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Academic advisers Anna Chow and Thomas Whitacre |
PULLMAN Five WSU employees received recognition for their advising roles at WSU by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). These awards are presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students.
Academic advisers Lisa Laughter and Anna Chow are two of 10 people named to the 2009‐2011 International Class of Emerging Leaders.
Laughter, who advises at the Center for Advising and Career Development, is president of the WSU Academic Advising Association (ACADA). Chow is an adviser for the General Studies and Advising Center in the College of Liberal Arts. She was also selected as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient in the Academic Advising-Primary Role category.
William Davis, professor in the Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department, received a Certificate of Merit in the Faculty category. Davis is being recognized for his 40 years of research and work with students in professional and graduate programs at the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
Lindsay Lightner, academic coordinator at WSU Tri-Cities, was selected as an Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit recipient in the Academic Advisory-Primary Role category. She is one of 15 academic advisors nation-wide to receive the award this year. She won this award for her work with education students on the WSU Tri-Cities campus.
Thomas Whitacre, associate director for the General Studies and Advising Center in the College of Liberal Arts, was selected as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient in the Administrator category. Whitacre is one of eight advising administrators nation-wide honored this year with the award.
Recipients of the awards will be honored this fall during the annual NACADA national conference in San Antonio, Texas. More information about WSU ACADA can be found at https://wsuacada.wsu.edu.
