Outstanding Advisor Award

This award recognizes faculty and/or staff advisors who demonstrate exceptional advising skills and who serve as role models to other advisors. Recipients are selected based on the scores and comments received on class surveys and the nomination form. Awards are $1,000 and may or may not be made each year at the discretion of the selection committee.

Procedures

The nomination process will take place in March/April, and the winners will be selected by a college committee and notified over the summer. Advisors may not win the award two years in a row. Outstanding advisors will be honored in the fall.

Nominate a faculty member, undergraduate advisor, or staff graduate program advisor for the Outstanding Advisor Award using this form: 

Outstanding Faculty and Advisor Award Nomination Form

2024

Nicole Simmons, Graduate Staff Advisor
Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Haley Todacheene, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Department of Computer Science  

Liz Bradley, Faculty Advisor
Department of Computer Science

2023

Lindsey Morford, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Department of Computer Science

Dan Schwartz, Faculty Advisor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Vera Sebulsky, Graduate Program Administrator
Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Previous Recipients


2022

Ellen Do, Faculty Advisor
ATLAS Institute & Computer Science

Lori Meehan, Graduate Staff Advisor
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering 

Kate Seppala, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering

2021

Jay McMahon, Faculty Advisor
Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Kelly Lewis, Graduate Staff Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering 

Carrie Sadler, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Computer Science

2020

Keith Molenaar, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Dominique de Vangel, Graduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering

Debbie Yeh, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering


2019

Levi Perigo, Faculty Advisor
Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy

Kendra Thibeault, Graduate Staff Advisor
Engineering Management Program

Deb Renshaw, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering

2019

Levi Perigo, Faculty Advisor
Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy

Kendra Thibeault, Graduate Staff Advisor
Engineering Management Program

Deb Renshaw, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering


2018

Tom Yeh, Faculty Advisor
Computer Science

Rajshree Shrestha, Graduate Staff Advisor
Computer Science

Marisa Reynolds, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Technology, Arts & Media


2017

James Nabity, Faculty Advisor
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Erin Jerick, Undergraduate Staff Advisor
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Annie Brookover, Graduate Staff Advisor
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences


2016

Chris Corwin, Faculty Advisor 
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Joanne Uleau, Staff Advisor
Environmental Engineering


2015

Abbie Liel, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Katherine McConnell, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering


2014

Amy Javernick-Will, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Sharon Anderson, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering


2013

Matthew Hallowell, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Lesley McDowell, Staff Advisor
Computer Science


2012

Ryan Starkey, Faculty Advisor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Dominique de Vangel, Staff Advisor
Chemical and Biological Engineering


2011

Hanspeter Schaub & Sandra Vasconez, Faculty Advisors
Aerospace Engineering Sciences & Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Laurels Sessler, Staff Advisor
Environmental Engineering


2010

Joseph Ryan, Faculty Advisor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

Christina Vallejos, Staff Advisor 
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering


2009

Donna Gerren, Faculty Advisor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Bonnee Basso, Staff Advisor
Engineering Management


2008

Janet deGrazia, Faculty Advisor
Chemical & Biological Engineering

Larry Monke, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering


2007

Anne Dougherty, Faculty Advisor
Applied Mathematics

Frannie Ray-Earle, Staff Advisor
Chemical & Biological Engineering


2006

Hyman Brown, Faculty Advisor 
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering

James Sherman, Staff Advisor
Dean's Office


2005

David Clough, Faculty Advisor 
Chemical & Biological Engineering

Larry Monke, Staff Advisor
Mechanical Engineering