Excellence in Advising Award
The Excellence in Advising award was established in 1988 to recognize outstanding advising in Wake Forest College, especially at the undergraduate lower division level. Supported by the Office of the Dean of the College, the award is both honorary and monetary.
Nominations are solicited from all College faculty, staff, and students with the award limited to faculty and staff advising in the College.
This award is given during the May faculty meeting.
The 2024 winner of the Award for Excellence in Advising
Dr. Abbie Wrights
Associate Teaching Professor of Health & Exercise Science
The Excellence in Advising Award Winners
| Academic Year | Winner | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Abbie Wrights | Health & Exercise Science |
| 2022-2023 | Alisa Russell | English |
| 2021-2022 | Brian Calhoun | Education |
| 2020-2021 | T.H.M. Gellar-Goad | Classics |
| A.J. Mazaris | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | |
| 2019-2020 | Leah Roy | Theatre & Dance |
| 2018-2019 | Elizabeth Anthony | French Studies |
| Sam Gladding | Counseling | |
| 2017-2018 | Alyssa Howards | German & Russian |
| Eric Jones | Anthropology | |
| 2015-2016 | Katy Harriger | Politics & International Affairs |
| Mary Pendergraft | Classics | |
| 2014-2015 | Betsy Chapman | Parent Programs |
| Al Rives | Chemistry | |
| 2013-2014 | Mary T. Gerardy | Campus Life |
| Luis Gonzalez | Spanish | |
| 2012-2013 | Brook Davis | Theatre & Dance |
| Tom Phillips | Scholars Program | |
| 2011-2012 | Rosalind Tedford | ZSR Library |
| Hubert Womack | ZSR Library | |
| 2010-2011 | Paul Thacker | Anthropology |
| 2009-2010 | Nina Lucas | Theatre & Dance |
| Ross Griffith | Institutional Research | |
| 2008-2009 | Wayne Sliver | Biology |
| 2007-2008 | Sharon Woodard | Health & Exercise Science |
| 2006-2007 | Christa Colyer | Chemistry |
| 2005-2006 | Perry Patterson | Economics |
| 2004-2005 | Robert Swofford | Chemistry |
| Thomas McGohey | English | |
| 2003-2004 | Helga Welsh | Politics & International Affairs |
| Leah McCoy | Education | |
| 2002-2003 | James Powell | Classics |
| Kathy Smith | Politics & International Affairs | |
| 2001-2002 | Elmer Hayashi | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Anne Boyle | English | |
| 2000-2001 | Helen Akinc | Business & Accounting |
| 1999-2000 | Hugo C. Lana | Biology |
| 1998-1999 | Mary Lynn Redmond | Education |
| 1997-1998 | Leo Ellison | Health & Exercise Science |
| 1996-1997 | Jean Kimmer | Registrar's Office |
| 1995-1996 | James Barefield | History |
| Harry Titus | Art | |
| 1994-1995 | Lerry West | German & Russian |
| Phil Falkenberg | Psychology |