UNC academic advisers win national advising awards

Nikki Glenos
Nikki Glenos

Two academic advisers in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences have won 2016 national advising awards.

The awards, given by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), were awarded based on significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.

The winners include:

  • Nikki Glenos, an adviser in the fine arts and humanities division, who has been awarded a Certificate of Merit in the Outstanding New Advising Award-Primary Advising category.
  • Hilary Lithgow, an adviser in the fine arts and humanities division, who has been named a winner of the Outstanding Advising Award in the Faculty Academic Advising category. Lithgow is also a lecturer in the department of English and comparative literature.
Hilary Lithgow
Hilary Lithgow

Established in 1983, the NACADA Annual Awards Program for Academic Advising honors individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.

NACADA has grown to more than 11,000 members and hosts an annual conference each fall as well as regional and international conferences.

More on academic advising at UNC: http://advising.unc.edu

More on NACADA: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu