USC Institutional Academic Advising Awards
Submit an Award Nomination
Nominate a colleague, program, or even yourself for one of the USC Institutional Academic Advising awards. Award nominations will be open July - November.
Nomination Form
The program goals are to:
- Recognize outstanding academic advising at USC
- Offer an institutional academic advising rewards system
- Encourage wider support of academic advising personnel and programs
- Ultimately improve academic advising services for students
(Adapted from NACADA Global Awards program goals)
2022 Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2022 Advising Award Winners!
Award | Winner | College |
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Commitment to Advising Excellence (3+ years) |
Sabrina McClure | College of Information & Communications |
Commitment to Advising Excellence (less than 3 years) |
Hannah Quire | South Carolina Honors College |
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion |
Megan Stanley Myers | College of Arts & Sciences (formerly) |
Unsung Hero |
Ali Mathwig | South Carolina Honors College |
Outstanding Advising Initiative |
Flipped Advising | College of Arts & Sciences - Biological Sciences |
Award Categories
Recognizes a faculty or staff academic advisor who has positively contributed to the success of their students, department/college, and the institution. Award winners will have demonstrated a commitment to advising excellence through their advising practice and participation in professional development.
Two separate awards will be given: one to an advisor with three or more years (minimum 36 months) of advising experience at USC and one to an advisor with three or fewer years of advising experience at USC.
Recognizes a member of the USC advising community who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to and understanding of diversity and inclusion and its impact on advising practices.
Recognizes a staff or faculty member at USC who works “behind the scenes” to promote and support the efforts of academic advising through personnel and/or program management.
Recognizes members of the advising community for their collaboration and demonstration of a significant creative, original, and exceptional program or initiative that has positively impacted the overall quality of advising at USC for the benefit of student success and persistence.
Select winners of these awards may be submitted as the nominee from USC for NACADA advising awards.