UAC Awards

Texas A&M University and the professional association, University Advisors and Counselors, each have a series of awards to recognize outstanding Academic Advisors. Awards are distributed at the annual UAC Awards Breakfast scheduled in May of each academic year. University Advisors and Counselors recognize Texas A&M advisors through the following awards: 

• Advising Team Award 
• Ed Guthrie Advisor Award 
• Excellence in Graduate Advising Award
• Innovative Advising Award
• Margaret Annette Peters Advising Award
• New Advisor Award
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding Academic Advising Award
• President’s Meritorious Service Award

Nominations are due by March 19, 2024. View Guide to Submitting for Academic Advising Awards.

2024 UAC Award Winners 

Advising Team Award
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences AGLS Advising Hub

Ed Guthrie Advisor Award
Brittany Hensley '09

Excellence in Graduate Advising Award
Carissa Beamon

Innovative Advising Award
Kelsey Hirsch '14

Margaret Annette Peters Advising Award
Dr. Sharon D. Matthews

New Advisor Award
Callan Gearner '17

President’s Award for Academic Advising

The President’s Award for Academic Advising is coordinated by the Office for Student Success and selected by a committee of students and Advisors. The award recognizes up to five individuals who exemplify the qualities and practices of exceptional academic advising. The call for nominations goes out in the spring of each academic year. If you have questions or concerns, please email advising@tamu.edu.

Nominations are due by March 19, 2024, 5 PM. View eligibility, criteria, nominations, and past recipients.

2024 President's Award for Academic Advising Winners

Carissa Beamon '15
Jennifer L. Bradford
Demetria R. Cooper
Ziena Miller
Robyn M. Konrad '99

CONNECTED Awards

The Office for Student Success is excited to recognize an individual and a team for notable advancement in the use of EAB Navigate in supporting student success. Follow links for nomination criteria. 

• CONNECTED Advising (Individual) Award - The purpose of the CONNECTED Advising award is to recognize an individual for notable advancement in the use of EAB Navigate in supporting Texas A&M's student success initiatives. 
• CONNECTED Team Award - The purpose of the CONNECTED Team Award is to recognize a team for notable advancement in the use of EAB Navigate in supporting Texas A&M University's student success initiatives. 

Nominations are due by March 19, 2024. If you have questions or concerns, please email navigate@tamu.edu

2024 CONNECTED Award Winners

CONNECTED Award
Brittany Hensely '09

CONNECTED Team Award
Transition Academic Programs