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 recognizes 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
• NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising
• Texas Academic Advising Network (TEXAAN)

Nominations are due by March 19, 2025. View Guide to Submitting for Academic Advising Awards.

2025 UAC Award Winners 

Advising Team Award
College of Architecture, Office of Student Services

Ed Guthrie Advisor Award
Shari K. Chambers '16

Excellence in Graduate Advising Award
Dr. Casey A. Flint '17 '22

Innovative Advising Award
College of Education and Human Development, Undergraduate Advising Team

Margaret Annette Peters Advising Award
Dr. Jennifer Rhinesmith-Carranza '12

New Advisor Award
Hannah Muras '21

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, 2025, 5 PM. View eligibility, criteria, nominations, and past recipients.

2025 President's Award for Academic Advising Winners

Reid Stavinoha '91
Lindsay Stadter '13
Tara Hardin
Hannah Chavarria '15 '19
Lisa Bowden

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, 2025. If you have questions or concerns, please email navigate@tamu.edu

2025 CONNECTED Award Winners

CONNECTED Award
Brittany Schultz '14

CONNECTED Team Award
The Bush School of Government and Public Services, Office of Undergraduate Programs & Advising