Academic Adviser wins national award

Jana Kay Lunstad, Academic Undergraduate Advisor for Utah State University’s Department of English, has been selected as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient in the Academic Advising-Primary Role category as part of the 2004 National Academic Advising Association’s National Awards Program.

The award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students or outstanding academic advising administration. The Academic Advising-Primary Role category includes those individuals whose primary role at the institution is the direct delivery of advising services to the students. Lunstad is one of 15 advisors honored with this award in this category in nation-wide competition this year.

Each year, since 1983, the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), in cooperation with ACT, Inc., has honored individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. The goal of NACADA is to promote quality academic advising and professional development of its membership to enhance the educational development of students.

The more than 7,200 NACADA members include faculty, professional advisors, administrators, counselors, and others in academic and student affairs concerned with the intellectual, personal and vocational needs of students. In addition, NACADA represents academic advisors and advising administrators, and serves as an advocate for academic advising.

Lunstad will be honored and presented with the award in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the annual NACADA conference in October.