Award Winners
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Daisy Daisy Lemus, LARES Academic Advisor - winner of the Provost Excellence Award, Access to Success: "Daisy’s commitment to student success is evident in initiatives she leads, where she intentionally centers the experience of Latinx, often first-generation, first-year students. This understanding prompted Daisy to establish the LARES SEEDS Career Initiative and the First-Year Scholar Award program, two programs that meet LARES students’ needs and strategically connect them to campus resources."
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Rachel Rachel Najdzin, AHS Director for Student Affairs - winner of Outstanding Administrator: "Rachel is remarkably professional; thoughtful and reflective when offering feedback to her students, staff, and colleagues; committed to providing a high level of service and support; exceptionally talented as a communicator; and genuinely a caring and compassionate individual who makes you feel heard and acknowledged."
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Brandon Brandon Ishikata, Honors College Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding New Advisor: "Mr. Ishikata's enthusiasm for his career, his ethic of care, and his willingness to take initiative is significantly contributing to the cultivation of the next generation of UIC advisors."
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Meg Meg LaLonde, LAS Undergraduate Senior Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding Advisor: "Meg’s contributions to the profession of advising and ability to mentor and serve as a role model for other advisors are evident by virtue of the work she’s done on various committees, and her work to train new advisors on both specific processes and overall advising training."
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Tim Tim Nemec, CBA Lead Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding Advisor: "Tim's commitment to the cohort program, his exceptional drive, organizational skills, positive attitude, empathy and ability to listen are remarkable. He truly walks an extra mile above and beyond his duty to help our students achieve success."
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Mago Margarita Bautista, LARES Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding Advisor: "Margarita has demonstrated leadership in academic advising and is a fierce advocate for the students she advises. In addition to one-on-one advising, Margarita facilitates spaces for her advisees to find and build community and supports students hone in and develop their leadership."
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Jo Jo Wagner, AHS Senior Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding Advisor: "Jo's dedication to undergraduate advising has been consistently evident through her daily interactions with students. Further, her enthusiasm to work collaboratively with faculty to address student needs has been outstanding. Our undergraduate students are very fortunate to have such a highly effective and committed advisor."
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Brandi Brandi France, LAS Academic Advisor - winner of Outstanding Advisor: "Brandi is an excellent undergraduate advisor and truly sets an intention to implement diversity, equity and inclusion best practices in her interactions with her students. In addition to superior advising practices with students, Brandi has impressed our unit with her proactiveness with her professional development."
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2022 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS :
New Advisor:
- Joseph Garcia, Academic Center for Excellence
Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award:
- Whitney Harris, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
- Deborah Molasky, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Joshua Taylor, Department of Computer Science
2021 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS :
New Advisor:
- Gonzalo Trejo, LARES
Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award:
- Lauren DeJulio Bell, Honors College
- Marilyn Diaz, LARES
- Susan Lee, Department of Bioengineering
2020 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS :
- Kevin Price, School of Public Health
- Elena Diaz, College of Engineering
- Maris Fujiura, AHS Department of Disability and Human Development
2019 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS :
- Bradley Mueller, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Massiel de los Santos, Honors College
- Rachel Najdzin, AHS Department of Kinesiology
2018 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS:
- Sharon Hayes, Department of Public Administration
- Stephanie O’Leary, Honors College
- Omare Villagrana, Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES)
2017 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS:
- Tula Georgopoulos, College of Nursing
- Iliana Miranda, Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES)
- Alicia Rodriguez, Hispanic Center of Excellence, College of Medicine
2016 ADVISOR AWARD WINNERS:
- Allison James, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Sara Mehta, Honors College
- Jo Wagner, College of Business Administration