The University of Findlay is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Advisor of the Year award. The award, developed by the Academic Advising Committee, recognizes a faculty member from each college who has had a positive influence on undergraduate students through academic advising.
In the award's inaugural year, the University received 37 nominations from students, and a winner was selected from each of the University's six colleges after careful review by a committee.
2024 Advisor of the Year are:
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences:
Jessica LaBudda, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology
College of Business:
Eric Stoller, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Teaching in Sports Management and Coordinator of Business Solution Center
College of Education:
Carrie Wysocki, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Education and Team Leader of Intervention Specialist
College of Health Professions:
Kyle Gilbert. Instructor of Teaching & Clinical Coordinator in Strength and Conditioning
College of Pharmacy:
Richard Dudley, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Sciences:
Robin Kholer, Assistant Professor of Equine Studies
The winners receive a one-year NACADA membership and
will now go on to compete for the University's Faculty Advisor of the
Year award, which will be announced later this fall.
“Each of the faculty have been awarded this high honor because of the relationship building that they have done with their advisees. I have said for many years that when this relationship building is done correctly it is one of the most rewarding and unique bonds that an advisor and their advisee will have. Advising can have such a great impact on students when they are here, but also when they graduate and enter the workforce as alumni."
-Glenn Miehls, director of academic advising
See below for a complete list of this year's nominees.
2024 Advisor of the Year Nominations
COE
None
COB
Jaclyn Schalk
CAHSS
Dr. Philip Lucas
Sarah Fedirka
Todd Beitzel
Valarie Escobedo
COS
Alexis Siomka
Brian Whitake
Bethany Henderson-Dean
Justin Rheubert
COHP
Robin Walters-Powell
Sarah Niese
Tina Fournier
COPH
Julie Oestreich
2023 Advisor of the Year Nominations
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences:
Todd Beitzel
Jacob Burmeister
Vincent Coppola
Nicole Diedrich
Hiroaki Kawamura
Jaymelee Kim
College of Business:
Chis Ward
Jaclyn Schalk
Eric Stoller
Brent Wickham
Kirby Overton
College of Education:
Melissa Recker
Kerry Teeple
Mark Willeke
College of Health Professions:
Tina Fournier
Kyle Gilbert
Sarah Niese
Robin Walters-Powell
College of Pharmacy:
Sandra Earle
College of Sciences:
Erin Alava
Steven Aranyosi
Brandon Morin
Helen Schneider
Brian Whitaker
Brandon Forshey
Robin Koehler
Mary Jo Geise
2022 Advisor of the Year Nominations
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Anne Beekman
Todd Beitzel
Hiroaki Kawamura
Robert Postic
College of Business
Jaclyn Schalk
Eric Stoller
Chris Ward
College of Education
Allison Baer
Kerry Teeple
College of Health Professions
Lucas Gross
Aly Matejka
Susan Watters
College of Pharmacy
Jason Guy
College of Sciences
Erin Alava
Daniel Baczkowski
Robert Charvat
Brandon Forshey
Michael Kerns
Meridith Marsh
Nathan Tice
Brian Whitaker
Christopher White