Posted on April 20, 2023

Please join the Division of Student Success in congratulating the 2022-2023 award winners and nominees for their achievements and contributions to student success.

Dr. Joyce Clapp, the Faculty Advisor recipient of the 2022-2023 UNCG Advising Excellence Award, is described by a colleague as “a shining example of professionalism.” Joyce excels at handling difficult advising scenarios and building trusting relationships with students. Joyce’s advisees report the highest satisfaction rates on their annual advising evaluations.

Amanda Everhart, the Professional Advisor recipient of the 2022-2023 Advising Excellence Award, is someone whose “students love and appreciate her, and so do her colleagues in the Bryan Undergraduate Student Services.” Amandaโ€™s colleague said, “In Bryan Undergraduate Students Services, our lives would not function, and work would not be possible without her.”

Dr. Jessica McCall, the recipient of the 2022-2023 Outstanding First Year Student Advocate Award, leverages her experience working with first year students in designing and coordinating a course specifically designed to support student success both inside and outside the classroom. She has been an essential collaborator in improving the rubrics used to assess student learning in the MAC program and ensures courses are available and barriers to success are minimized.

The Division would also like to acknowledge this year’s award nominees:

Advising Excellence Award (Faculty Advisor)
Jennifer Walter, School of Music (CVPA)
Jessica Caporaso, Psychology (CAS)

Advising Excellence Award (Professional Advisor)
Britt Flanagan, School of Nursing
Ciara Marable, School of Education
Heather Searcy, Students First Office
Jennifer Clark, School of Health & Human Sciences
Jessica Quattrucci, Bryan School of Business
Ketevan Mkheidze, College of Arts and Sciences

Outstanding First Year Student Advocate Award
Emily Wiersma, New Student Transitions and First Year Experience
Heather Searcy, Students First Office
Jehann Gilman, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Jonathan Zarecki, Classical Studies
Joyce Clapp, Liberal and Professional Studies
Marcus Perkins, New Student Transitions and First Year Experience
Shannon Barr, Students First Office
Will Dodson, University Teaching and Learning Commons

Joyce Clapp, Amanda Everhart, and Jessica McCall receive awards for advising and student advocacy.

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