The Lawrence D. Kugler Academic Advisor Excellence Award is available to recognize outstanding faculty and staff advising at UM-Flint. The award honors Larry Kugler, Professor of Mathematics, whose past positions include Interim Chancellor, Interim Provost, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Mathematics. In providing academic advising to students in the Mathematics Department and as faculty advisor in the Academic Advising Center, Dr. Kugler used a holistic advising approach that included academic and career guidance, along with mentorship. The award carries a stipend of $1,000. It need not be given every year.

Eligibility

Full-time faculty members and full-time professional staff members who have been with the University for a minimum of three years are eligible to be nominated.

An individual would normally be excluded from consideration for this award for any of the following reasons:

• He/she holds a continuing administrative or non-teaching appointment of one third or more.
• He/she holds an administrative appointment above the level of department chair.
• He/she is the David M. French Professor.
• He/she is a current member of the SASE.
• He/she has received this award within the past five years.

Nominations

Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, or students and should be submitted to the SASE Committee, c/o Provost's Office, 229 University Pavilion. The letter of nomination is due on January 20, 2006. Other supporting documents must be submitted on February 24, 2006.

Required Supporting Documentation (in addition to letter from nominator)

• Nominee's vita.
• Letter of support from appropriate department chair (dean in the case of SOM, director in the case of SHPS) or supervisor.
   

Evidence of excellence and effectiveness in academic advising as evidenced by the following criteria:
 

• Availability to advisees
• Appropriate referral activity
• Frequency of contact with advisees
• Use of appropriate information sources
• Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
• Mastery of institutional regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to engage in developmental advising (career and life planning) versus simply course scheduling
• A brief statement by the nominee addressing his/her philosophy on student advising
• Up to five letters from former advisees.