Congratulations to the 2024 SSN Award Winners!
Anna Canlon
Dr. DeLaine Priest Award
Jasmine Carter
Dr. DeLaine Priest Award, Certificate of Merit
Lorenzo Stefko
Dr. DeLaine Priest Award, Certificate of Merit
I W.I.L.L. Legacy Program – Cameron Leonard
Outstanding Program Award
Katie Ferguson
Dr. Judith Sindlinger Award
Dr. Lauren Murray-Lemon
Outstanding Administrator Award
Ada Diaz
Dr. Terry Hickey Advocate Award
Dr. DeLaine Priest Award
The Dr. DeLaine Priest Award is sponsored by the Division of Student Success and Well-Being to honor UCF’s exceptional out-of-unit academic advisors and coaches for their efforts in ensuring student success, timely graduation, and fostering a supportive environment that helps students reach their full potential. The award is named in honor of Dr. DeLaine Priest, Associate Vice President Emeritus, a champion for student success and academic advising for nearly three decades at UCF. This award is recognized at the December Student Success Network (SSN) meeting.
Before 2020, recipients received the UCF Award for Excellence in Professional Academic Advising. In 2020-2023, recipients received the Pegasus Award.
UCF Student Success Network Awards
The UCF Student Success Network (SSN) annually recognizes excellence in academic advising and coaching at the December SSN meeting. The award categories correspond with the NACADA Global and Region 4 awards, excluding the Judy Boyte Innovation and Dr. Terry Hickey Advocate awards. Selected winners are nominated for the corresponding NACADA awards.
The UCF Student Success Network awards include:
- Dr. Judith Sindlinger Award (New Advisor – Primary Role)
- Judy Boyte Innovation Award
- Dr. Terry Hickey Advocate Award
- New Faculty Advisor Award
- Administrator Award
- Program Award
Additional award categories recognized at the Annual Award Ceremony include:
- Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising Award (Advising – Faculty Role)
- Dr. DeLaine Priest Award
Student Success Network Honorary Awards
Dr. Judith Sindlinger Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate outstanding new advisors and coaches at UCF. This award is named in honor of Dr. Judith Sindlinger, the first chair of the Academic Advising Council at UCF, who served as an academic advisor and administrator at UCF for 20 years. Dr. Sindlinger was a winner of the NACADA Academic Advising Administrator Award in 2006 in recognition of her service and contributions to advising at UCF. As a result of her devotion to the promotion of professional academic advising, Dr. Sindlinger was instrumental in developing the Academic Advising Council and Advisor Enhancement Program at UCF, now the Student Success Network (SSN), as well as creating career levels for academic advising positions.
Judy Boyte Innovation Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate outstanding innovation in academic advising/coaching at UCF. This award is named in honor of Judy Boyte, the first professional academic advisor at UCF, who established our first academic advising office, advising policies, and academic standards. Through her innovation in academic advising, the university recognized the need to provide dedicated professionals to serve student advising needs.
Dr. Terry Hickey Advocate Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate UCF employees who support advising and coaching at UCF. This award is named in honor of Dr. Terry Hickey, former UCF Provost, who was a great supporter of academic advising at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Hickey provided outstanding leadership in supporting academic advising through establishing additional advising positions in order to enhance the academic advising profession at UCF. Because of Dr. Hickey’s dedication to the profession of advising, the Student Success Network (SSN) would like to present an award to a UCF employee who recognizes the need, and is a supporter of, academic advising and coaching at the University of Central Florida.
NACADA Awards
The goal of the NACADA Global Awards Program is to encourage wider support and recognition for academic advising in colleges and universities by providing an opportunity for recognition of outstanding advising. An ultimate outcome of this program is to improve advising services for students. These awards are designed to honor individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. Award categories recognize outstanding professional advisors, new advisors, faculty advisors, advising programs, research, technology, and others. To learn more about the programs, visit the NACADA Global Awards page.
The NACADA region award, scholarship, and grant programs are designed to support student success by providing opportunities for recognition and professional development opportunities for academic advisors, administrators, and graduate students. To learn more about the programs, visit the NACADA Region 4 Awards and Scholarships page.
FLACADA Awards
The Florida Academic Advising Association (FLACADA) is an organization of professionals from higher education institutions concerned with the personal and academic advising needs of students in Florida. FLACADA recognizes excellence in academic advising at the annual FLACADA drive-in conference. Visit the FLACADA Awards page for information on the award categories and nomination process.