Faye Vowell, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 18 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• South Central Region 7 Geographic Representative to NACADA Board, 1987-1989
• Co-Chair with Bob Goltra, 21st Annual NACADA National Conference in Kansas City, MO, 1997

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Chair, New Mexico Academic Advising Association Conference, 2002

• Program Chair, 1987 Region 7 Regional Conference

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• Chair, NACADA Task Force on Advisor Training, 1990-1994
• Member, ACT/NACADA Outstanding Program/Advisor Awards Selection Committee, 1990-1994 and 1999-2002
• Member, NACADA Journal Editorial Board, 1986-1989
• Member, NACADA Task Force on Assessment, 1988-1989
• Produced and directed NACADA Faculty Advisor Training Video-with group of advising colleagues, scripted the video and wrote the facilitator's manual.

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of Faculty Advisors Commission and Advisor Training and Development Commission
• Current member of Distance Education Interest Group and Native American and Tribal College Interest Group

Other:

• Faculty Member, NACADA Summer Advising Institute, 1994 to 2003
• Recipient of 2001 Virginia Gordon Award for Excellence in the Field of Advising
• Recipient of ACT/NACADA Outstanding Program Award for Distance Advising, 1997
• Recipient of 1995 Service to NACADA Award
• Recipient of ACT/NACADA Outstanding Institutional Advising Program, 1986

Platform Statement:

Faculty deliver a majority of the advising in our colleges and universities, yet often advising expectations are not made clear to them, they do not receive adequate training and they are not rewarded for the quality of their advising. I would like to work with members of the commission to recruit more faculty advisors to attend state, regional and national NACADA meetings, to partner with the advisor training commission to tailor training and development opportunities for faculty, and to produce a monograph or special issue of the journal which focuses on best practices in rewarding faculty advisors. As a faculty member and advising administrator, quality advising by faculty is central to me personally and professionally.