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To celebrate 30 years of NACADA there will be a NACADA Trivia game at the Annual Conference in San Antonio. Attendees who answer the questions correctly will have the opportunity to win NACADA Bucks! Conference participants can visit the NACADA Booth in the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Grand Ballroom to participate.

The categories are Conference Locations, NACADA Past Presidents, NACADA Publications, Conference Keynote Speakers, Miscellaneous NACADA Fun Facts, and Get to Know Your NACADA Executive Office.

Below are the questions and answers that will be used for the 30th Anniversary Trivia Game:

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Q: The first National Conference was in 1977; where was it held?
A: Burlington, VT
Q: Where were the first Regional Conferences held?
A: Grand Rapids, MI & Schenectady, NY
Q: Where was the first NACADA International Conference held?
A: Edinburgh, Scotland (2007)
Q:  In what year was the first Annual Conference held outside the United States?
A: 2001
Q: Where was the NACADA Annual Conference held in 2000?
A: Orlando, FL

PAST PRESIDENTS
Q: Who was the first elected NACADA President?
A: Toni Trombley, University of Vermont (1979)
Q: Who was the NACADA President when membership reached 10,000?
A: Susan Campbell, University of Southern Maine
Q: Who was the NACADA President in 1983 and also an editor of both the 1st and 2nd Editions of the Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook?
A: Virginia Gordon
Q: How many past presidents have there been, not counting the current NACADA President Casey Self?
A: 18
Q: Who was the NACADA President when the Executive Office was established, in 1990?
A: Carol Ryan

PUBLICATIONS

Q: What year was the first issue of the NACADA Journal published?
A: 1981
Q: The NACADA monograph series debuted in?
A: 1995
Q: What year was the NACADA Faculty Training video produced in cooperation with ACT, ETS, and the College Board?
A: 1996
Q: When was NACADA’s first live webinar broadcast?
A: 2006
Q: What major publishing company has collaborated with NACADA to publish special advising resources?
A: Jossey Bass

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Q: In what year was Richard Light the opening keynote speaker for the NACADA Annual Conference?
A: 2003
Q: Who was the featured keynote speaker at the 2006 Annual Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana?
A: Dr. George Kuh
Q: Who was the keynote speaker at the very first Annual Conference held in Burlington, VT?
A: Thomas Jones
Q: Who was the opening keynote speaker at the 25th Anniversary Annual Conference in Cincinnati, OH?
A: Dr. Betty L. Siegel
Q: What year did B. Joseph White, University of Illinois, present the keynote address for the NACADA Annual Conference?
A: 2008

MISCELLANEOUS
Q: In what year was the NACADA Consultant’s Bureau launched?
A: 1983
Q: In what year did NACADA membership reach 1,000 members?
A: 1985
Q: In what year was National Academic Advising Association selected as the association’s name?
A: 1978
Q: What year did NACADA membership reach 10,000 members?
A: 2007
Q: The first NACADA Silent Auction was held at which Annual Conference?
A: 2008 Chicago, IL

KNOW YOUR NACADA EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Q: Which university is home to the NACADA Executive Office?
A: Kansas State University
Q: What year was the NACADA Executive Office established?
A: 1990
Q: How many Executive Office Staff have worked as advisors?
A: 3
Q: Which Executive Office member was an English teacher in a former life?
A: Charlie Nutt
Q: Who has worked in the Executive Office the longest?
A: Bobbie Flaherty