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National organization
honors professor for outstanding academic advising
BOWLING GREEN, O.--A Bowling Green
State University professor is honored in Orlando, Florida,
by the National Academic Advising Association for his
outstanding work with students.
Dr. Travis Chapin of Bowling Green
will receive an NACADA Outstanding Advisor Award. The
honor, which is co-sponsored by ACT Inc., recognizes individuals
who are making significant contributions to the improvement
of academic advising. In addition to a plaque, he will
receive a complimentary membership in NACADA and complimentary
registration at the conference.
Award recipients are chosen based
on a variety of criteria that demonstrate exemplary assistance
to students, including availability to advisees, frequency
of contact, evidence of student success, advisee evaluations
and a caring attitude toward students.
Anyone who serves as an advisor
in a post-secondary institution may be nominated for the
award.
An associate professor of construction
management and technology, Chapin received a President’s
Award at BGSU for academic advising of undergraduate students
and a similar advising award from the University’s
College of Technology last year. Each year he advises
about 50 students, including several graduate students.
A member of Bowling Green’s
faculty since 1989, Chapin is a native of Norwalk. He
holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil
engineering from Purdue University and is a registered
professional engineer.
Before becoming an educator he
worked in the construction industry for 15 years. He serves
the profession through involvement and leadership in the
Associated Schools of Construction, the Ohio Contractors
Association and the Associated General Contractors of
America. (Posted 10/2/2000)
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