The APAC Adviser of the Year Award is presented each Spring to a member of the advising community who has done outstanding work over the previous year.
The nominee does not need to have “adviser” in their official job title, but is someone who supports students across campus. Those chosen during our APAC Adviser of the Month awards are automatically nominated for APAC Adviser of the Year. Deadlines for nominations are communicated in the email announcements for our annual Spring Brunch, and the winner is announced and recognized at that event.
Advisers who are selected will be featured on this page and will receive a year-long APAC membership*.
*Starting with 2020 APAC Adviser of the Year recipients.
Please consider nominating your outstanding colleagues for this award!
2024: Janet Germeraad and Jason Patterson (UW Seattle Biology Department)
2023: Beth Jeffrey (UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology)
2022: Jacqueline Hernandez (Undergraduate Adviser of the Year) and Andrea Pardo (Graduate Adviser of the Year)
2021: Stanley Choi (Undergraduate Adviser of the Year) and Noéll Bernard-Kingsley (Graduate Adviser of the Year)
2020: Nancy Sisko (English), Jenni Campbell (Early Care and Education), Aimee Kelley (Integrated Social Sciences), Scott Weatherman (College of Education), Joe Eckert (Master of Library and Information Sciences), and Nicole Minkoff (Chemical Engineering)
2019: Dayna Childs (Graduate, UW Tacoma Social Work and Criminal Justice) and Cy Delgado (Undergraduate, Psychology)
2018: Suzanne Yates (Graduate, Health Services) and Aaron Robertson (Undergraduate, Foster School of Business)
2017: Stephanie Swanson (Electrical Engineering)
2016: Mary Tollitson (Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity)
2015: Dan Feetham (College of Engineering) and Leah Panganiban (UAA)
2014: Liberty Bracken (Student-Athlete Academic Services) and Noell Bernard-Kingsley (Earth & Space Sciences)
2013: Dowell Eugenio (Informatics) and Susan Inman (Public Health)
2012: Heather Hucks (UW Tacoma Academic Advising Center)
2012: Megan McConnell (UAA Advising)
2011: Rob Post (Undergraduate, Student-Athlete Academic Services)
2010: Julie Brunett (Graduate, Department of Global Health)
2009: Kay Balston (Undergraduate, Undergraduate Advising Center) and Marie Potter (Graduate, Information School)
2008: Cynthia Caci (Undergraduate, Digital Arts and Experimental Media) and Jennifer Kiest (Graduate, Student Activities and Union Facilities)
2007: Peg Cheng (Undergraduate Advising Center)
2006: Beret Kischner (Undergraduate Advising Center)
2005: Janet Germeraad (Biology)
2004: Jason Boyd (Undergraduate Advising Center)
2003: Elena Guevara (Office of Minority Affairs)
2002: Carole Anunciation, Marge Baylor, Kathy Elkins, Lois Holt, Charlotte Nelson and Shirley Shamada (College of Education)
2001: Judi Clark (School of Art)
2000: Dick Newcomb (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1999: Susan Templeton (Center for Career Services)
1998: Mel Wensel (English)
1997: George Newsome (Office of Minority Affairs)
1996: Shirley Shimada (Education)
1995: Kim Van-Becker (Office of Minority Affairs) and Robbin Hennes (Undergraduate Admissions)
1994: Joyce Fagel (Biology)
1993: Sandra Murray (Sociology)
1992: Deborah Prince (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1991: Beret Kischner (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1990: Dick Newcomb (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1989: Kenneth Tokuno (Sociology)
1988: Marge Baylor (Education)
1987: Lindsay Michimoto (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1986: Dick Simkins (Undergraduate Advising Center)
1985: Kathleen Waldron (Undergraduate Advising Center) and Patricia Lunneborg (Psychology)
1984: Vicki Wilson (Psychology)
1983: Janet Kime (Undergraduate Advising Center)