Ohio Academic Advising Association
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An "allied" organization of NACADA
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2010-11 OHAAA President
Kelly Conkle
Lourdes College
Academic Advisor
kconkle@lourdes.edu
2010-11 Webmaster
Jana Lehman
Sinclair Community College
Senior Academic Advisor
jana.lehman@sinclair.edu
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2010 Annual Conference
Academic Advising: A Cornerstone of Student Success
OHAAA’s 14th Annual Conference was held at the Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio on June 18, 2010. There were 112 academic advisors from 27 Ohio colleges and universities in attendance.
Dr. Dan Abrahamowicz, Vice President of Student Affairs at Wright State University and President of the Ohio Association of Student Personnel Administrators, was the keynote speaker. Dr. Abrahamowicz spoke about the important role academic advisors play in student success.
Thirteen concurrent sessions were offered at the conference.
Academic Advising: Behind the Scenes was selected as the “Best of OHAAA”. The presenters, Shamon Milner and Heather Casto from Wright State University will be awarded a $250 scholarship to present their program at the NACADA Region 5 Conference.
The two constitutional changes passed. The following advisors were elected to serve on the Executive Board:
- Kelly Conkle, President
- Jeannette Passmore, President-Elect
- Dan Dakin, Past President
- Susan Spacht, Treasurer
- Cassi Stewart, Secretary
- Jayna “Nickey” Brown, Community /Technical College Representative
- Heather Casto, Four Year Public College Representative
- Stacy Jenkins, Four Year Private College Representative
- Brian Wirick, Member-at-Large
- Jana Lehman, Webmaster
The Academic Advisor Excellence Award went to Kevin Smith from Wright State University. Kevin is seen as a mentor to several advisors in his department and has been an active member of OHAAA and NACADA.
Darlene Gray, from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College won the $50 gift card for NACADA publications.
Emily Heitkamp from Sinclair Community College, won the OHAAA Professional Development Scholarship and will have her registration fee waived and a future OHAAA seminar.
Thanks to everyone who donated college items to be given away. Over half of the advisors in attendance went home with door prizes.