​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2​025 Advisor of the Year Award Winners​

The University of Findlay is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Advisor of the Year award. The award, developed by the Academic Advising Committee, recognizes a faculty member from each college who has had a positive influence on undergraduate students through academic advising.

In the award's inaugural year, the University received 44 nominations from students, and a winner was selected from each of the University's six colleges after careful review by a committee.

2025 Advisor of the Year are:

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: 

Philip Lucas, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

College of Business: 

Jaclyn Schalk, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Business and Assistant Dean of the College of Business

College of Education: 

Kerry Teeple, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education and Team Leader Primary Education 

College of Health Professions: 

David Pettigrew, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Teaching in Anatomy and Neuroscience 

College of Pharmacy: 

Celeste VanAtta, Pharm.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

College of Sciences: 

Brian Whitaker, Ph.D. Professor of Animal Science ​

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The winners receive a one-year NACADA membership and will now go on to compete for the University's Faculty Advisor of the Year award, which will be announced later this fall.

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