Lisa Shaw, director of Columbus State University’s Academic Center for Excellence, was recently named the winner of the 2016 NACADA (National Academic Advising Association) Region 4 Excellence in Advising – Administrator Award.

NACADA is an association of 12,000-plus professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators and students working to advance the educational development of students. The Excellence in Advising – Administrator Award recognizes individuals who may provide direct academic advising services to students but whose primary responsibility is as an administrator or director of an academic advising program.

NACASA Region 4 comprises Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.