Tribute Tuesday: Excellence in Advising Awards Edition (5)

                                     

Today's Tribute Tuesday goes to Gerron Scott (Virginia Commonwealth) for receiving the Excellence in Advising Award for his role as a primary advisor, and Kristin Eden (Old Dominion University) for receiving a certificate of merit for her role as an advising administrator. 

Gerron Scott is a Senior Academic Advisor in the Center for Environmental Studies, where he works with students to ensure that they are successful during their journey at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Justice at VCU's School of Education. Mr. Scott has worked with local, state, regional, and national organizations to present workshops on biases, Myers-Briggs, and working with marginalized populations. He currently serves as NACADA's Region 2 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair. In this position, he has overseen efforts to promote marginalized populations and offers a platform for others to speak diversity, equity, and inclusion. . Gerron has won multiple awards for his work, including Outstanding Advisor for NACADA Region 2, Outstanding Advisor from VCU's University Academic Advising Board, and the Leadership in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (LSIDE) Staff and Administrator Award from VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences. Gerron can be found riding his bike, taking care of his plants and pets, and spending time with family and friends in his free time.

Kristin Eden is the new director of engineering student success for the Batten College of Engineering and Technology.  As the director of engineering student success, Eden will oversee student success initiatives for Batten College of Engineering students.  This includes student development, academic planning, and support services. 

Eden’s previous experience includes six years of working with ODU Athletics where she served as director of student-athlete academic services, she oversaw the day-to-day operations for the Jacobson Student-Athlete Academic Center, all tutoring efforts for the Monarchs, advised men's wrestling, women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's and women's swimming teams, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She was responsible for the advising efforts for all Monarchs student-athletes.

Most recently, Eden was named the ODAN Advising Administrator of the Year in 2021 and selected as a Region 2 Excellence in Advising - Advising Administrator Certificate of Merit recipient.

Eden's previous positions included athletic academic advisor at Tennessee State University and Western Kentucky University.

Eden holds an Education Specialist degree in higher education from Old Dominion University, a Master of Science in sport and recreation from Western Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication-public relations from Pittsburg State University (KS).

Kristin is married to Rick French and the have a son George (5) and a daughter Faithe (19).

 Congrats to the two honorees! We appreciate your dedicated service in advising.