Outstanding Faculty Advisor 2007-2008: Cynthia Moyer
The Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award was developed to recognize outstanding achievement by a faculty member in the area of student advising. Nominations were solicited from faculty, staff, and students across campus. A subcommittee of the Advising Council reviewed the applications.
Cynthia Moyer is in the Natural Resources Management Department , College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. In nominating Professor Moyer, her Colleagues wrote:
"Cynthia is truly remarkable. She has the unique ability to be both nurturing and firm with students. Cynthia’s knowledge of the ins and outs of academic advising is astonishing. Advising issues that would take me days to resolve, Cynthia is able to address efficiently and effectively within a matter of minutes."
"It should be noted that for numerous years while a part-time lecturer, Cynthia volunteered her time as an advisor, meeting the requirements of a full-time faculty member advising appointment of five hours of scheduled office hours per week, in addition to appointment availability."
"She is always there for her students and seems to always have the answer to any question. She cares about he students’ success and advises them on issues of curriculum progress, professional development, internship and senior project areas, and also personal issues. She is a ‘walking catalog’ for Cal Poly with Cal Poly information and knowledge…I often address her as the ‘advising guru’ - and she has very much earned this title."
Past Award Recipients