Outstanding Faculty Advisor of the Year Award
2025-2026 Award Winner
Dr. Rebekah Oulton, 2025-2026 Award Winner
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rebekah Oulton goes far beyond providing course registration assistance. She takes the time to understand each student’s goals, challenges and aspirations — offering personalized guidance that helps them navigate academic, professional and personal decisions with confidence. Whether helping students recover from academic setbacks, evaluate a change of major, plan for graduate school, study abroad or manage complex degree requirements, she is known for finding thoughtful, practical solutions tailored to each individual’s situation.
2025-2026 Nominations are now Closed.
The Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, developed by the Academic Advising Council in 2001, recognizes a faculty member who has had a positive influence on students through academic advising. The award recipient will receive a $2,000 cash stipend and will be recognized by the President at Fall Conference. One faculty member is recognized annually.
Guidelines for submitting a nomination:
- Faculty, staff, and current students are eligible to nominate faculty for this award.
- At least one submission must come from a current student.
- No self-nominations will be accepted.
- Individual Submissions only. If more than one person would like to nominate a faculty member, each person must submit separate nominations.
- Submissions must include a statement of 300 words or less describing the nominee’s academic advising services, activities and interactions, as distinct from the nominee’s teaching responsibilities.
- Previous awardees are not eligible.
- Any questions can be directed to Denise Bryden at dlazar@calpoly.edu