May 14, 2009
Sharon Bressette, senior program coordinator and academic advisor for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was awarded a 2009 Outstanding Advising Award by the National Academic Advising Association. The program was established in 1983 to honor individuals and institutions making significant contributions to improve academic advising and student affairs concerned with the intellectual, personal and vocational needs of students. Bressette, who has been with the department for six years, is one of three advising administrators nationwide to receive this year’s award.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.