LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 25, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Advising Network has recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Ken Freedman Awards during the Ken Freedman Day of Recognition virtual awards ceremony.
Each year, the Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award is presented by the UK Advising Network to one full-time professional advisor and one faculty advisor for outstanding service. Ken Freedman, the award’s namesake, was one of the founders of the UK Advising Network in 1986 and served as a professional advisor at UK until his death in 2001.
Awardees received a $500 monetary award from UK Student and Academic Support, a unit of Student Success. Awardees in all categories are also nominated by the UK Advising Network for the Region 3 and National NACADA (academic advising association) awards.
This year’s professional advisor award went to Jennifer Riggs Doerge from the College of Engineering. Riggs Doerge currently serves as the senior director of Advising and Student Success in the College of Engineering and works with the Scholars in Engineering…
