Emplaincourt earns Advising Award

March 21, 2008

Mary C. Emplaincourt, an Instructor and the undergraduate program coordinator in the Mechanical Engineering Department, was recognized this year for sixteen years of outstanding advising when she was awarded the 2008 Faculty Recipient Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award by MSU. As one nominator said, “Chris is a passionate advocate for her students and does an excellent job in nurturing them to graduation and into the workforce.”  Chris’ primary responsibility as the undergraduate program (UG) coordinator in Mechanical Engineering is advising. Her advising responsibilities include retention, articulation of transcripts (evaluation), student orientations, publicity and information, and recruitment.