Each year, the University of Kentucky Advising Network recognizes two advisors, one professional advisor and one faculty advisor, with the Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment boasts 19 Freedman nominees this year, more than any other college or unit at the University. The college's nominees, listed below, will be recognized at the Ken Freedman Luncheon on February 16.
The two awardees will receive a $500 travel grant from UK Student and Academic Support, a unit of the UK Division of Student and Academic Life. Awardees will also be nominated by the University for the NACADA Region 3 Excellence in Advising Award and for the National Academic Advising Association Outstanding Advisor Award.
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.
College Nominees: Professional Advisors
| Name | Department/Program |
| Esther Fleming | Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology |
| John Hill | Community and Leadership Development |
| Ann Leed | Animal Sciences |
| Geri Philpott | Natural Resources and Environmental Science |
| Anissa Radford | Dietetics and Human Nutrition |
| Susan Skees | Agricultural Economics |
College Nominees: Faculty Advisors
| Name | Department/Program |
| Mary Arthur | Natural Resources and Environmental Science |
| Kenny Burdine | Agricultural Economics |
| Czarena Crofcheck | Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering |
| Rebekah Epps | Agricultural Education |
| Grace Gorrell | Community and Leadership Development |
| Robert Houtz | Horticulture |
| Krista Jacobsen | Horticulture |
| Leigh Maynard | Agricultural Economics |
| Mika Pryor | Retailing and Tourism Management |
| Jack Schieffer | Agricultural Economics |
| Tammy Stephenson | Dietetics and Human Nutrition |
| Jason Swanson | Retailing and Tourism Management |
| Scarlett Wesley | Retailing and Tourism Management |