Karen Spivey, an assistant professor in the Division of Nursing at Abraham Baldwin College, recently received the Continued Excellence Award for Advisors at the 2002 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Convention held in Nashville, Tenn.
Spivey, who lives in Fitzgerald, said she was honored to have been selected for the award.
"It is always an honor to receive one of the advisor awards because the advisor must be nominated by the student members," Spivey said. "It requires a lot of time and effort on their part to complete the nomination process, and I feel humbled each time my students take the time out of their very busy schedules to honor me. I thoroughly enjoy working with such a great group of students."
Spivey, who has been a PTK advisor for seven years, has received several awards for her service to the organization, including the Georgia Region Most Distinguished Advisor Award in 1999, the International Phi Theta Kappa Paragon Award for New Advisors in 1999, and the Robert Giles Distinguished Advisor Award in 2001. Spivey has been active on the regional and international level and has served on the Georgia Region Advisory Board for the past three years.
The Continued Excellence Award for Advisors is presented to advisors who have previously been awarded the Giles Award and who demonstrate continued excellence as an advisor. The advisor must be nominated by the PTK members, and the nomination must be accompanied by written supportive materials, such as an essay written by the students and recommendation letters from members, alumni, and administration.
PTK is the international honor society for two-year colleges, with more than 1,200 chapters at community, technical, and two-year colleges in all 50 states, Canada, Germany, Japan, and U.S. territories abroad.
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