Banachowski-Fuller has been advising graduate and undergraduate students for more then 20 years at the university and community college levels and currently advises more then 65 on-campus criminal justice undergraduate students. She also fills the position of program coordinator for the criminal justice distance education program and is the advisor for approximately 125 graduate students involved in the program. Her advisees range from incoming freshmen to non-traditional students returning to college using online services. This vast array of individuals has a variety of different needs to be fulfilled and questions to be answered.

Cheryl Banachowski-Fuller

Banachowski-Fuller has proven to be a strong, supportive advisor who has had countless positive results among her advisees. Her philosophy for academic advising: "The most important factor in determining advisee satisfaction with the advising process is the quality of the advisor/advisee relationship."

The UWP advising team received several letters from Banachowski-Fuller's advisees recommending her nomination for the NACADA awards. These letters contained numerous glowing remarks regarding how extremely accommodating and encouraging Banachowski-Fuller has been as an advisor, supporting her well-deserved award.
The recognition plaque for the award will be presented to Banachowski-Fuller during the special awards presentation and reception at the NACADA conference in Dallas, October 2-5.