January 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Carson Zeiter, Michigan State University
From Patrick Forystek, Student Veterans Resource Center Coordinator: “Carson has gone above and beyond to engage with his new student group. He’s easily the most engaged advisor I’ve ever had, including at schools that didn’t have the PAVE program but offered peer advising. On numerous occasions, he’s given tours to his students, introducing them to […]
November 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Taylor Litke, Western Oregon University
From Dennis Long, Team Leader: “Taylor is a wonderful advisor, as he checks in every two weeks with his assigned student veterans and always keeps the team up to date on any changes! He is also a great addition to the staff team for the Veterans Resource Center this year. He has been working on […]
October 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Gregory Legister, Olympic College
From Tatiane Simons, Military and Veteran Programs Transition Manager: “Gregory goes above and beyond to connect with his PAVE veteran students, sending frequent emails and text messages. He has also stepped up to offer front line support in our MVP Support Center by helping new, returning, and current students understand and navigate their VA Education Benefits. […]
September 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Raymond Garcia, California State University, Fullerton
From Alex Ortega, Access and Engagement Coordinator at CSUF’s Veterans Resource Center: “Raymond Garcia has continuously gone above and beyond for the PAVE team at CSUF. Since becoming a Peer Advisor, Mr. Garcia has coordinated two recreational therapy events. These events include ‘Paddle with PAVE’, a paddle boarding event that brings student veterans together to […]
April 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Jessica Quintanilla, University of the Incarnate Word
From Phillip Rangel, Team Leader at UIW: “Her engagement with her advisees, for a being a new PA, has been off the charts. She has made contact with 100 percent of the assigned students and has had positive two-way communication. Her logging activity is detailed so that the UIW PAVE leadership can read the whole […]
March 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Kevin Dillon, University of Washington – Tacoma
From Juanita Murilllo Garcia, Veteran & Military Resource Center Director at UWT: “It’s Kevin’s last quarter as a Peer Advisor and he decided to make a Zoom Training Video for future Peer Advisors to navigate the website remotely. He is constantly providing PAVE-to-PAVE advice; For example, what kind of messaging works, sample email and/or messages, […]
February 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Dylan Putman, University of Northern Colorado
From Nathan Barrows, Team Leader at UNCO: “Dylan comprises what it means to go above and beyond as a Peer Advisor. He always submits his logs on time, he is at every meeting, and most importantly he goes the extra mile for his student veterans. Recently, he assisted a student veteran with finding better time […]
November 2020 Peer Advisor of the Month: Barbara Karabanowska, Lewis University
From Anthony Valadez, Team Leader: “Of all my brand new Peer Advisors, Barbara has demonstrated the most initiative and has even taken the liberty to identify additional veterans who may not be freshman or new to the university, but expressed interest in having an advisor. Barbara has gone above and beyond the expectations that I […]
October 2020 Peer Advisor of the Month: Chase Kirk, Bowling Green State University
From Jason Graven, Military Program Coordinator: “Chase has been able to diagnose several benefit issues, including one dependent student who had yet to receive a state issued scholarship for dependents of several disabled or KIA veterans known as the Ohio War Orphans Scholarship program. He relayed the issue to me and we were able to […]
September 2020 Peer Advisor of the Month: Dan Nyagol, University of Oklahoma
From Brooke Pemberton, Team Leader at OU: “Dan was able to customize his emails and get an overwhelming response back from almost every single one of his 16 assigned student veterans. Not all of them were in depth conversations, but they know he is there as a resource!” From Dan Nyagol: “One of the things […]