ANGOLA, Ind.-Kathie L. Wentworth, M.Ed., has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the Indiana Academic Advising Network (IAAN). She was inaugurated at the 9th annual conference in Fort Wayne over the weekend. The IAAN organization focuses on the academic advising needs of students in colleges across the state of Indiana. It was formed to foster the personal and professional development of its members.

Wentworth previously served IAAN as the Northeastern Indiana Regional Representative and was awarded the IAAN Outstanding Faculty Advisor award in 2004. She currently advises the general studies students in the Jannen School of Arts and Sciences at Tri-State University. In addition, she serves as director of academic support services and as an assistant professor. 

This year’s conference was themed, “It Takes a Village: Recognizing and Rewarding Professional and Faculty Advising.” The keynote speaker was Charlie Nutt, Associate Director of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), of which IAAN is an allied organization

“The NACADA national conference will be held in Indianapolis later this year, so this is a great time to be involved with IAAN and NACADA,” said Wentworth. “I look forward to leading IAAN for next two years.”