WEST TOLEDO

UT academic adviser wins national award

Wiona Porath, an academic program coordinator in the University of Toledo's department of bioengineering was recently selected as a National Outstanding Advising Award winner by the National Academic Advising Association.

Ms. Porath was nominated by three of her students, Kelly Marbaugh, Marcus Sinewe, and Hoangha Dao.

She received the UT Outstanding Adviser Award in 2010 and is only the second person from UT to receive the award from the association.

It was presented to only 10 others across the nation this year.