Panelo wins regional award for new professionals

Nate Panelo, coordinator for the Ethnic Student Center, was chosen as the 2013 NASPA Region V Outstanding New Professional. Region V includes Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

The award is in recognition of a professional with less than five years' experience in the student affairs field who has demonstrated outstanding service to an institution of higher education; innovative or creative effort within student affairs; active involvement in NASPA and/or other student affairs professional organizations; and indication of significant promise for future leadership roles in the student affairs profession.

Panelo's nominees noted his strength as an advocate for underrepresented, marginalized students at Western, his tireless efforts to see that students are successful at Western, and his capacity to build on a strong foundation of leadership skills already exemplified when he was a student leader at Western.