Dr. Dwight Hare (far left) is Mississippi State's 1999 Outstanding Academic Advisor. In addition to a plaque and $1,000 check, the professor of curriculum and instruction becomes the university's nominee in national student advising competition. Receiving certificates of merit for their superior advising roles are (second from left to right) Linda D. Brasher, Drs. Gloria J. Liddell, Richard M. Kaminski, and (not pictured) Clifford G. Ryan Jr. Brasher is an English instructor and the department's director of undergraduate studies; Liddell, an assistant professor of business law; Kaminski, a professor of wildlife ecology; and Ryan, an assistant professor of history. The honors are sponsored by the University Academic Advising Center.