
Joana Rodriguez Honored with Promising Professional Award
The Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling has honored Joana Rodriguez with its esteemed James McKeever Promising Professional Award.
Rodriguez is senior admissions counselor in the undergraduate admissions office at Widener. The award recognizes early-career professionals who demonstrate outstanding job performance and meaningful services beyond their institutions. The award was presented at the association’s 62nd annual conference, held in June at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania.
Rodriguez joined the Widener admissions team in 2022 and is respected for her integrity, inclusivity and drive to make higher education accessible to all students. In her short time at Widener, Rodriguez’s recruitment territory of Philadelphia has experienced record-breaking admissions growth. She mentors and supports new team members and has been an active volunteer with the association, which is known as PACAC.
“Her strengths – motivation, interpersonal warmth, and willingness to go above and beyond – are at the core of what makes a successful admissions professional,” wrote Rose Richards, senior associate director of undergraduate admissions and Courtney Kelly, executive director for undergraduate admissions, in their nomination of Rodriguez.
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