Parkersburg, W.Va. (Oct. 23, 2020) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Associate Registrar Sandi Smith has been awarded the Anderson-Milam Award by the West Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (WVACRAO).

The award honors distinguished professionals in admissions, records or enrollment management who have made a significant contribution to WVACRAO and have been involved with the organization for a minimum of five years.

“Receiving the Anderson-Milam award is one of the most significant events of my professional career,” Smith said. “To be selected out of so many deserving individuals is truly an honor. I feel blessed to be a member of such an amazing organization.”

Smith assists the university’s registrar’s office with the overall operations of the records office. The management areas include student records, official and unofficial transcripts, grade petitions, the graduation process, monitoring academic guidelines, degree audits and other related manners. The associate registrar also supervises student workers, manages the records office in the absence of the registrar, determines undergraduate degree completion, issues all WVU Parkersburg diplomas and certificates and ensures the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act compliance at all times.

Serving approximately 12 years with the WVACRAO, Smith is currently the Constitution Committee chair and previously served on the executive committee for five years as the treasurer and president of the organization. She began working in the WVU Parkersburg records office in 1995 as a records assistant and promoted to transfer analyst before receiving an associate registrar title in 2008.

Smith received her associate degree from Fairmont State University and her bachelor’s from WVU Parkersburg. She has been the recipient of the WV Community College Association Outstanding Contributions Award, Staff Member of the Year by WVU Parkersburg and is the four-time recipient of WVU Parkersburg’s Employee of the Month.

The Anderson-Milam Award was established in 1976 to commemorate the services of Douglas Anderson, former West Virginia State College registrar, and Otis Milam, former Fairmont State College registrar. The individual who receives the award has made a significant contribution to WVACRAO and is presented it as a distinguished service award.