{"id":208032,"date":"2023-12-20T07:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=208032"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:35:58","slug":"neag-school-faculty-member-earns-national-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2023\/12\/neag-school-faculty-member-earns-national-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Neag School Faculty Member Earns National Service Award\u2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam McCready, assistant professor-in-residence of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) at UConn\u2019s Neag School of Education, has been selected as a recipient of the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award<\/a>, presented by the Association of Fraternity\/Sorority Advisors Foundation.<\/p>\n

The award was established in 1985 to recognize individuals who have exhibited outstanding achievements in the fraternity\/sorority industry, including participating in service and research beyond the recipient\u2019s organization and scope of role. The award is presented to up to five association members each year.<\/p>\n

A member of the Association of Fraternity\/Sorority Advisors for two decades, McCready\u2019s research critically examines the college experience, often focusing on historically white fraternities and sororities. For the past two years, McCready has been the editor of the \u201cJournal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice\u201d (JSFLRP) and has been on the editorial board since 2015.<\/p>\n

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Receiving this award was a surprise. It has been very humbling to receive an individual honor like this because I view my work as editor as one element of a collective of people. — Adam McCready<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cReceiving this award was a surprise,\u201d McCready says. \u201cIt has been very humbling to receive an individual honor like this because I view my work as editor as one element of a collective of people. I am not the only one contributing to the success of the journal, so while I am getting the honor, I want to acknowledge and recognize the work of the peer reviewers, as well as my editorial colleagues who have helped advance the mission of the journal.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an undergraduate, McCready became involved in Greek Life as a member of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity at The George Washington University. As a first-generation college student, McCready credits much of the friendships he formed through his fraternity as a key reason for staying at GWU.<\/p>\n

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Adam McCready (in the back row) gathers with fellow HESA program faculty members and students for a recognition event last month in honor of his award. (Photo courtesy of the HESA program)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following his undergraduate graduation, McCready went on to work for Theta Delta Chi as a traveling consultant. Through this experience, McCready visited over 40 colleges in the United States and Canada to support men from the fraternity.<\/p>\n

Upon completing his master\u2019s degree at Bowling Green State, McCready served as the coordinator of Greek Life in the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership at the University of New Hampshire. McCready then became the assistant director of fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, during which time he received the 2014 MIT Infinite Mile for Student Life Award, MIT\u2019s highest honor for student affairs professionals. McCready earned his Ph.D. in higher education at Boston College.<\/p>\n

Humbly, McCready attributes much of his success to others and offers gratitude to his colleagues at UConn\u2019s Center for Fraternity and Sorority Development<\/a> (CFSD), who nominated him for the award. However, he remains proud of his commitment to the field over the past 20 years as a professional and faculty member.<\/p>\n

McCready\u2019s involvement with CFSD stems from the professional relationships he formed in his career before his doctoral work and his continued research interests related to their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy personal and professional experiences fostered my interest in better understanding the outcomes and experiences of fraternity men,\u201d McCready says. \u201cMuch research has painted fraternity men with a broad brush. My scholarship indicates that the experiences and outcomes of fraternity men are nuanced and dependent on context and individuals’ identities and prior experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCready’s research has been published in \u201cPsychology of Men & Masculinities,\u201d \u201cResearch in Higher Education,\u201d \u201cInnovative Higher Education, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development,\u201d and the \u201cJournal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want my research to have value to CFSD\u2019s practice, with the hope that it benefits the learning, development, and growth of students at UConn and elsewhere,\u201d McCready says.<\/p>\n

View photos from a ceremony held in McCready\u2019s honor on the Neag School’s Facebook page<\/a>, and learn more about the Neag School\u2019s HESA program at hesa.uconn.edu<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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