Ultiworld, a premier new media site dedicate to the sport of ultimate frisbee, recently released its D-III College Awards for the 2015 season. : “After being overshadowed last season by 1st Team All-Region stud Andrew Gruninger, Taylor broke out this year, taking his newfound role in stride. After not even making 2nd Team All-Region last year took home the title of Player of the Year in the Atlantic Coast this season.”

Taylor has been playing ultimate for seven years now and is gearing up for his final season with Big Fat Bomb.

The $1,200 scholarship was established to assist undergraduate students in attending the annual conference. At the conference, Edwards presented and assisted on three different research presentations, presenting two poster sessions (“Exploring the Challenges of Academic Advising for Student Veterans” and “Should Institutions Expand the Academic Record?: The Elon Experiences Transcript”) and co-presenting a presentation titled “Catching Fire: Resourcing student assistants to write and publish within the Registrar’s Office.”

Edwards was also invited to present her research in Denver in October during the Students In Transition National Conference.

“Traumatic Brain Injury and the College Transition: Challenges from a Student Services Perspective” uses the personal narratives of five undergraduate students with traumatic brain injuries to provide feedback and suggestions for student and disabilities’ services to better serve this underrepresented population and their academic needs.

The paper is currently up for review for publication in College and University, a national journal.

Edwards has also been invited to present four separate poster sessions as the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) at its April national conference in Baltimore. As the recipient of the Connor Scholarship for the second year in a row, the $500 award will again allow her to attend and experience the conference.

Having chosen a career in the higher education administration field, the conferences and the accompanying experiences have proven to be invaluable for Edwards.